Japan - Presentation

Question 1

Okonomiyaki what is it?

Answer 1

Japanese pancakes, traditionally prepared to use up leftovers.
Made with cabbage.

Question 2

What is Natto?

Answer 2

Soybean breakfast

Question 3

What is Miso Soup?

Answer 3

Made wish dash, miso, different vegetables and meat

Question 4

What does ‘Hara Hachi Bu”?

Answer 4

Eating habit until you are 80% full

Question 5

What is Kaiser Ryorui?

Answer 5

Fancy traditional Japanese cuisine, modifying ingredient and consists of starters (alcohol and appeaser) and each course contains a specific cooking method, steamed stir fired and vinegar. Dessert or tea served at the end.

Question 6

Buddhism arrived from where?

Answer 6

Korea

Question 7

What did Buddhism advocate for?

Answer 7

Vegetarianism

Question 8

What is important about Japanese eating habits?

Answer 8

• Eating time important
• Small Servings
• Sharing

Question 9

Japanese are one of the biggest consumers of ___

Answer 9

Seafood

Question 10

What are some common Japanese foods?

Answer 10

• Rice and Vegetables
• Miso Soups
• Fermented soybeans
• Green tea

Question 11

What are some eating habit taboos?

Answer 11

• Do not season foods
• Make noises while eating is appreciated
• Do not share foods with chopsticks

Question 12

What are some modern cooking methods?

Answer 12

Sir frying, grilling, broiling, steaming, simmering, frying

Question 13

Whats a typical Japanese lunch?

Answer 13

rice bowl, small salas and burdock with sesame

Question 14

What is a typical Japanese dinner?

Answer 14

Fish salad, stir fry with vegetables and rice

Question 15

Is sushi often eaten?

Answer 15

No, only for special occasions

Question 16

What is the Japanese food guide model/

Answer 16

Spinning top, modelled by a popular toy with a man running on top

Question 17

What are some major differenced with the CFG?

Answer 17

Divided fruits and vegetables
recommendation made for general public
Meat and fish has more servings, but smaller portions, end up eating the same.

Question 18

1 serving of milk is ..

Answer 18

1/3 cup (Japan)

Question 19

How many servings of rice/day? What is one serving?

Answer 19

5-7 servings
BUT 1/4 = 1 serving
Eat less than CFG

Question 20

What are some highlights of the japanese diet?

Answer 20

Green tea
Rice
Fish
Soy products
Vegetables
Seaweed

Question 21

what is green tea?

Answer 21

-polyphenols and high i catechin
-reduce the risk od chronic diseases
-glucose control
may induce iron deficiency

Question 22

What is rice?

Answer 22

Rich in carbohydrates, but may pose risk of arsenic but balances when consumed with miso

Question 23

What are soy products rich in?

Answer 23

Isoflavones

Question 24

Seaweed is high in ___

Answer 24

Omega 3 and iodine

Question 25

what is the disadvantage of the Japanese diet?

Answer 25

Lots of sodium, 4000 mg which is double the WHO recommendation

Question 26

Japan is the ___ country in the world with the highest longevity

Answer 26

2nd

Question 27

What is the average dietary intake for Japanese? why>

Answer 27

2200 kcal, consicous about weight and energy intake

Question 28

What is declining in Japan?

Answer 28

Fish consumption, most likely due to a nutrition transition

Question 29

What demographic is the western style diet popular amongst?

Answer 29

Those under 40 years

Question 30

What are some recommendations?

Answer 30

• Limit processed foods
• Promote Japanese diet
• use herbs and spices to lower salt intake
• Increase calcium and vitamin A

Question 31

How much fish to japanese people eat/year?

Answer 31

33kg, compared to 5kg for canadians