The World’s Most Popular Typical Japanese Food

Japanese food is one of the foreign foods that is easy to find in Indonesia. This food from the country of Sakura is prepared from fast food restaurants, shops, to street vendors. With characteristics, unique processing techniques, the taste is also suitable for the tongue of the Indonesian people, making Japanese food popular. Here are some choices of typical Japanese food that you need to try please click here:

1. Sushi

Sushi is a typical Japanese food that has been worldwide. In Indonesia, this food can be found in a variety of sushi outlets, ranging 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 to enjoy. For example, you have eaten one type of sushi and want to try another type of sushi, it is recommended to consume Gari.

Gari are pink ginger slices that are always served with sushi. The function of gari is to neutralize the taste on the tongue so that the taste of the sushi always feels authentic and does not mix with the taste of the food afterwards. Generally, this Japanese specialty can be enjoyed with wasabi and/or soy sauce.

2. Sashimi

One other typical Japanese food that is almost the same as sushi, called sashimi. The difference between sashimi and sushi lies in the rice. Sashimi is a pure raw food that doesn’t need any additives, just enough with soy sauce and/or wasabi. Sashimi is made from marine animals and there are many types, moreover, there are some sea fish that are poisonous enough to be used as sashimi. But take it easy, the chefs who produce fish then of course need to have a license to be able to process it.

3. Shabu-shabu

Shabu-shabu is a typical Japanese food containing thin slices of meat, tofu, mushrooms and vegetables. The meat usually used is beef, and sometimes includes chicken, fish, or octopus. Shabu-shabu meat can be enjoyed with Gomadare or Japanese sauce that contains sesame. Usually when visiting a shabu-shabu restaurant, visitors can get a short lesson from the waiter and the shabu-shabu is cooked in a special pan.

When eating Japanese specialties, the basis for the difference in processing is the broth that is served. Usually, shabu-shabu restaurants always provide three types of seasoning, namely spicy miso, kara miso and dashi stock.

4. Ramen

Speaking of ramen, of course you can remember the condition of roadside stalls which are 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 sized noodles.

Ramen has many choices of flavors and can be enjoyed with chicken broth, beef broth, pork broth, and vegetable broth. The use of toppings in ramen varies, depending on taste. Of all the Japanese specialties, ramen is one of the Japanese specialties that is most acceptable to the Indonesian tongue.