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What is Japanese food?

Japanese cuisine is mainly divided into two categories: "Japanese harmony food" and "Japanese foreign food". [1] When it comes to Japanese food, many people think of sushi, which was invented by the Japanese themselves. In addition, China-based Japanese Lamian Noodles, Indian-based Japanese curry, French-based Japanese egg-wrapped rice, Italian-based Japanese Neapolitan pasta, etc. It is called "foreign food" in Japan. Although they did not originate in Japan, they have become a Japanese cuisine after being transformed by the Japanese. There are Chinese dishes made in Japan (Japanese Lamian Noodles, Japanese fried dumplings, Tenshindon, Tangyang chicken nuggets, etc.). ) is often directly called "Japanese Chinese food" because China does not belong to the western world. [2]

Japanese traditional Japanese food decoration is very delicate, just like works of art, which is represented by Shi Huai cuisine. For the Japanese, these exquisite Japanese dishes are just daily traditional diets; However, this aesthetic style did not exist since ancient times, but was deliberately formed at the end of Meiji to export its excellent culture to western countries.

The staple food of traditional Japanese cuisine can only be white rice, and other noodles or rice are not allowed, and then other dishes-fish, meat, vegetables, pickles and soup are served. The names of dishes are named according to the number of these dishes. For example, the simplest Japanese meal is "a dish of rice" (Japanese: a fruit juice and a dish/dish/dish/dish/dish), which is made up of.