Japanese Cuisine: Health Benefits

 Some popular kinds of sashimi are maguro (tuna), toro (fatty tuna). Ebi (prawn), saba (mackerel), ika (squid) and tako (octopus).

Japanese cuisine is one of the healthiest diets on the planet because of its use of raw foods and multitude of vegetables.

Because Japan is an island nation, it is surrounded by water containing an abundance of fresh seafood.

Sushi, tempura, sukiyaki, sashimi are exotic Japanese dishes that use combinations of fresh fish, seafood, rice and vegetables.

Sushi is probably the most recognizable Japanese dish and is actually cold cooked rice dressed with vinegar that is shaped into bite-sized pieces and topped with raw or cooked fish, or formed into a roll with fish, egg, or vegetables and wrapped in seaweed.

Sashimi is thinly sliced raw seafood. Sashimi is dipped into soy sauce before they are eaten.

Some popular kinds of sashimi are maguro (tuna), toro (fatty tuna). Ebi (prawn), saba (mackerel), ika (squid) and tako (octopus).

Domburi is a bowl of rice topped with another item of food such as beef, chicken or fish.

Traditionally, meat plays only a minor role in the Japanese diet adding to the healthy nature of this cuisine.

Scientists are continually studying the Japanese diets because of the relatively low rates of cancer in the country.