5 Most Popular Japanese Foods Worldwide
Japanese food is one of the foreign foods that is easy to find in Indonesia. Food from the cherry blossom country is served from fast food restaurants, stalls, to street vendors.
With distinctive characteristics and unique processing techniques, the taste is also suitable for the Indonesian tongue, making Japanese food popular. Here are some typical Japanese food choices that you must try:
1. Sushi
Reporting from eatmgm.com Sushi is a typical Japanese food that is very famous worldwide. In Indonesia, this food can be found in various sushi outlets, from expensive to cheap. Sushi is made from rice with the addition of seafood, eggs and fresh vegetables. Despite its simple appearance, sushi has a delicious taste.
Sushi has its own types and ways of enjoying it. For example, if you have eaten one type of sushi and want to try another type of sushi, it is recommended to consume Gari.
Gari is a pink slice of ginger that is always served with sushi. The function of gari is to neutralize the taste on the tongue so that the taste of sushi always feels authentic and is not mixed with the taste of the food that follows. Generally, this typical Japanese food can also be enjoyed with wasabi and/or soy sauce.
2. Sashimi
Another typical Japanese food that is almost similar to sushi is called sashimi. The difference between sashimi and sushi lies in the rice. Sashimi is a pure raw food that does not need additional food, just enough soy sauce and/or wasabi.
Sashimi is made from sea animals and there are many types, there are even some sea fish that are poisonous enough to be made into sashimi. But don’t worry, the chefs who process the fish must have a license to be able to process it.
3. Shabu-shabu
Shabu-shabu is a typical Japanese food containing thinly sliced meat, tofu, mushrooms and vegetables. The meat commonly used is beef, and sometimes also chicken, fish or octopus. Shabu-shabu meat can be enjoyed with Gomadare or Japanese sauce containing sesame.
Usually when visiting a shabu-shabu restaurant, visitors will receive a brief education from the waiter and the shabu-shabu is cooked in a special pot.
When eating typical Japanese culinary delights, the basic difference in processing is the cooking broth served. Usually shabu-shabu restaurants always provide three types of stew seasoning, namely spicy miso, kara miso and dashi stock.
4. Ramen
Talking about ramen, of course you will be reminded of the atmosphere of a roadside shop that is often seen in many Japanese cartoon or anime series. Ramen is a typical Japanese noodle. Unlike Udon, which has quite large noodles, ramen has medium noodles.
Ramen has many flavor choices and can be enjoyed with chicken stock, beef stock, pork stock, and vegetable stock. The use of toppings in ramen also varies, depending on taste. Of all the typical Japanese foods, ramen is one of the typical Japanese foods that is most acceptable to the Indonesian tongue.
5. Onigiri
Onigiri or rice balls is a typical Japanese food whose main ingredient is white rice. Different from sushi, the way to make onigiri is to compress the rice by hand or with a special onigiri maker. Usually onigiri is wrapped in sheets of nori or seaweed and filled with shrimp or salmon then added with mayonnaise, spring onions and mentaiko or flying fish roe.
Onigiri that are usually sold in shops have a unique packaging method and cannot be opened carelessly. The packaging will tell you the steps for opening the packaging so that you can eat onigiri practically without getting your hands dirty. Onigiri is a fairly practical and nutritious food, so it is suitable for consumption in the morning, especially if you have high mobility
