Japanese Food Part III

Konnichiwa (こんにちは。)

Hello everyone. 

Today we want to share to you about other Japanese Food categories. The categories are Meat Dishes, Soya Bean Dishes, Yoshoku Dishes and many other dishes. 

Meat Dishes

Meat has been eaten in Japan in larger amounts only since the second half of the 19th century. Nowadays there are a variety of Japanese meat dishes.

1. Yakitori

Yakitori are grilled chicken pieces on skewers. Most parts of the chicken can be used for yakitori.

2. Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu are deep fried pork cutlets. Tonkatsu is usually served with shredded cabbage or on the top of cooked rice (katsudon) or with Japanese style curry rice (katsu kare).

3. Nikujaga

Nikujaga is a popular dish of home style cooking made of meat (niku) and potatoes (jagaimo)

Soya Bean Dishes 

Tofu, natto, miso and many other important ingredients of Japanese cooking are made of soya bean. The following are some of the most popular soya bean based dishes: 

1. Yudofu

Yudofu are tofu pieces boiled in a clear, mild soup and dipped into a soya based sauces before being eaten.

2. Agedashi Tofu

Agesashi Tofu are deep fried tofu pieces that are dipped into a soya based sauce before being eaten. 

3. Miso Soup

A bowl of miso soup often accompanies breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is made by dissolving miso paste in a hot water and adding additional ingredients such as wakame seaweed and small pieces of tofu.

Yoshoku Dishes 

A large number of Western dishes have been introduced to Japan over the centuries. Many of them have become completely Japanized and these dishes are now called Yoshoku dishes. Some of the most popular ones are:

1. Korokke

Korokke has its origins in the croquettes which were introduced to Japan in the 19th century. Korokke are breaded and deep fried and come in many varieties depending on the filling. The most common filling is a mix of minced meat and mashed potatoes.

2. Omuraisu

Omuraisu (abbreviation for omelet rice) is cooked rice, wrapped in a thin omelet and usually served with a gravy sauce or tomato ketchup.

3. Hayashi Raisu

Hayashi rice is Japanese style hashed beef stew, thinly sliced beef and onion in a demi-glace sauce served over or along side cooked rice. It resembles kare raisu and like kare raisu it is also eaten with a spoon.

4. Hamubago

Hamibago is a Japanese style hamburger steak. It is typically served on a plate and usually with demi-glace sauce but without a bun. 

Other Dishes

1. Tempura

Tempura is seafood, vegetables, mushroom and other pieces of food coated with tempura batter and deep  fried. Tempura was introduced to Japan by the Portuguese in the 16th century but was become one of Japan's most famous dishes internationally. 

2. Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is a mix between pizza and pancake. Various ingredients such as seafood, vegetables and meat can be mixed with the dough and placed on the okonomiyaki as topping.

3. Monjayaki

Monjayaki is a Kanto region speciality that is similar to Okonomiyaki, however the dough used is much more liquid than the okonomiyaki dough. 

4.Gyoza

Gyoza are dumplings with filling usually made of minced vegetables and ground meat. Gyoza were introduced to Japan from China. In Japan gyoza are usually prepared by frying them. 

5. Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi is savory steamed egg custard that usually contains pieces of chicken, shrimp, fish cake and a ginko nut mixed inside.

6. Tsukemono

Tsukemono are Japanese pickles. There are many variety of pickles and a small dish of tsukemono is usually served with Japanese meals.

Now we were done about Japanese Dishes. Japanese dishes can  be found in our country, Malaysia. We feel Japanese food might be your favorite too- We love it!

Thank you for reading.

Till then, sayonara everyone. 

source : http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2035.html