What is Occasion?

Occasion is a collective name for one or more meals served in traditional Japanese food. These meals complement the basic meal of starch, traditionally rice, served at the same time. The bowl can be based on protein or there may be some kind of vegetables or a mixture of vegetables. Outside Japan, the word is often used to indicate meat and mixing vegetables served with rice.

Go-Han , the word for cooked rice is also used in Japanese for "food". Food will usually include two or more types of these meals and most guests add pieces of every bite of rice. Soup, usually made of miso , fermented soy paste, is the third part of traditional Japanese food.

Primary Occasion In food is most often some type of protein -based protein. Fish food is very common. It can be some of the fish series and be cooked in many differences in ways, from steamed to fried or even pickled. A bowl made of Surimi, created fish paste is another mA great protein food, while chicken and pork are other possible traditional options that can be prepared in different ways such as grilled or deep fried.

Many meals are made of vegetables; Osai, synonym Occasion, literally means "vegetables". Some are made of starch vegetables such as potatoes or yarn. Others are based on green vegetables, possibly green beans, spinach or cabbage. Another possible choice is dishes based on cooked beans, usually soy fighting. hashi yasume is a specific type of oven , which was supposed to offer a strong contrast with a faint taste of rice. Various pickled vegetables are often served in this role.

In contemporary Japan Occasion Many of them are western meat food such as curry, meat Patties or goulash. Eggs or sausages are sometimes served while different types of salads provide alternateTivy for vegetable -based foods. Noodles can be served instead of rice or can be offered.

Japanese restaurants in other countries often classify these meals as appetizers, although traditional food without them is not complete. Another type of restaurant specializes in the offer of many types of meals. In home cooking, it is often used as the name of food and vegetables, which is usually spiced with soy sauce and freshness and is served with rice on the side.