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Ichijū-sansai (Japanese: 一汁三菜) is a traditional Japanese dining format that typically consists of one bowl of rice, one soup, and three side dishes (one main dish and two side dishes). [1] It is a key component of kaiseki cuisine and reflects the aesthetic and nutritional principles of Japanese meals .
The "Japanese-style diet" is based on the dietary habits of Japanese people in the 1970s, centered around rice, with main dishes, side dishes, and a variety of foods such as fish, vegetables, and fruits. The basic structure consists of a soup and three dishes, namely a main dish and two side dishes.
In most of Japan, rice used to be consumed for almost every meal, and although a 2007 survey showed that 70% of Japanese still eat it once or twice a day, its popularity is now declining. In the 20th century there has been a shift in dietary habits, with an increasing number of people choosing wheat-based products (such as bread and noodles ...
A typical bento bought from a grocery store. A bento (弁当, bentō, Kyūjitai: 辨當) [1] is a Japanese-style single-portion take-out or home-packed meal, often for lunch, typically including rice and packaged in a box with a lid (often a segmented box with different parts of the meal placed in different sections).
Kaiseki consists of a sequence of dishes, each often small and artistically arranged. Kaiseki (懐石) or kaiseki-ryōri (懐石料理) is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner. The term also refers to the collection of skills and techniques that allow the preparation of such meals and is analogous to Western haute cuisine. [1]
Customers ordering omakase style expect the chef to be innovative and surprising in selecting dishes, and the meal can be likened to an artistic performance. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Some people may think that ordering omakase can be a gamble; however, the customer typically receives the highest-quality fish available at a lower cost than if it had been ...
Dango: a Japanese dumpling and sweet made from mochiko (rice flour),[1] [citation not found] related to mochi. Hanabiramochi: a Japanese sweet (wagashi), usually eaten at the beginning of the year. Higashi: a type of wagashi, which is dry and contains very little moisture, and thus keeps relatively longer than other kinds of wagashi.
A multicourse meal or full-course dinner is a meal with multiple courses, typically served in the evening or late afternoon. Each course is planned with a particular size and genre that befits its place in the sequence, with broad variations based on locale and custom. American Miss Manners offers the following sequence for a 14-course meal: [3]