{"id":5930,"date":"2016-04-06T13:34:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T04:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=5930"},"modified":"2024-07-10T09:01:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T00:01:30","slug":"japanese-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/japanese-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Japanese Diet and The Concept of \u201cOne Soup and Three Dishes\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is Japanese Food Concept \u201cIchijuu-Sansai\u201d (\u4e00\u6c41\u4e09\u83dc)\u201d?<\/h2>\n

A very Japanese way of viewing daily meals, \u201cichijuu-sansai\u201d (\u4e00\u6c41\u4e09\u83dc)\u201d, or \u201cone soup and three dishes,\u201d\u00a0is a concept that can be traced back to the Heian period (ca. 8-12th<\/sup> century). Ever wondered why there are always so many little things inside a bento box or separated dishes in a teishoku set? Yep, \u201cone soup and three dishes\u201d is the reason why.<\/p>\n

\"Japanese<\/a>

Some miso soup, a main dish, side dishes, pickles and rice contained in\u00a0Japanese teishoku meal\u00a0set<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bento<\/a>

A typical Japanese bento box with a variety of sides<\/p><\/div>\n

This food philosophy is today largely considered an effort towards a balanced diet in terms of daily nutrient intake. After all, \u201cone soup and three dishes\u201d generally means a miso soup plus three dishes, which include one main along two side dishes, topped off with both rice and pickles. So you will get the major source of carbohydrate energy from rice, water from soup, protein from the main dish (typically meat or fish), and fiber along with other minerals from side dishes (such as vegetables, tofu, mushrooms and seaweed).<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A balance-centric daily diet proposal<\/p><\/div>\n

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The History of Japanese Food Concept<\/h2>\n

\u201cOne soup and three dishes\u201d owes its roots to the one-serving-per-person \u201cmeimeizen\u201d (\u9298\u9298\u81b3) of the common people and \u201cdaikyou\u201d(\u5927\u9957) of the upper class started during the Heian period. Later it was the honzen-ryouri (\u672c\u81b3\u6599\u7406) from the Muromachi period (14-16th<\/sup> century). A ritualized, often extravagant full-course dinner, the dish has slowly died out since the beginning of the 20th<\/sup> century. Honzen-ryouri \u2013 which certainly would include more than just a bowl of miso soup, three dishes and white rice \u2013 once came with three (or more) rounds of drinks and foods often consumed for ceremonial purposes. Today, kaiseki-ryouri, as well as meals at important events such as weddings and funerals, show reminiscences of honzen-ryouri.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/a>

An example of kaiseki ryouri menu<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A kaiseki appetizer<\/p><\/div>\n

\"A<\/a>

A kaiseki dish<\/p><\/div>\n

Simplified but almost universal, it is not unfair to say that \u201cone soup and three dishes\u201d outlines the basic image of Washoku, or Japanese cuisine, that everyday people have.<\/p>\n

<\/br><\/p>\n

How can We Prepare for Japanese Dairy Food Menu?!<\/h2>\n

But here you might think: How could Japanese wives and mothers (and husbands and fathers) possibly come up with the food for one soup and three dishes each day – seven different soups, 21 dishes every week – for 365 days?!<\/p>\n

Answer: The talented cooks (I should say most of them are!) surely have the ability for it. But average folks who would like pursuing balanced diets but can’t afford the time (e.g. me) will have no problem getting help from grocery stores, which doesn\u2019t necessary mean TV dinners or frozen food, but rather way healthier choices. How? Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n

Japanese Food – Main Dish<\/h3>\n

While the main dish could involve heavier cooking along with more preparations, there are tons of ingredients that do not require more than a two step recipe. Think grilled or pan-fried fish or chicken. For red meat, how about stir-fried beef or pork with fresh vegetables like onion, carrot or broccoli?<\/p>\n

\"Grilled<\/a>

Grilled saba<\/p><\/div>\n

Japanese Food – Side Dishes<\/h3>\n

As for side dishes, here comes my favorite \u2013 hiyayakko (\u51b7\u5974) tofu, which means chilled tofu with toppings. You guessed it right: tofu right out from the package! This food only requires dealing with what topping you like – anything from soya sauce, chopped green onion, grated ginger, wasabi or mustard, katsuobushi, to fancier options (i.e. more work) like daikon oroshi (radish), okura slices, natto with seasoning, pasted pickled plum, raw egg or quail egg\u2026 All-season and limitless!<\/p>\n

\"One<\/a>

One possible Tofu dish arrangement<\/p><\/div>\n

Then add a salad for a food with fiber. Lettuce, cabbage and carrots are must-haves; how about sliced onions or daikon, with a simple ready-made sesame dressing or homemade vinaigrette with only olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper? Or if you really<\/i> don\u2019t have time \u2013 tomato slices drizzled with olive oil and salt and cracked pepper?<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A simple lettuce salad<\/p><\/div>\n

\"An<\/a>

An even simpler tomato salad!<\/p><\/div>\n

Japanese Food – Soup<\/h3>\n

The miso soup does not need to be the same miso soup everyday either. Consider combinations of tofu, seaweed, carrot, daikon, cabbage, seafood, pork, potato, onion\u2026 And if you don\u2019t want miso all the time, how does something western like a minestrone, chowder or tomato soup sound?<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A miso soup with pork<\/p><\/div>\n

<\/br><\/p>\n

Japanese Food – Conclusion<\/h2>\n

Healthy yet simple \u2013 this is\u00a0what I like about Japanese diets. And the \u201calways-some-variety-involved-in-a-meal\u201d idea often reminds me of the fries alongside the two slices of lettuce in a burger in the most common fast food combo \u2013 only guilt-free!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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