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What is the single most important food in Japan?

Rice dishes For over 2000 years, rice has been the most important food in Japanese cuisine. Despite changes in eating patterns and gradually decreasing rice consumption over the past decades, rice remains one of the most important ingredients in Japan today.

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The Japanese cuisine offers a great variety of dishes and regional specialties. Some of the most popular Japanese dishes are listed below. They are categorized below into rice dishes, seafood dishes, noodle dishes, hot pot dishes, meat dishes, soybean dishes, yoshoku dishes and other dishes. Some dishes may fit into multiple categories, but are listed only once.

Rice dishes

For over 2000 years, rice has been the most important food in Japanese cuisine. Despite changes in eating patterns and gradually decreasing rice consumption over the past decades, rice remains one of the most important ingredients in Japan today.

Seafood dishes

Hundreds of different fish, shellfish and other seafood from the oceans, seas, lakes and rivers are used in the Japanese cuisine. They are prepared and eaten in many different ways, such as raw, dried, boiled, grilled, deep fried or steamed.

Sashimi Yakizakana

Noodle dishes

There are various traditional Japanese noodle dishes as well as some dishes which were introduced to Japan and subsequently Japanized. Noodle dishes are very popular in Japan and are served both hot and cold depending on the season. Noodle restaurants and food stands are ubiquitous, and it is common to find noodle stands along train platforms.

Soba Udon Ramen Somen Yakisoba

Hot pot dishes

Nabe, or hot pot dishes, are prepared in a hot pot, usually at the table. Typical ingredients are vegetables such as negi (Japanese leek) and hakusai (Chinese cabbage), various mushrooms, seafood and/or meat. There are many regional and personal varieties, and they are especially popular in the cold winter months. Some special nabe dishes are:

Oden Sukiyaki Shabu Shabu Chanko Nabe

Meat dishes

Meat has been eaten in Japan in larger amounts only since the late 19th century. Nowadays there exist a variety of popular Japanese meat dishes.

Yakitori Tonkatsu Yakiniku Nikujaga Teppanyaki

Soybean dishes

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

Miso soup Hiyayakko Yudofu Agedashidofu

Yoshoku dishes

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

Korokke Omuraisu Hayashi Raisu Hambagu

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