World cuisines – restaurants in Japan

The number one national hobby in Japan is going to restaurants. The Japanese simply adore exotic food and drinks for them. Leonid Gelibterman understood the thematic features of restaurants in Japan.
World cuisines – restaurants in Japan
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Top restaurants in Japan are called р ёт й й.. Outwardly, they look like a traditional Japanese residential building. The cuisine here is always seasonal. There is a certain etiquette in the establishments, so it is better to go to such a place for the first time, accompanied by a Japanese.

Skiaquia. First of all, they prepare a dish of skiyaki in a cast-iron pot on a gas burner in front of the guests. It is a sweetish taste sticks, thin strips of meat with vegetables and eggs, stewed in soy sauce, decorated quite elegantly. Guests, in general, can themselves take part in the cooking process.

Restaurants Susia. Sushi is eaten here. Usually these are small, clean cafes. In high-end susia there is usually no menu with prices. The visitor sits down in front of the cook and first orders some of his favorite sushi, and then relies completely on the experience and taste of the Itamae cook. Such a high-class cook can sometimes even at first glance determine which fish the visitor will like most. Mastery of itamae is always admirable. However, one must be prepared for the fact that the bill in such a restaurant will be very different from ordinary susia, where the order is served according to the one selected in the menu.

In recent years, the kaitenzushi sushi bars that have been democratically priced have developed. In them, plates with ready-made sushi rotate on a conveyor belt.

Tempuraia. The word tempura itself, like the dish, has Portuguese roots (from the word tempero – spices, seasoning), but, in fact, the dish is typically Japanese. For its preparation, crab meat, cisu fish (Russian syllagus) and various vegetables are used. All this is wrapped in dough, fried in oil and immediately served on the table. Usually tempura is served with teng-tsu sauce with mixed grated radish. One of the delicious types of this dish is considered tempura from ayu fish, which is found only in pure water. A cook who prepares tempura from ayu needs a quick reaction: after all, before starting to cook a dish, he must catch a quick fish in the aquarium with his bare hands. Such a tempura is prepared in front of the guest, and it is considered to be the highest skill to give the finished product the bend of swimming fish.

So-so. In these places, national specialties are eaten: noodles from buckwheat soba flour or from wheat udon. Unlike in many countries where making sounds while eating (champing, squishing, etc.) is considered indecent, in Japan eating soba or udon is made with a loud sound, noisily pulling noodles into your mouth. It is believed that the air drawn in with the noodles helps reveal the more subtle nuances of its taste. If you eat noodles silently with the Japanese, they will consider that this dish is simply disgusting to you.

Tonkatsuyu – the so-called “cutlet”. Here you can taste pork schnitzels breaded tonkatsu, breaded fish, oysters and all kinds of vegetables, the name of which includes the word furai – fried.

Yakitoria. This is a place of grilled chicken skewers with onions and spicy sauce. It also offers liver, beef, vegetables and ginkgo nuts. All this is cut into small pieces and cooked over hot charcoal. Usually these are small establishments marked with red lanterns above the entrance. At the end of the working day, workers, employees, sellers, both men and women, go to the yakitorium.

Bunch of ryori. These are establishments with Chinese cuisine. The assortment includes inexpensive dishes such as spring rolls harumaki, gyoza dumplings and stewed meat balls in shumai dough.

Shokudo (dining room, eating place). Basically, many inexpensive rice and chicken dishes are offered.

Kororiya (small restaurant). Here, drinks are served small snacks with fish, vegetables, etc. In the first place is food, and then drinks.

Nomiya (zucchini). In fact, this is a bar in which, in addition to drinking, light snacks can be offered to you.

Robatayaki is a peasant-style restaurant with rustic food.

Kissaten is a cafe, often called Kokhi-shoppu (coffee houses). Here you can eat. In total, there are about 120,000 cafes of the most diverse plan in Japan – from jazz cafes to cafes for housekeepers (meido cafe). Traditional Japanese cafes are called Kanmi Kissa. In these places, Japanese sweets are served with green tea. This is usually a favorite meeting place for women.

Shojin ryori is a vegetarian meal of Buddhist monks, for those who want to dine at the monastery.

Yatai – Japanese stalls on wheels where you can buy the Japanese version of Okonomiyaki pizza, Tomorokoshi corn cobs, Ishiyakimo sweet potatoes, Chinese ramen noodle soup, Japanese yakisoba noodles fried in semisweet sauce, O-den – home-made cheese, eggs cooked in a special soup, potatoes and radish. This dish goes very well with cold sake and shochu.