Japan Powerpoint
- 1. Japan Power Point By: Braquel Campion
- 2. Sushi is one of the most famous dishes in Japan. The two main types of sushi are nigiri-zushi and norimaki. Norimaki has pieces of fish and/or vegetables rolled with rice plates of sushi that pass in front of the customers on a conveyor belt. Nowadays sushi can be defined as a dish containing rice. Sushi
- 3. Beer is the most popular alcohol beverage in Japan Open-air beer gardens are open during the summer Drinking in beer gardens is a summer tradition in Japan Japan's $48-billion-a-year soft drink industry, second in size only to that of the U.S Currently, 20 companies own 80 percent of Japan’s beverage market–with one U.S. firm alone holding 35 percent. Drinks in Japan
- 4. The original type of sushi was the so called nare-sushi Nare-sushi was made of this gutted fish stored in fermented rice for preservation. The earliest reference to sushi in Japan appeared in 718 in the set of laws called Yororitsuryo Smelled like "a cross between blue cheese, fish, and rice vinegar". The late 20th century saw sushi gaining in popularity all over the world. Hisotry of Sushi
- 5. Chopsticks were developed about 5,000 years ago in China In Japan, chopsticks were originally considered precious and were used exclusively for religious ceremonies The earliest chopsticks used for eating looked like tweezers they were made from one piece of bamboo that was joined at the top Japanese chopsticks differed in design from Chinese chopsticks in that they were rounded and came to a point Chopsticks
- 6. School Meals In Japan There are no dining rooms, only classrooms The food is sent up to each classroom Upon arrival every child in the class has a role to play. They lay out their own individual place mat brought in from home. Each child in this school aged 7 – 12 gets the same menu
- 7. Nigiri - Small rice balls with fish, shellfish, etc. on top. Gunkan - Small cups made of sushi rice and dried seaweed filled with seafood, etc. Norimaki - Sushi rice and seafood, etc. rolled in dried seaweed sheets. Temaki - Temakizushi (literally: hand rolls) are cones made of nori seaweed and filled with sushi rice, seafood and vegetables. Sushi is usually enjoyed on special occasions, such as a celebration.
- 8. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane Sets of origami paper are sold widely in Japan Commonly the cranes are assembled as 25 strings of 40 cranes each A thousand paper cranes is also traditionally given as a wedding gift She would make 1000 paper cranes and give it to an admired boy Paper Cranes
- 9. For centuries, bamboo has fascinated legions of craftspeople And nowhere is bamboo used more elegantly and distinctly than in Japan. bamboo motif has been used since ancient times in paintings, scrolls, pottery, and other art forms pointing out that bamboo is a species of grass would have amazed many people. bamboo in Japan has been and remains an important substance and an integral part of the culture. Bamboo
- 10. I would love to visit Japan I love Sushi ! I would want to learn how to use chopsticks the right way. I think bamboo is very pretty looking. I wouldn’t want to have the school meals though. Closing Slide