The typical Japanese meal consists of a bowl of rice (gohan), a bowl of miso soup (miso shiru), pickled vegetables (tsukemono) and fish or meat. While rice is the staple food, several kinds of noodles (udon, soba and ramen) are cheap and very popular for light meals. As an island nation, the Japanese take great pride in their seafood. A wide variety of fish, squid, octopus, eel, and shellfish appear in all kinds of dishes from sushi to tempura.
Many foods originated from the Japanese culture, and they have westernized into the American culture:
- Sushi (California Rolls)
- Raman noodles
- Teriyaki
- Panko Crumbs (bread crumbs)
- Rice
- Vending machines in Japan sell beer, hot and cold canned coffee, cigarettes, and other items
- Raw horse meat is a popular food in Japan
- Ovens are not very common in Japanese kitchens, but most households own a rice cooker
- It is not uncommon to eat rice at every meal, including breakfast
- Noodles, especially soba (buckwheat), are slurped very loudly when eaten. It is often said slurping symbolizes the food is delicious, but the slurping also serves to cool down the hot noodles for eating
- whale meat is a common food in Japan
The typical meal schedule for the Japenese culture is similar of those that consist of the American society. Breakfast is early in the morning, between 6 and 7 am, because most Japanese have long commutes to work, or start school early.
Lunch is normally 12-1. In offices, many people bring lunch or buy take-out lunch and eat the office.
Dinner is somewhere in the 6-8pm range, depending on schedules.
The times may range on the different families schedules
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