Delicious Japanese Food

I will introduce you to some delicious Japanese food. First, Tempura is one of my favorite foods so I want you to know about it. Tempura is deep-fried seafood and vegetable in batter and fritters. The basic recipe was handed down from Portugal to Japan in the sixteen century. Next, we use large prawns, squid, whitefish, satsumaimo (Japanese sweet potatoes), shiso (perillas) and shishito (sweet green peppers) etc. for Tempura. Then, we dip tempura in a clear soup called `tentsuyu’ and eat with the grated daikon (Japanese radish), ginger and salt. Incidentally, we can get cooked Tempura at a supermarket. I sometimes get it when I am hungry but I don’t want to cook. I think Tempura is one of the best foods in Japan because people of all ages and both sexes like it. You should eat Tempura when you come to Japan.

Udon is an inexpensive, but delicious meal. In the first place, Udon, soft and thick noodles, are made from wheat flour. We parboil and immerse it in hot and clear soup, then add some accompaniments like seaweed, abura-age (thin deep-fried sliced tofu), kamaboko (fish-paste loaf) and Tempura (deep-fried seafood and vegetables) etc. in it. In the second place, Udon is one of the most popular foods in Japan because it’s an inexpensive food so almost everyone can eat it. In the third place, Udon is easy to cook for everyone. I cooked it by myself when I was a child because it’s safe for children to cook. In my opinion, Udon will be popular from now on because it’s easy to cook, inexpensive and tasty.

The last food I’ll introduce is Konpeito, traditional sweets, a small sugar candy which has an uneven surface. It is made from sugar, water and flour, in a variety of colors like pink, yellow, blue, green and white. Second, Konpeito was introduced by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, along with Castella, a cake. The word ‘Konpeito’ is derived from the Portuguese ‘Confeito’ or confection. Finally, I recommend Konpeito to all children because it is cute, colorful and tasty. My mother often gave to me it when I was a child. I felt happy when I ate it so if I have my children, I will give to them it. Now I think you are interested in Japanese food. I hope you come to Japan and eat Japanese food someday!