"I have lived more places than Sinbad the Sailor."
Indeed, I have lived in every province in Canada -- other than the Maritime region -- and ten overseas countries.
International spy? Much more prosaic than that. Working as a trainer for Oil and Gas operations in the Middle East (including around Sinbad’s home port of Basra), North Africa and Asia, alternated with instructing at a variety of North American universities, has necessitated it. Along the way, I have picked up sensibilities from numerous cultures and have taken the opportunity to write about them. Along with being a columnist for newspapers in Japan and Ontario, I have written a variety of fiction and non-fiction in periodicals, journals and online sites. My written works are housed in the national archives of both Canada and Japan.
A collection of traditional Japanese recipes, from vegetable to seafood to pork, beef and chicken.
Traditional Japanese food is collectively known as washoku. Washoku is written in Japanese characters as 和食. The first character, 和 (wa), means both "Japan" and "harmony", and the second character 食 (shoku) means food. In 2013, in recognition of customs passed down in Japan for thousands of years, washoku was designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. As the name implies, washoku blends ingredients in a harmonious fashion.
Washoku has several main characteristics.
SEASONALITY: Japan has four distinct seasons, and the dishes served in washoku reflect that, using ingredients and produce suitable to the season.
INGREDIENTS: At the heart of a washoku meal is rice, the country's most important staple, accompanied by fish, seafood, and seaweed. Japan is an island nation and seafood is central to the traditional Japanese diet.
BALANCE: Traditional Japanese cuisine focuses on balance, with preparation techniques that aim to draw out the natural flavors of ingredients rather than masking them in heavy sauces.
AESTHETICS: Washoku is not only about the food's ingredients and taste, it's also about the visual beauty of the meal, the colours and arrangement of the ingredients, and the tableware and serving style.
Título : Washoku: Japanese Recipes
EAN : 9781386729839
Editorial : Darvin Babiuk
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