Japanese
cooking methods
Food tips you can trust
The 4 principal
cooking methods
of
Japanese cuisine
More so than any other cuisine, Japanese cuisine is best understood in perspective by knowing its four principal cooking methods:
Agemono
These are fried foods. Famous dishes include Tempura, Kagiage (a batter-dipped, deep-fried patty of vegetables and shrimp), and Tonkatsu (a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet).
Mushimono
Steamed foods: The celebrated dish is Chawan Mushi, an egg custard containing chicken and vegetables.
Nimono
These foods are boiled. The best-known subcategory is Nabemono, one-pot tabletop cookery in which the ingredients are simmered in a lightly seasoned broth, then usually dipped into a flavorful sauce. Nabemono's best-known dishes are:
Sukiyaki Shabu Shabu
Beef, vegetables, and bean curd
Mizutaki
Somewhat like Shabu Shabu, but with chicken instead of beef
Yosenabe
Fish, shellfish, and vegetables
Yudofo
Uncomplicated bean curd preparation
Yakimono
Foods that are broiled. Some of the best-known dishes are Yakitori (marinated skewer-broiled chicken), Teriyaki (broiled meat or fish first marinated in a sweetened sake and soy-sauce mixture), Shioyaki (fish salted for an hour or two, then skewer-broiled), and Teppan Yaki (food cooked on a small tabletop grill).
Learn More
for my Japanese Cuisine into
Rankings
Peasant recipes
World wonders
Also read
Site map
About me and my credentials
About my website
Reader testimonials
Email me your opinion
