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Japanese Food Culture
Japanese Canon
13 entries
JP.19.0001
Bento Box Culture Makunouchi to Kyaraben
The Japanese bento (弁当) — a portioned meal packed in a compartmented box — has evolved from practica…
Japan (Edo period Osaka t
JP.19.0002
Chanoyu Tea Ceremony Relationship to Food
The relationship between the tea ceremony (chanoyu, 茶の湯, or chado, 茶道 — 'the way of tea') and Japane…
Japan (Sen no Rikyu 16th
JP.19.0003
Depachika Department Store Food Hall Culture
Depachika (デパ地下, department store basement) refers to the extraordinary food halls occupying the bas…
Japan (post-war departmen
JP.19.0004
Hanami Flower Viewing Food Culture
Hanami (花見, 'flower viewing') is Japan's spring tradition of gathering under cherry blossom trees to…
Japan (ancient aristocrat
JP.19.0005
Hirudoki Midday Meal Teishoku Set Lunch
The Japanese set lunch (teishoku, 定食 or hiru-gozen, 昼御膳) is one of the great daily rituals of urban …
Japan (post-war urban wor
JP.19.0006
Ichiju Sansai Classic Japanese Meal Structure
Ichiju sansai (一汁三菜, 'one soup, three dishes') is the defining meal format of traditional Japanese c…
Japan (Heian period arist
JP.19.0007
Izakaya Culture Japanese Pub Food
The izakaya (居酒屋, literally 'stay-sake-shop') is Japan's most democratic food institution — a casual…
Japan (Edo period sake sh
JP.19.0008
Osaka Kappo Counter Dining Philosophy
Kappo (割烹) — from the characters for 'cut' and 'cook' — is a style of Japanese dining in which the c…
Japan (Osaka late Edo per
JP.19.0009
Ryokan Traditional Inn Breakfast Culture
The Japanese ryokan (旅館) traditional inn breakfast represents perhaps the most elaborate and satisfy…
Japan (nationwide ryokan
JP.19.0010
Shojin Ryori Buddhist Temple Cuisine
Shojin ryori (精進料理, 'devotion cuisine') is the entirely plant-based vegetarian cooking tradition dev…
Japan (Zen Buddhism intro
JP.19.0011
Soba Choko猪口 Sake Cup Ceramic Culture
The soba choko (蕎麦猪口) is a small cylindrical ceramic cup originally designed for drinking soba tsuyu…
Japan (Edo period, primar
JP.19.0012
Tofu Shop Culture Dofu-ya Artisan Production
The neighbourhood tofu shop (dofu-ya, 豆腐屋) was until the 1970s an essential daily presence in Japane…
Japan (nationwide urban a
JP.19.0013
Yakumi Condiment Philosophy Japanese Cooking
Yakumi (薬味, 'medicine-taste' or 'condiment') refers to Japan's philosophy of small, sharply flavoure…
Japan (ancient Japanese m