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Japanese Food Basics

By Setsuko Yoshizuka, About.com Guide to Japanese Food

If you want to cook Japanese food, it's helpful for you to know about Japanese ingredients and basic cooking tips. Even if you are just interested in Japanese cuisine, looking at pictures of Japanese food might be fun. Resources here are for such Japanese food beginners.

  1. Introduction to Japanese Cuisine
  2. Japanese Table Manners
  3. Basic Japanese Cooking Tips
  4. Japanese Ingredients
  1. Japanese Cookware and Tableware
  2. Japanese Drinks
  3. Cooking Lessons

Introduction to Japanese Cuisine

Japanese Breakfast

Let's get an overall idea of what Japanese cuisine is. Japanese cuisine is pretty diverse. What types of food are eaten in Japan?

Japanese Table Manners

Using Chopsticks

You might be able to use chopsticks. But, if you are eating Japanese food, it's important to use them correctly. Let's learn Japanese etiquettes.

Basic Japanese Cooking Tips

Are you cooking Japanese dishes? It's helpful to know some Japanese cooking vocabularies and basic cooking tips before you start.

Japanese Ingredients

Do you know what ingredients and seasonings are used in Japanese cooking? Here are some resources of typical Japanese ingredients. You can also find a place to buy them online.

Japanese Cookware and Tableware

What are typical cookware and tableware used in Japan? When you serve Japanese food, it's nice to have traditional Japanese tableware.

Japanese Drinks

Well-known Japanese drinks are green tea and sake. Let's learn about more Japanese drinks so that you can serve them with your Japanese-style meals.

Cooking Lessons

Are you interested in taking Japanese cooking lessons? Here are information about Japanese cooking courses. Also, you can take a look at useful Japanese cooking videos.

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