Food And Religions Of Japan Flashcards
Ceremonies often associated with Japan are public baths and the tea ceremony
Matcha or green tea is using ceremony
4th-century unifying religion emphasizes nature and harmony in life
Shinto
Japanese art form of handwriting
Calligraphy
Traditional form of Japanese puppet theater
Bunraku
Japanese art form of flower arrangement
Ikebana
Traditional Japanese dance form
Kabuki
What is the stage in kabuki called
Hanamichi
Rice cake made on New Year’s Day
Mochi
Rice wine served warm
Sake
Sweet rice wine
Mirin
Why is the rice polished for sake
To refine the sake
Why is mold added to the rice in making sake
The mold is added to convert the starching the rice to sugar
What is it added to ferment the rice
Yeast
Made with buckwheat flour in northern Japan
Soba
Made with wheat flour in southern Japan
Udon