12/28/2019

Washoku

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Japanese Food ... Washoku 和食

"WASHOKU" is a term for the traditional Japanese cuisine, which usually includes Sashimi, Sushi, Tempura, fresh fish and a lot of seasonal vegetables.
It is sometimes also called "Nihonshoku" 日本食.
Considering the geographical position of Japan, it has a wide variety of regional specialities, form the North of Hokkaido to the subtropical cuisine of Okinawa.

Japanese kitchen, cooking Japanese, Japanese cuisine

I will try and show you the Japanese food culture in many aspects.


SHUN 旬の物 / 旬の味 Specialities of the Season



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Japanese cuisine has developed over the centuries as a result of many political and social changes. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of Shogun rule. In the early modern era massive changes took place that introduced Western culture to Japan.

The modern term "Japanese cuisine" (nihon ryōri, 日本料理 or washoku, 和食) means traditional-style Japanese food, similar to what already existed before the end of national seclusion in 1868. In a broader sense of the word, it could also include foods whose ingredients or cooking methods were subsequently introduced from abroad, but which have been developed by Japanese who made them their own. Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food (旬, shun), quality of ingredients and presentation.
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Japanese food -
a taste of home
in a winter night


Gabi Greve, Okayama, Japan 2005

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Japanese food !
the eyes are mightier than
the stomach


Nakayama Ishino, 中山石野, December 2006



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. . . My WASHOKU REFERENCE for further reading !



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WASHOKU ... Seasonal Dishes  


WASHOKU ... Regional Dishes from North to South  


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essen in Japan, Japanische Esskultur. Japanisch essen

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

dear Gabi... posted in the future already: that's magic fun
emile posted: 08-19-32 or something like that.
SushiHug,Emile

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

your informations are very interesting, Gabi! thank you!



first day in Japan
the taste of a salty plum
for breakfast

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

p.s.:

umeboshi

http://metropolis.co.jp/biginjapan/350/umeboshi.jpg

Gabi Greve said...

Thanks for sharing your umeboshi adventures!
They are indeed a surprize as a FIRST ... :o)

My German friends call them :

gewöhnungsbedürtig

GABI

Ram Krishna Singh said...

is so much to learn about Japanese life, culture and daily living to be able to connect to our own experiences of the same in haiku moments.
R K Singh