Thursday, January 1, 2009 |
Thursday, January 01, 2009 |
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We as human cannot live without food. Food is very important because it is one of our fundamental needs. When it comes to food, there is a wide variety. Each country has its own kind of foods in its own uniqueness.
Food that stands out to me is none other than Japan’s food. This is because in Japan, food can be served raw or cold. This trait is quite special to me because I am a Malaysian who stays in Malaysia and affected by Malaysia’s culture which people like to eat foods as it finish cooked, mean when it is hot.
Food in Japan which is most common to us is Sushi. Sushi has many varieties, some of them are cheap and some of them are very expensive. A part of them can be found in Malaysia while some of them cannot. It is because some of the sushi’s materials are made from fresh raw fish which hot weather in Malaysia cannot protect the fish’s original fresh. Besides having many varieties, sushi also can prepare in certain shapes, for example circle shape, rectangular shape and cone shape like ice cream. The cheapest sushi is made from Nori, Japan rice, Japan cucumber, tuna, mayonnaise and crabstick. This kind of sushi is the most common one and can be prepared easily. Sushi which is most expensive is Sashimi and Salmon. These kind of sushi are the sushi which serve raw.
Tofu also is a common food in Japan. It usually made from soy milk but some of them made by non-soy product such as black beans. Tofu is food of Chinese origin. It is an important source of proteins in the religion’s vegetarian diet because it is low in calories, no saturated fat, high in calcium and magnesium. Besides, tofu can help in protecting our skin and it can serve in difference ways. It can be fried or steam and both of its taste are good.
Fresh tofu can be dividing to 3 main varieties which are soft tofu, Asian firm tofu and Western firm tofu. These three types of tofu are made by using similar way and the difference is just the water that is extracted from the tofu curds.
Soba is another example of Japan foods. Soba, Soba is a type of thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour. Soba which has just harvest are more flavor and sweetness. Soba can serve as hot and also as cold. Cold Soba usually serves in summer while hot soba usually serves in the winter. Topping is added onto both hot and cold soba to balance with other ingredients and reflect the seasons. Soba usually eat with chopsticks. In Japan, it is traditionally consider as polite to slurp the noodle noisily. This is especially common with hot Soba because as drawing up the noodles quickly to the mouth acts to cool them down.
Unagi which also call eel is also other kinds of Japan foods. It has been consume since the 17th century. Unagi is rich in protein, calcium, vitamin A and E. Unagi is said can help boost energy and stem the lethargy, so it was eaten the most during the hottest time of the year which is at July and August. Preparation of Unagi needs lots of time to protect its original protein. Unagi has a distinct taste and is quite expensive. Usually Japanese eat Unagi on “どよのうしのひ” in the summer. どよmean the end of each season so there is four どよ each year.
Although Japan’s foods are unique, but in my point of view, I think that not all people like to eat Japan’s foods like sushi and can eat raw fish sushi, like Salmon and sashimi even Japanese because I think that different people have different preferences. A particular Japanese like to eat Salmon or Sashimi does not mean that all Japanese like to eat too. Some people may feel that raw foods are very delicious but some may feel that raw food have the fishy smell. For cold soba too, I think that not all people like to eat cold soba, especially for those who have tooth and gastric problem. Some people may feel uncomfortable after taking this kind of foods and some of them may just not like it.
生の食べ物を食べますか。私は生の食べ物を食べません、魚のにおいがありますから。あなたの思いがなんですか。みんな日本人は生の食べ物とそばを食べると思いますか。どうしてそう思いますか。生の食べ物は体に悪い影響があると思いますか。すしはばきんがあらないと思いますか。
Name I believe that staying happy is the most important thing in life and a cheerful mindset will help put you through any obstacle in life. 
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