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In Japan, it is customary to say itadakimasu (いただきます, literally, "I humbly receive") before starting to eat a meal. [1] Similar to the French phrase bon appétit or the act of saying grace, itadakimasu serves as an expression of gratitude for all who played a role in providing the food, including farmers, as well as the living organisms that gave their life to become part of the ...
The history of meat consumption in Japan is relatively short. Meat products, referring to non-maritime animals, were historically not developed as part of Japanese cuisine due to the influence of Buddhist vegetarianism, political idealism, and scarcity. [ 1] As a result, Japan has the shortest history of eating meat compared to other Asian ...
History of Japanese cuisine. This article traces the history of cuisine in Japan. Foods and food preparation by the early Japanese Neolithic settlements can be pieced together from archaeological studies, and reveals paramount importance of rice and seafood since early times. The Kofun period (3rd to 7th centuries) is shrouded in uncertainty.
Net café refugees (ネットカフェ難民, netto kafe nanmin), also known as cyber-homeless (サイバーホームレス, saibā hōmuresu), are a class of homeless people in Japan who do not own or rent a residence (thus having no permanent address) and sleep in 24-hour Internet cafés or manga cafés. [ 1] Although such cafés originally ...
Chopsticks – East and Southeast Asian utensil. Skewer. Tongs. Toothpick. Cocktail stick. Drinking straw. Cutlery – A set of Western utensils: usually knife, fork and spoon. Sujeo – A paired set of Korean utensils: a spoon and chopsticks. Food pusher - a utensil with a blade set at 90° to the handle, used for pushing food onto a spoon or ...
Toilet meal ( Japanese: 便所飯, benjo-meshi) is a Japanese slang term and social phenomenon referring to the act of an individual eating a meal in a toilet room. [1] In modern Japan, some people eat alone in a bathroom for various reasons, [2] the most common being that they do not wish to be seen eating alone. Other reasons include saving ...
Enjo kōsai ( 援助交際, literally "aid or support" and "congress, intercourse, intermingling"), shortened to enkō (援交), is a type of transactional relationship similar to the Western sugar dating. It is the Japanese language term for the practice of older men giving money and/or luxury gifts to attractive young women for sexual favors.
Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of political, economic, and social changes. The traditional cuisine of Japan ( Japanese: washoku) is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Side dishes often consist of fish, pickled ...