Brief Self-Introduction

Foreign Students Experiences of Japanese Food

Japanese Food Background Quiz

My First Impression of Japanese Food

What made me enjoy Japanese Food ?

Japanese Food Kinds

How (1) Spicy, (2) Western and (3) Japanese Food Differ?

10 things that may make Japanese Food Healthy

Eating Style makes Japanese Food more Healthy

Health benefits of eating with chopsticks.

Japanese Food Health Facts

Recommended Japanese Food

5 Tops Japanese Food for Long & Healthy Life (Guess what?)

The Amazing Health Benefits of top Japanese drink & food.

Questions/Answers, Feedback Comments.

KASTERA TIME

Comparing Spicy, Western and Japanese

Food based on Personal Experience

M Farooq

School / Department of

Nutritional Science

June 19, 2013

15:00 – 16:30

Room: 733

Foreign Students’ Experiences of Japanese Food What Japanese food have you eaten so far, and where?

What was your first Impression of Japanese food?

Did you practically find Japanese food healthy? How?

Brief Intro (Feel free to contact if you need my help!)

Mohammad Umar Farooq Pakistan

Japan Resident (38 years)

MSc: Applied Math - Pakistan

D.Eng: Fluid Mechanics - Japan

MA: TEFL/TESL - UK

Nutritional Sciences, Professor Research: Bio Fluid Mechanics, Motivation

Teaching: NUAS (Main), NUASJC, NUFS, Nagoya university Contact: 09041568929 / mfarooq@nuas.ac.jp

Japanese Food Background Quiz-Reference 1

A. Balls of soft batter with octopus pieces inside

B. Deep fried tripe

C. Grated dried fish

D. Cabbage pancakes

1. What is "okonomiyaki" best described as?

2. Name the triangle or round shaped rice ball or cake sold as a snack in every

convenience store in Japan?

3. Which of the following is NOT acceptable at a Japanese restaurant?

A. Not talking at all during a meal

B. Covering your rice in soy sauce

C. Pouring yourself a drink

D. Standing chopsticks upright in your rice

4. Which of these Japanese noodles is actually a Chinese noodle? A. Udon

B. Katsu

C. Soba

D. Ramen

Answer: -------------------------- (one word)

5. Which country's cuisine would you be eating if you were at a Yaki Niku restaurant

in Japan?

A. Chinese

B. Korean

C. American

D. Thai

6. In which season do you eat Mori Soba?

A. Spring, it is the traditional sweet of cherry blossom parties

B. Winter, it is a hearty fish stew eaten at the Hokkaido snow festival

C. Summer, it is a cold noodle soup dish

D. Autumn, it is a sticky dessert made from autumn chestnuts

7. Natto is said to smell of feet, but what is it?

A. Pickled eggs

B. Soy beans preserved in yeast

C. A yeast extract similar to Marmite or Vegemite

D. Dried, spiced horse meat

8. Which is the more polite and formal way to say "to eat", "taberu" or "tabemasu"?

Answer: -------------------------- (one word)

9. Which is never used to make sushi rice?

A. Sugar

B. Sake

C. Vinegar

D. Soy sauce

10. How many slices are there in a typical Japanese loaf of bread?

A. 16

B. 36

C. 26

D. 6

11. Which would you be least likely to see at a Japanese sushi restaurant?

A. Cooked prawn sushi

B. Teriyaki chicken sushi

C. Natto sushi

D. Crab brain sushi

12. What is a mocchi?

A. Chicken in moc sauce (a tangy brown sauce) B. A china cat which waves at passers by and delivers good financial fortune to shops and restaurants.

C. A sticky rice ball.

D. A waiter or waitress in a cheap restaurant

1. D: Cabbage pancakes. Okonomyiaki is one of the favoured dishes of Osaka and is made in a variety of ways depending on

which city you visit. Hiroshima Okonomyaki is served with a bed of tasty noodles and is quite a complicated item to cook, it

is as satisfying to watch as it is to eat.

2. onigiri. Onigiri comes with an individually wrapped piece of nori (seaweed) and comes in a number of flavours

including chicken and salty plum.

3. D: Standing chopsticks upright in your rice. Standing chopsticks upright in rice is done only for a dead person. It is good

manners to pour drinks for others and have them pour yours for you.

4. D: Ramen. Ramen are egg noodles whereas Japanese noodles are made from rice. Katsu is a piece of crumbed meat or

chicken floating in the noodle bowl.

5. B: Korean. Yaki Niku restaurants feature a barbecue at the table. Raw meat and vegetables are brought out on large plate

and cooked by the customer at the table. The meat is then dipped in spicy sauce and lemon juice and accompanied by kim

chi and bean or mushroom salad.

6. C: Summer, it is a cold noodle soup dish. The dramatic change in climate from season to season is an integral part of the

history and culture of the country. Special celebration days, clothing and food comes with the celebration of each new

season.

7. B: Soy beans preserved in yeast. This is a traditional dish which resulted from a need to store soy beans over the harsh

long winters of the north. It has become a respected food item because it is said to be very healthy.

8. Tabemasu. Known as a very polite society, most Japanese verbs come in a number of forms, in general the "mas" form is

used to be extra polite.

9. D: Soy sauce. The rice is considered the most important ingredient in sushi. Only short grain rice, first soaked, then

boiled, then simmered, then left to stand, then cooled by a fan can be used. After all that flavour, shape, roll and decorate

the rice and then you have sushi.

10. D: 6. Bread comes in small loaves of thick sweet slices. A businessman's breakfast in Japan now days is not the

traditional raw egg and bowl of natto but a hardboiled egg and a piece of thick toast, all washed down with "American

Coffee" (a watered down and milked short black)

11. B: Teriyaki chicken sushi. Many of the typical sushi found in western restaurants are in fact, western food with very

little in common with Japanese food. Ocean bed crawlers and crab brains are more desirable than cooked chicken and

avocado!

12. C: A sticky rice ball.. Mocchi rice balls are traditionally made in December and help celebrate the new year. Whole

communities come together to mallet out steaming sticky rice and then roll it into little gooey balls.

ANSWERS

My First Impression of Japanese Food

What made me enjoy Japanese food?

My Hospital Life My Hospital Food

Misonikomi Udon Hokkaido Fish Hamamatsu Unagi

Japanese Food Kinds

Imported

Warm

Sweet

Cold

How (1) Spicy, (2) Western and

(3) Japanese Food Differ?

Items/Food Spicy/Hot Western Japanese

1. Spices Many Few Fewer

2. Oil/Fat Much Much Little/No

3. Cooking Time Long Short Shorter

4. Taste Strong Light Lighter

5. Eating Quantity Much Much Little

10 things that may make Japanese Food Healthy

1. Fewer spices

2. Little or non-fat/oil (as mostly raw, boiled, baked)

3. Short cooking time

4. Light taste

5. Much use of vegetables, seafood, beans, and noodles

6. Less use of meat (both frequency and quantity)

7. Less use of deep fried food

8. Much use of Ocha as a meal drink(100% healthy)

9. Eaten with rice and miso soup (100% non-oily)

10.Consumption of little food with smaller portion

Eating Style makes Japanese Food more Healthy

Hands Knives, Forks, Spoons

Chopstics

Health benefits of eating with chopsticks

With a fork or hand, food is consumed at a much faster rate.

With chopsticks, food is consumed much more moderately.

Eating slowly has a number of health benefits such as:

Weight Loss

Greater Food Enjoyment

Better Digestion

Less Stress

Less Inclination Towards Fast Food

http://zenhabits.net/5-powerful-reasons-

to-eat-slower/

Eating with chopsticks slows you

down, and so you eat less. making it

easier to digest.

So, a chopsticks regime will make

you slow down, think about your

food more, and maybe even lose

weight.

Around 10 million of us are

clinically obese, 24 per cent of

the population. If we continue to

pile on the pounds at the same

rate, by 2012 a third of the

population will qualify as obese.

Dr David Haslam of the National

Obesity Forum

Eating with chopsticks can help

you lose weight, according to a

new diet book.

Japanese Food Health Facts-(Reference 2)

The low number of deaths due to heart disease

in Japan.

Reduced incidence of breast, colon and ovarian

cancer among the Japanese

Overall health, and allows a longer life expectancy

This way of eating provides satisfaction without

weight gain.

01. Eating large amounts of vegetables

02. Eating fish daily

03. Common Japanese food: Fish, tofu, fruits, vegetables and rice,

contain nutrients

04. Japanese meals are made up of smaller portions and

emphasis is placed on putting down your fork before you

are stuffed.

Recommended Japanese Food

Baked Shitake

Zaru Soba

Baked Eggplant Okonimiyaki

Baked Fish Unagi Tenpura

Misonikomi Udon Heya Mugi

Food made from Tofu

Sweet Food

Manju

Kasutera

Yokan

Kuro Mame

Warabi Mochi

5 Tops Japanese Food for Long & Healthy Life

Guess what? –(Reference 3)

A: Sashimi B: Miso Soup

D: Ocha E: Onigiri F: Wakame

G: Natto H: Tofu I: Soba

C: Oden

The Amazing Health Benefits of Japanese

Green Tea – (Reference 4) Prevents cancer

Lowers blood

sugar levels

Refreshes the body Suppress ageing

Deters

food poisoning

Restricts the increase of

blood cholesterol

Health benefits of Tofu

Helpful against colon

cancer. Decrease asthma

and arthritis symptoms,

Prevention of heart disease.

Lower total cholesterol levels

(30%), Lower LDL (bad

cholesterol) levels (35-40%),

Raise levels of HDL (good

cholesterol).

Helpful in alleviating the

symptoms associated with

Menopause.

Iron & Copper are

supplied in tofu. Without

copper, iron cannot be

properly utilized in red

blood cells

Prevent erratic heart

rhythms. Make blood less

likely to clot inside arteries -

the ultimate cause of most

heart attacks. Improve the

ratio of good & bad

cholesterol

Four ounces of tofu

provides 9.2 grams of

protein, that's 18.3% of the

daily value for protein

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=111#nutritionalprofile

Health benefits of Wakame

Helps to prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, blood clotting, and obesity.

Has beneficial effects on stroke, high blood pressure, viral infections, tumors, oxidation and inflammation while promoting a good immune system.

Is a great addition to any diet as there are few things we can eat that are so replete with nutrients and health benefits.

Health benefits of Natto

Reduces blood clotting

Treatment for Alzheimer’s

Prevent osteoporosis

Suppresses excessive immune reactions

Prevent cancer

Lower Cholesterol level

Has an antibiotic effect

Prevent obesity Improve

digestion

Reduces the effects of aging

Helps in hair loss in men

Kasutera Time With THANKS for

your listening

Kasutera is a sponge

cake made of sugar,

flour, eggs, and starch

syrup.

It is a speciality of

Nagasaki Japan,

but the cake is originally

from Spain (?).

Questions/Answers & Feedback Comments

Ref 5 & 6

References/ Resources

Comparing . . . .Experience

o Ref 1: Japanese Food Background (Simple Quiz)

o Ref 3: 5 Tops Japanese Foods for Long & Healthy Life

o Ref 2: Japanese Food Health Facts

http://www.livestrong.com/article/465452-japanese-food-health-facts/

http://kerlynb.hubpages.com/hub/Japanese-Superfoods-for-Long-and-Healthy-Life

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/The-Good-the-Bad-and-the-Bizarre-of-Japanese-Food-180113.html

o Ref 5: Kasutera the Sweet History

http://www.nipponnin.com/2011/02/kasutera.html

o Ref 6: Kasutera-Japanese Sponge Cake: Preparation and Rating

http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipes.recipeListing/filter/dianas/recipeID/2470/Recipe.cfm

o Photos and Cartoons downloaded through Google Image Search with thanks!

http://www.google.com/imghp

http://www.mountfuji.co.uk/restaurant/restaurant_health.htm

o Ref 4: The benefits of Japanese green tea