Scientific rambling
In Japan's strange way of eating noodles, the noodles are placed in a long stone trough and floated down the water from top to bottom, and the guests stand next to the sinkWhoever catches it eats.
Many people complain, are the people downstream specialized in saliva? Will someone be washing their feet at the front of the sink? Sure enough, the food in Japan is "clean and hygienic". So how did such a strange way of eating noodles originate?
Japan is an island country that lives on the sea, and it likes seafood such as fish, shrimp and shellfish, and has also developed various ways to eat it raw, cooked, cold, and hotParticular attention is paid to the original taste of the foodIt is not advisable to add too much spice.
Different from the Chinese, who pay attention to "color and fragrance".Japan focuses on the "color of food".The food is very particular about the shape, order, and color of the food, and it seems that Japanese food is synonymous with health, originality, and high-end food in the world.
As the name suggests, the way to eat somen is to hold on to half a long bamboo, and when the ramen flows down with the water, quickly pick it up with chopsticks, and then dip it in some sauce and eat it.
Kagoshima is very hotThe noodles fished out of the cool water are very relieving of the heatAs a result, it has become popular all over Japan and has become one of the must-see delicacies in summer. Nowadays, water-water somen has become a unique food custom of the Japanese people, and water-water noodles festivals are often heldThe longest flowing bamboo tube can reach a distance of 2345 metersIt is one of the most popular events in Japan.
One of the hottest watering somen restaurants in Japan is in the mountains of Kyoto, across a mountain spring river, and you can enjoy the scenery of the mountains while eating noodlesEat noodles upstream, wash feet downstream".'s cool experience, it seems to be very good, but netizens directly said, "I won't go to this kind of saliva", which shows that the two countries are very different in terms of food culture, and at the same time, their understanding of cleanliness and hygiene is also very different.
August 11-12, 2023A mass food poisoning incident occurred at the "Great Waterfall Sightseeing Surface" in Tsuhata Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
Only 93 people were initially reported to have been poisoned, but symptoms continued to be reported, with nearly 600 people reporting signs of poisoning by the time the business closed on Aug. 17.
On August 17th,The Ishikawa Prefecture ** Public Health Center issued a penalty to the store and closed for 3 daysCampylobacter was detected in the store's tap water.
The incident continued to ferment until October 6, when Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, came forward to confirm the true situation of the incidentA total of 892 people were poisoned,The youngest has just turned one year old and the oldest is in his 80s, and the restaurant has announced its closure.
Experts have found that the bacterium is transmitted to the human body by eating uncooked or simply heated food, and the UK Food Standards Agency has investigated and found itThis bacterium especially likes to parasitize chicken59% of the raw chicken purchased in supermarkets carries Campylobacter, so it is highly recommended that the chicken be cooked and cooked.
There are several possibilities that Campylobacterium was detected in the spring water of Japanese flowing somen noodles, and it is possible that the drinking water was not boiled and then cooled, the flow pipe was not cleaned in time, and the water quality was not tested at the specified stage. Afterwards, the restaurant gave an explanation that it was due to JulyHeavy rains have delayed annual water quality monitoringThe excuse is a bit far-fetched.
In fact, there is such a mass food poisoning in JapanNot once or twice
It happened in Hamamatsu City in 20141,271 teachers and students were infected with norovirus, caused by the hands of the bread workers not being cleaned;
Hachishio City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, 20203,400 students were poisoned en masse, E. coli detected in canteen meals;
In June 2021, Toyama City went from kindergarten to junior high school1896 people with food poisoning,It is also caused by E. coli, which is hidden in the milk given to the student's **;
In February 2023, a similar situation occurred in Fukuoka City280 kindergarten children were poisoned en masseThey all ate a boxed lunch provided by the same restaurant.
But in these events,**Shang has only been fined, stopped** lighter punishment measures,It is also the most serious compensation, and there is no relevant rectification of the industry or specific measures to strengthen supervision, which cannot arouse the attention of the food industry.
This concentrated poisoning incident of flowing water somen in Ishikawa County is the largest poisoning incident in 2023, but ** also only gives a penalty for suspension of business, dragonfly water,Other measures have not yet been clarified.
For a long time,Japanese food is highly regarded by countries around the worldThere are also a small number of people in China who think so.
For example, people think that Japan has a sense of reverence for food, and they say that Japan has oneThe god of sushi, making sushi for 100 years,When you enter the restaurant to eat sushi, you must dress appropriately, and you are afraid that the taste of your body will affect the sushi experience. Almost deify it,It is said that people can inherit it for 100 years just to make a plate of sushi, which is the embodiment of the spirit of craftsmanship.
At this time, some experts came out to correct it, in fact, a sushi restaurant has been inherited for hundreds of years, not because the Japanese have a lot of "craftsman spirit".Rather, the Japanese class is very solidified.
To put it bluntly, it isSushi chefs can only make sushi for their children and grandchildren, and for generations, unable to climb to higher levels. Therefore, it has to be inherited, not because of the so-called craftsmanship for 100 years.
Others say that Japan is a paradise for food, with everything from tempura, delicious and varied sushi, and revered kaiseki cuisine.
But many Chinese don't know that,The so-called Japanese sashimi has been recorded as early as the Zhou Dynasty in ChinaJapanese ramen was also introduced to Japan from Yokohama Chinatown, and even the "running water ramen" referred to today in this article,In fact, it is just a half-finished product of China's "Qushui Liuzhen Feast".
The Chinese Qushui Liuyu feast originated in the Western Zhou DynastyIt is a festival feast for the ancient Shangsi Festival to ward off disasters and pray for blessings. The literati liked to find a gentle stream, put the wine and food into the water and let it drift, and the people on the shore fished it up and drank it.
It is said that Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface" was made after three rounds of wine in a Qushui Liuzhen banquet, which became the pinnacle of calligraphy in Chinese history and made the "Qushui Liuzhen Banquet" famous.
Chinese culture is broad and profound, and many foreign cultures have the shadow of Chinese culture. As one of the four ancient civilizations,China also has its own food cultureWe pay attention to "color, flavor, and flavor", with a variety of flavors, and a combination of food and medicine.
The eight major cuisines are famous, traditional food and pastries are all over the streets and alleys, a cup of Buddha jumping over the wall has a taste, a donkey rolling is sweet and glutinous, a bowl of Dongpo meat is famous in the north and south, and a flower chicken is full of aroma. Chinese delicacies are hidden in the market, and there are countless days and three nights.
Therefore, whether Japan is a gastronomic artisan and a guardian of health, or a destroyer of the world's environment, I believe that everyone has their own opinions. Every country has its own food cultureWhat you haven't seen doesn't mean it's the best, but what is common is the most precious.