August 2009Archive

Do you know what natto is?

 

Natto is a Japanese original and traditional food.

Natto is an ancient Japanese food made from the Natto soybeans.

It is quite nutritious and low in calories.

Natto is a fermented food made of soybeans.

 

Healthly food Natto of Japan

The enzyme generated when the soybean ferments is called Nattokinase.

Natto is very rich in protein and nattokinase.

It has about 7-8 grams of protein per serving, and each serving only has about 100 calories.

Natto is also celebrated for its high amounts of vitamin K.

 

Japanese people and Natto

It is usually eaten with rice.

 It is popular in most of Japan for breakfast.

In almost of Japan natto holds great popularity.
But, not every person in Japan enjoys natto either.

People in the Kansai area in Japan do not like natto so much.

It is most popular in Eastern Japan.

 

Manufacturing process of natto

What kind of process will the Natto be made with?

Please see this image.
Natto is made in this way.

 

How to eat natto

General how to eat

1. Stir the natto with chopsticks or other suitable tool.[Do not mash.]
2. Stir fast and well.
3. Pour the soy sauce and mustard.
4. And it is put on boiled rice.

   Stir fast and well.	And it is put on boiled rice.

OK, let's eat!

If fermented soybeans are mixed 50 times, oxygen will go to a natto fungus uniformly and they will be crossed to it.
And it is said that "poly amine which is a substance which rejuvenates the body" is taken in most efficiently.

Various ways of eating of Natto

In addition to how to eat these fundamental Natto, Natto is eaten by various methods in Japan.

Green spring onion and yolk are put on natto.	Green spring onion and grated radish and whitebait are put on natto.	Green spring onion and Perilla are put on natto.
This is an omelet of natto. Natto gives out a foul stench when heated.	This is a natto fried rice. This may also be slightly stinking.	This is a natto spaghetti. There is no nasty smell because natto is not heated.

 

Video of NATTO

Please look at the video concerning Natto at the end.

Besides this, there is variously video.

 

Japanese children love Natto!

 

Hararie

 

 

I introduce "the plate of Sashimi of various Japan" to you this time.

 

What is "SASHIMI"?

Sashimi is food of Japan where the raw fish was sliced.

And, the plate of Sashimi is a work of art of the craftsman of a Japanese meal.

 

 

 

This is kanji of Sashimi.

Sashimi is usually called "Sashimi", but in a high-class Japanese-style restaurant, Sashimi is called "Otsukuri."

It means "Sashimi" if there is a character of "Otsukuri" in the menu of the high-class Japanese-style restaurant in Japan.

Moreover, the price of "Otsukuri" of the high-class Japanese-style restaurant in Japan is high.

 

Well, The fish used as Sashimi is only a fish with sufficient freshness.

The fish with which freshness was lost cannot be used for Sashimi.

But, if such a fish is heated, it will serve as very delicious fish dishes.

It is because fish's good taste increases with the time.

To our regret, because "Bacillus" proliferates with a delicious taste, too it is necessary to heat it up.

 

Various arrangements of Sashimi.

Then, please look at the photograph of "Sashimi" of Japan.

These are the plates of Sashimi for a small number of people.

This is Sashimi of "Tuna, sea bream, and great amberjack [Japanese name:Kanpachi]. "
	The image expands by the click.
The image expands by the click.
The image expands by the click.
	The technique of Sashimi for which the body of the fish and the lobster, etc. is used is called "Sugata-zukuri [ or Sugata-mori]. " This technique is a difficult technique for which a lot of experiences and skills are needed. Moreover, an aesthetic sense is also required for the arrangement. Incidentally, these are expressed with the following kanji symbols.

 

 

Funamori arrangement of Sashimi.

This is the container of Funamori for Sashimi. "Funamori" is a container only for Sashimi with the form of the boat. "Funamori" is expressed with the next kanji.

Height and depth are required for Funamori.

What do you think is expressed by Funamori?

The answer is ... The entire beauty and grace. Fish's freshness. The luxury. The technical high level. Satisfaction of those who eat is obtained by these.   The image expands by the click.

 

The price of Funamori is higher than that of a usual Sashimi arrangement.
Even if the content of Sashimi is the same, the price of the Sasnimi arrangement for which the Funamori container is used is high.

Japanese people pay money to "the beauty and the luxury" of appearance.
It is because the Japanese has "Gastronomic culture that enjoys looking" perhaps.

As a matter of course, it is a premise about these to have good taste of the cooking.

The image expands by the click.
Most images expand when clicked.

 

This is a dish of the hot spring hotel of "Seiryu-kaku" of the hot spring of Arawa in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. In the hot spring hotel in Japan, there are many dinners accompanied by such "Sashimi of Funamori."

I translated the screen of "web reservation of the hotel in Japan, or a hot spring hotel."
Please refer though the screen cuts a little.

●Echizen plan （Width of ten tatamis of a Japanese-style room） （The charge of "one night" and "two meals" / adult） No service charge and no consumption tax. 　Capacity: Five people Funamori is set for each guest.

Number of people Off-season＊ On-season※ Specific day 1☆ 平日 休前日 平日 休前日 Two person About $164～ About $164～ About $164～ About $219～ About $219～ 3 person About $164～ About $164～ About $164～ About $197～ About $197～ 3 person About $164～ About $164～ About $164～ About $175～ About $175～ 3 person About $164～ About $164～ About $164～ About $164～ About $164～ ※The above is a per capita reference charge. The charge displayed in the "confirmation screen" after a reservation information input turns into "a charge of the day wishing stay."

 

How to fillet a fish

It introduces "How to fillet a fish" and "How to make the Sashimi" to you at the end.
Please enjoy it with Video.

 

[ How to "Sanmai Oroshi"]

 

 

[ How to make the Sashimi ]

Thank you for reading till the last.

Hararie