Hotspot Engine Project Don't be surprised if you order a takeout in Japan and it comes with 10 pairs of chopsticks. Don't be surprised when you order a ramen at some restaurants, and you can see the bottom in an instant. A few adults go to an izakaya, two bottles of beer, three or five skewers of grilled chicken, and a plate of peanuts and edamame, and you can eat for a night. Cooking is reluctant to put oil, use a cloth dipped in oil to wipe the bottom of the pot, and do not pour oil directly, there is too much oil in the pot, and use oil-absorbing paper to absorb the light. Even if it is a 100-gram white tofu with a palm, it can make three dishes, one soup and one meal. A piece of tofu for a meal
Alien Japan
Growing weight and obesity are all plagued by developed countries. The U.S. has one of the highest obesity rates at 35 percent; Even in Mexico, a developing country, the obesity rate has reached 328%。Japan is an outlier, with an adult obesity rate of only 37%, which is not at all the level that a developed country should have, and even lower than many developing countries! And the Japanese are so slim, in fact, there is no secret, that is, the mouth is controlled, and the amount of food is very small!
Historical reasons
In ancient Japan, due to the limited resources and output, ordinary people could only guarantee two meals a day for most of the time, even among the aristocracy. During Japan's Sengoku period, rice was a real delicacy! Ordinary civilians can't eat pure white rice a few times a year, and even the samurai class can't eat white rice casually.
Released in 1954, it is known as the first Japanese film, and the classic Japanese film "Seven Samurai" directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film tells the story of a village plagued by thieves, and the villagers hire a team of seven samurai to resist in order to protect themselves. In order to hire samurai, the village elders gave an interesting proposal: "Use rice as a reward to find hungry samurai to protect the village". Only provide them with three meals a day, and ask them to pay with their lives to protect the village against thirty or forty bandits. This seems incredible now, but in this chaotic Warring States era, it is not an impossible thing, and this is still the case for samurai, let alone civilians! This also reflects the preciousness of white rice at that time.
Religious influences
Due to the influence of Zen Buddhism and Shintoism, in ancient Japan, from the aristocracy to the common people, all took "eating too much" as a sin, because the teachings of Zen Buddhism clearly stipulated: "Do not eat in vain"! This also leads to the fact that Japanese people do not dare to eat too much even if they can.
Peculiar eating out of satisfaction
The Japanese are also unique in the expression of their appetite. When they taste the food, they let out a satisfied lip smack and an exclamation of admiration. They seem to feel an indescribable sense of joy from food and pass it on to those around them.
Summary
Overall, although we sometimes think that the Japanese have amazing meals, their love and enjoyment of food should not be underestimated. The expression of satisfaction and happiness makes people yearn and crave for food. At the moment of food, sometimes you might as well let go of your belly and enjoy it to the fullest!