As an agricultural people, the Japanese lived on rice and vegetables, occasionally fish.
Since the Meiji era, Westernization has progressed and Japanese-style Western cuisine has become popular.
Recently, with the aging of the population, traditional healthy food have attracted attention in Japan, I guess. For example, dried vegetables, tofu, wakame seaweed, shiitake mushrooms, small fish and shrimp have a lot of nutrients.
Drying shiitake mushrooms increase their vitamin D content in sunlight.
When water is removed, nutrients are concentrated and the food lasts longer. It is good for our body.
I will explain those ingredients and cooking methods more.
Videos
https://studio.youtube.com/video/IgewFvAsnhs/edit
https://studio.youtube.com/video/xTi-bcdJ8-4/edit
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