Japan



Japanese Cuisine and techniques are widely used and very popular. Many dishes are based on Rice and Fish with seasonal spices and herbs.

Fish is eaten raw as Sushi or cooked in a light batter called Tempura. Vegetables are also often cooked in this way.

Sushi is probably the most famous japanese food and is used all over the world. Some people call it an art as such and takes years to master how to make sushi perfectly. There are lots of different types of sushi with different ingredients, but all sushi has one thing in common and that is rice. Rice used in Sushi can either be white or brown rice and is usually cooked vinegared rice. Seafood, vegetable and sometimes tropical fruits are included in sushi and is usually served with grated wasabi, ginger and soy sauce. Most fish used in Sushi is usually raw but sometimes it can be cooked depending on what the recipe is. Seaweed is used to wrap the rice and ingredients together.                                                                                                    

This is a Video of a Master Sushi chef talking through some of his techniques.



Staples of traditional Japanese food include noodles, miso soup and fried dumplings. Before, Japan traditionally shunned the eating of meat but since the moderation of the cities and western culture moving into the country this has changed since the 1860s.