7 Secrets Of Japanese Food Culture: The Truth About Traditional Japanese Food

It's True: the Japanese food is indeed responsible for the Japanese' people's outstanding lifespan (the longest in the world) and young look.

All major western culture diseases such as heart attacks, high blood pressure and cancer are less common in Japan.

Many people hesitate before tasting Traditional Japanese Foods, especially the raw dishes.

That's a pity since there is nothing like Traditional Japanese culture for an exciting gastronomic experience with Super tastes, colors and smells.

Food in Tokyo won't make you feel heavy. A Traditional Japanese Meal hardly contains any butter, sugar, fat or red meat.

The traditional Japanese Diet is considered one of the main reasons that local people have one of the longest life spans in the world.

The Most Amazing Traditional Japanese Foods

A very widespread belief is that Food in Tokyo is expensive.
It's true that there are Tokyo Restaurants where you will pay a fortune, but besides them there are thousands of Restaurants selling yummy food in Tokyo, without being pricey.

Japanese Food Culture is influenced by the fact that most Tokyo office workers commute for more than an hour to work.

That's why the population of Tokyo has a Japanese Food Culture of plenty of affordable Restaurants along the day and into the Tokyo Nightlife scene.

The typical office worker eats 2-3 meals a day in Restaurants. He ends his working day by drinking and eating with his colleagues before commuting home.

The problem of hygiene which you have in many other countries in Asia does not exist in Tokyo. All Tokyo Restaurants are clean and safe to eat in.

Japanese Breakfast in Tokyo contains many small dishes which look like a lot of food to the western eye. Together they make a 'power breakfast' that is surprisingly very light.

What To Expect At A Traditional Japanese Meal?

Another type of Traditional Japanese Foods is the noodles. There are at least 10 kinds of different noodles here. The noodles are served in soups – Ramen, or fried – Yaki Soba.

Another type of Japanese Food - Sushi.
What is Sushi? Sushi is small pieces of seafood. Sushi is served with Japanese pickles, Ginger, Wasabi (very spicy) and soy sauce.

You pour some soy sauce into a small plate and add a little (!!) Wasabi. You then mix the Wasabi into the Soy. The Sushi is then dipped with the help of the chopsticks into the sauce.

To be on the safe side order –

• Chutoro –Tuna


• Ebi- Shrimps


• Ikura – Salmon fish eggs


• Torigai – oyster

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