Discover the daily meal of Japanese people

Some daily side dishes in Japanese meals

Miso soup

Is this name familiar to you? This is not a fancy dish but quite nutritious. Miso is a dish made from dashi broth and miso paste made from soybeans. A cup of miso soup will have basic ingredients such as: nori (seaweed), green onions, tofu, mushrooms and celery… The characteristics of Miso soup are sweet, rich in nutrients and have "strength". warm the body in winter. The Japanese can also use this dish in other seasons as well.

Nimono

Nimono is a stew dish. This dish can use a lot of ingredients. A variety of vegetables, meat or beans, seafood, mushrooms ... are used to cook this nutritious side dish. Nimono is eaten hot, which will warm everyone's stomach in the cold winter, but in fact, most Japanese can eat it at any time of the year. The Japanese are very interested in Nimono because its taste is sweet, greasy, and has the aroma of shiitake mushrooms and other spices. This dish is not boring because there are some types of tubers and fruits that increase the sweetness and frugal taste.

Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a very simple dish but is actually delicious. In simple terms, this is a typical Japanese pickle dish. The way to make this dish is not too difficult, just soak the vegetables with spices and add a little sesame seeds. One of the most famous pickles in Japanese culinary art is aemono - spinach marinated in sesame oil.

Recently, in the Japanese habit, people can use tsukemono as an appetizer, a snack or as a decoration / topping for the main dish.

Main dishes of Japanese people

Now we will talk about the "Main Star" of Japanese meals. Usually, the main dish in a typical Japanese meal is yakizakana (grilled fish), tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet), or nikujaga (sweet and sour stew). Sometimes the Japanese will change to karaage (deep-fried chicken).

Yakizakana (grilled fish)

Yakizakana is a familiar, traditional Japanese grilled fish dish. Grilled fish are usually salmon, mackerel, snapper, freshwater fish… Japanese people often cook fish simply, adding a little seasoning to highlight the natural flavor of the fish, rather than using it. strong sauces or seasonings.

Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet)

Tonkatsu is not a raw dish but a very well cooked dish. Deep-fried pork cutlet brings delicious flavor with soft cooked meat, deep-fried outer shell is very crispy. This is a popular dish in Japan, not only because of its deliciousness and attractiveness, but also because it has many meanings.

Nikujaga (sweet and sour stew)

Nikujaga is a very popular dish in Japan during cold weather. As the name implies, the ingredients of this dish are meat and potatoes. The ingredients are boiled in soy sauce with a variety of vegetables, konnyaku potatoes. Currently, Nikujaga has been a familiar dish in the meals of Japanese people. This dish is not too fussy, simple but has a very special taste.

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