Japanese Foods The following PowerPoint aims to familiarise you with specific Japanese foods, translations of common foods e.g. fruit, vegetables, groceries, cultural behaviours in relation to food and a few recipes of Japanese dishes. What can you expect from this PowerPoint: Translation and pronunciation of foods in Japanese. Exploration of common Japanese foods. Recipes of common Japanese dishes Cultural behaviours surrounding food. How is this done? Video Soundboards Descriptions Guessing activities Recipes to try out Web-links to Japanese food related websites

Food in Japan

itatakimasu いただきます Thank you for the meal Before the start of every meal, it is custom to say “itatakimasu”, to thanks the person who has made the food Gochisousama deshita ごちそうさまでした I’m finished At the end of the meal, it is custom to say “gochisousama deshita” to show that you’re finished your meal. To show that you have enjoyed your meal, you say “oishii” or “oishii desu” oishii desu! おいしい It’s delicious!

amai desu あまいで す It’s sweet suppai desu すっぱい です It’s sour nigai desu にがいです It’s bitter supaishi desu スパイシーです It’s spicy dorai desu ドライです It’s dry Some other adjectives to describe food Shiokarai desu しおからいです It’s salty

sakana さかな Fish raisu ライス Rice The staple foods in Japan are fish, vegetables and rice. Rice is one of the most popular choices of food, being served alongside multiple dishes such as sushi and curries. It’s so popular a food that there are multiple names for it in Japanese. The word most commonly used now is ライス or raisu stemming from the English word rice so katakana is used. yasai やさい vegetables

Sushi A mix of rice and meat (normally fish). Often served with soy sauce, wasabi and ginger. Some foods you might know Click on the pictures to reveal what they are! Ramen Noodles boiled in a base soup with meat, vegetables and soy sauce. Curry A meaty, slight spicy curry, normally served with carrots and rice. Can also be made with katsu. Pocky A popular Japanese sweet

And some foods you might not know Try and guess what these are. Click on the pictures for a description. Miso soup Fish stock soup with spring onions and tofu. Normally served as a starter. Gyoza Fried dumpling with a meat and vegetable filling. Taiyaki Fish shaped sweet pastry with a sweet filling: normally red bean paste, chocolate or sutard Sashimi Good cuts of raw fish. Mochi Sweet rice cakes with a red bean filling. Tempura Deep fried seafood or vegetables.

Some of the more typically Western foods are pronounced using Western pronunciation, for example these foods: chizu チーズ cheese pasuta パスタ pasta pan パン Bread miruku ミルク Milk

Majority of the time, people in Japan eat with chopsticks. Sometimes spoons are used to eat liquid- like foods such as miso soup or curries. Sometimes knives and forks are used, but mainly to eat Western dishes. Hashi はし chopsticks It is very important when using chopsticks to place them down flat when you have finished using them. Like this There’s a superstition that if you stick them upright in rice like this, you’re eating rice in the manner of the dead

Recipe Chicken Katsu 1.Slice open 2 chicken breast pieces. 2.Crack two eggs, mix the yolks and dip the chicken in so that it is covered in egg mixture. 3.Once completely covered, roll the chicken in katsu breadcrumbs until completely covered. 4.Fry the chicken in oil on medium heat until golden brown, turning occasionally. 5.Check that the chicken has been cooked correctly by slicing with a knife. If meat is pink, fry again until meat turns white. Serve with rice, ginger and optional curry sauce.

Recipe Cucumber Maki 1.Place a large sheet of nori (dried seaweed) onto a bamboo mat. 2.Wash about 2 cups of sushi rice or shari until all the starch is gone and the water runs clear. 3.Add 2 cups of water to the rice and boil. Stir continually so that the rice doesn’t burn onto the pan. 4.Boil for around 6-8 minutes. 5.Using a wooden spoon, take the rice from the pan and apply in an even layer to the seaweed layer. Leave a 2 centimetre gap. 6.Season rice with a sprinkling of rice vinegar or seasoning. 7.Cut thin slices of cucumber and place in an even layer on the rice. 8.Slowly roll using the bamboo mat until you have reached the end of the nori. 9.Place into the fridge to cool. 10.Once cool, cut into small cylindrical portions and serve with a small bowl of soy sauce.

Japanese food by region These videos will give you an insight into both Japanese food and the regional differences in relation to food. Both videos are in English and show foods from Hokkaido and Tohoku. Additional episodes can be found using Youtube. The username to look for is Food & Drink.

NHK World The NHK World website contains a Japanese food recipe page which is updates frequently with new dishes to try out. All recipes are in English. Make My Sushi Make my sushi is a webpage that describes a range of sushi recipes and contains useful picture instructions to help you. Yo-Sushi Yo-Sushi have a sushi school programme running at selected restaurants. The price is quite expensive at £10 a child. However it could be used for small clubs or for end of term treats. Some useful links Here you’ll find some useful links to help you to teach this topic. Click on the shapes to be transported to the webpage.