Now I live in the UK, I get asked this a few times. What do Japanese people usually eat?
Japanese dishes such as sushi, tempura, takoyaki, etc are very well known around the world. To some people, it gives the impression that it is all we eat. As much as I would like to however, we don't eat sushi or tempura every day.
There are so many different foods that are eaten in daily life and on special occasions and often it would be different for each family.
All these foods I would love to introduce to you. Which is why we have our recipe page so you can learn to make them too.
Let’s start with breakfast. Rice, miso soup, fried egg, grilled fish, boiled vegetables, and natto are very common in Japan.
Boiled vegetables? Rice? Soup? Grilled fish? Sounds like dinner right? In Japan, We like to eat food with lots of nutrients and believe that breakfast is very important, we are always telling our children to eat lots for breakfast to give them a healthy and full start to the day.
Nowadays cereal and toasted bread are becoming more popular. I believe this may be due to them being easier to prepare in the morning but they can contain a lot of sugar. Japanese bread is much sweeter compared to bread in the UK.
At home our little Mei who is at the moment 1 years old. She eats mackerel with rice and vegetables for breakfast along with yogurt and kale as a sweet treat.
For lunch, we'll eat anything we can get our hands on! There are so many options when it comes to dining out for lunch especially with the introduction of foreign cuisine to Japan. Popular restaurants for lunch would be somewhere that you can order food and receive it quite quickly. Ramen and Curry shops can be very popular as they provide a quick service with great tasting food.
Restaurants usually have a set price of 1000 yen (£8) for lunch but many people take their own lunch to work, we call this “bento”.
In a bento box you may find, rice with a fried egg or omelet, simmered vegetables and sausage. Or even a sandwich just like in the UK.
When making bento for our kids we often make the sandwiches or the rice balls in to little animal characters, or turn the wiener sausages in to octopus’
Japanese kids will eat lunch at school. The nutritionist will make the menu, so it's very healthy!
In elementary school lunches are provided, then from junior high school, it's either bento or school lunch.
Now it's dinner time. Often there is rice, miso, and some side dishes that may contain meat or fish and vegetables or salad. All these are usually served in smaller dishes instead of on one large dish.
It seems though Japanese people only eat rice, don't they? Rice is very popular for breakfast, lunch and dinner, probably because there is so much grown in Japan and there are certain areas that grow famous rice. It is also easy to make in a rice cooker which nearly every household owns. Or maybe, Japanese people just love rice!
But as for sushi, we don’t eat it as much as you think we may. It is relatively expensive, so you feel rich when you eat sushi for lunch or dinner. However it is very easy to make, so you should check out one of our sushi recipes.
If you ever visit Japan you may be asked if you want rice or if you want a meal. There are times when "gohan" refers to white rice or a meal. So you may hear “Do you want some food?” But they could be asking “Do you want some white rice?”
We have seasonal meals also. One that is very popular is “Osechi.” This is a series of dishes in a large bento style box.
There are so many different types of Japanese food that the dining out culture is very big, but it is a bit expensive so we often have friends and family over where everyone will bring a dish to share.
Cooking Japanese food at home is so easy. At ichigo Food, We look to bring you great and easy recipes that you can create in your home, so you'll have to check it out and create some of these famous Japanese foods.
Now I live in the UK, I get asked this a few times. What do Japanese people usually eat?
Japanese dishes such as sushi, tempura, takoyaki, etc are very well known around the world. To some people, it gives the impression that it is all we eat. As much as I would like to however, we don't eat sushi or tempura every day.
There are so many different foods that are eaten in daily life and on special occasions and often it would be different for each family.
All these foods I would love to introduce to you. Which is why we have our recipe page so you can learn to make them too.
Let’s start with breakfast. Rice, miso soup, fried egg, grilled fish, boiled vegetables, and natto are very common in Japan.
Boiled vegetables? Rice? Soup? Grilled fish? Sounds like dinner right? In Japan, We like to eat food with lots of nutrients and believe that breakfast is very important, we are always telling our children to eat lots for breakfast to give them a healthy and full start to the day.
Nowadays cereal and toasted bread are becoming more popular. I believe this may be due to them being easier to prepare in the morning but they can contain a lot of sugar. Japanese bread is much sweeter compared to bread in the UK.
At home our little Mei who is at the moment 1 years old. She eats mackerel with rice and vegetables for breakfast along with yogurt and kale as a sweet treat.
For lunch, we'll eat anything we can get our hands on! There are so many options when it comes to dining out for lunch especially with the introduction of foreign cuisine to Japan. Popular restaurants for lunch would be somewhere that you can order food and receive it quite quickly. Ramen and Curry shops can be very popular as they provide a quick service with great tasting food.
Restaurants usually have a set price of 1000 yen (£8) for lunch but many people take their own lunch to work, we call this “bento”.
In a bento box you may find, rice with a fried egg or omelet, simmered vegetables and sausage. Or even a sandwich just like in the UK.
When making bento for our kids we often make the sandwiches or the rice balls in to little animal characters, or turn the wiener sausages in to octopus’
Japanese kids will eat lunch at school. The nutritionist will make the menu, so it's very healthy!
In elementary school lunches are provided, then from junior high school, it's either bento or school lunch.
Now it's dinner time. Often there is rice, miso, and some side dishes that may contain meat or fish and vegetables or salad. All these are usually served in smaller dishes instead of on one large dish.
It seems though Japanese people only eat rice, don't they? Rice is very popular for breakfast, lunch and dinner, probably because there is so much grown in Japan and there are certain areas that grow famous rice. It is also easy to make in a rice cooker which nearly every household owns. Or maybe, Japanese people just love rice!
But as for sushi, we don’t eat it as much as you think we may. It is relatively expensive, so you feel rich when you eat sushi for lunch or dinner. However it is very easy to make, so you should check out one of our sushi recipes.
If you ever visit Japan you may be asked if you want rice or if you want a meal. There are times when "gohan" refers to white rice or a meal. So you may hear “Do you want some food?” But they could be asking “Do you want some white rice?”
We have seasonal meals also. One that is very popular is “Osechi.” This is a series of dishes in a large bento style box.
There are so many different types of Japanese food that the dining out culture is very big, but it is a bit expensive so we often have friends and family over where everyone will bring a dish to share.
Cooking Japanese food at home is so easy. At ichigo Food, We look to bring you great and easy recipes that you can create in your home, so you'll have to check it out and create some of these famous Japanese foods.