JAPANESE+FOOD

Food is not classified by the place of a meal, but the cooking method. For example, the "yakimono" are made on the grill, the "gohan" is a rice dish, and the "mushimono"boiled food, the "nabemono" are made in stoves in the table (such as sukiyaki ), the "agemono" foods are breaded and fried paste, such as tempura, "sashimi" is sliced raw fish, does not cook at all. Any Japanese who do not taste like the "shasimi" crude "sake" taken in tiny cups called "sahazumí", it looked bad. Typically is the art of cutting fish with great mastery and sharp knives. Sometimes draw-thin slices which appear as artificial which are equal to each other. Algae play an important role in Japanese cuisine and the basic broth, "ichiban dashi", usually concentrated to make a "dashi" more comfortable, is made from seaweed "Kombu" (kelp) and dried bonito and shredded. The "dashi" packaging is usually of good quality, like other Japanese products packaged. Soy in its various versions is as important as soy sauce (shoyu), sour beans (tofu nomen) and red and white bean puree(miso).

**__ALGAE__** Kombu: There are at least 12 different species of kombu, is essential for the daeshi. Is considered to be the legume the sea. Hijiki: color is black and has the form of threads. Arame: Similar to the hijiki, but longer and thinner. Wakame: Color dark green, has a soft and delicate texture. Nori: Grows in still water, its shape is very useful for creating fantasies.

**__VOCABULARY__** Hasu giri: Cut diagonally. Koguchi giri: Chop very fine diagonal. Sen-giri: Cut into diagonal slices and then into sticks. Ran-giri: It is an irregular diagonal wedges. Sasagaki: It is cut, as if it were sharpening a pencil. Mijin giri: Chopped fine roots. Tanzaku: Cut into rectangles. Mawashi giri: Cut in half. Icho giri: Cut into quarters. Hangetsu giri: Cut in half lengthwise and then crosswise. Matsuba giri: Cut a leaf pine. Kikuka giri: Cut in the form of chrysanthemum. Sakura: Cut flower shape.

PLATO DE TEMPURA

**SUSHI (Nigirizushi)**

RICE (Onigiri)

** SASHIMI **

**SWEET (Wagashi)**
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