Japanese Food: The Healthiest Indeed!
Yakisoba (Japanese:ηΌγγγ°) translates as fried noodles in Japan and is often prepared at home or snack shops. Yakisoba originates from the Chinese dish called Chow mein but like most other foreign courts, Chow mein was originally included in the Japanese cuisine and adapted to the taste of Japanse.
Although the word soba literally means noodles, the noodles are not made from buckwheat as soba, but from wheat flour. Yakisoba is usually seasoned with SOSU (a type of Japanese Worcester sauce), and contains the two main ingredients, cabbage and noodles. The following are further optional ingredients: Onion, chopped pork, Carrots, Aonori, Pickled ginger, bonito flakes and mayonnaise.
Okonomiyaki is another typical Japanese dish that is cooked on a hot plate (teppan). The basic ingredients for Okonimyaki are cabbage and special dough that is similar in consistency as a German type of cake.
This dough is made of eggs, flour and water; however, it exists in Japanese supermarkets to buy even as a mixture. This dough is mixed with chopped cabbage and now has the basis for Okonomiyaki. Since Okonomi translates as “What do you want” and yaki “fry” means you can add any various Topping ingredients such as meat, fish or cheese.
Tempura is breaded and fried vegetables or fish. The mixture is made of flour and water, mixed with ice-cold water was. As in Japan, the mixing is carried out with sticks, the mixture has to be slightly rough, which is characteristic and essential for good tempura. Tempura is often not accepted as a traditional Japanese dish, as has its origin in Portugal. Restaurants in Japan that specialize in the preparation of tempura are called tempura-ya. These restaurants vary enormously in terms of price and quality. There are several tempura-chains, which are priced extremely cheap but also small restaurants that cook tempura for decades, taking care much of the quality of the tempura. Tempura can be made of shrimps, sweet potato, carrot or squid.
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