It is also a must to have “one bowl of soup and one side dish” with a typical meal. Japan calls ‘Ichiju issai’. “Ichiju issai” was originally used to mean “simple meal (coarse meal)” with only one side dish, but westernization of eating habits, overeating (overnutrition), and obesity tendency. In recent years, when the … Read More
unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown bran layer (outer layer). This bran layer contains pericarp, seed coat, and glue powder layer. The part surrounded by this bran layer is the endosperm and germ, and the so-called white rice is only the endosperm part from which the bran layer and germ have been removed. The endosperm … Read More
Japan calls “Sa-Za-E”. A shell of Turbinidae, the turban snail. A snail that lives on the rocks on the bottom of the open sea. The shells are thick, fist-like, and often have thorn-like protrusions. Meat is used for food and shells are used for shellwork.
paste made from konjak flour. Solidified jelly made from the rhizome of devil’s tongue (Konjak taros). Low calorie and healthy foods in Japan. konjac, elephant’s‐foot, Amorphophallus, Amorphophalus rivieri, Amorphophallus konjak. Japanese says “Kon nyaku”.