JapaneseFood—byTom•Thestaple[‘steipl]主食oftheJapanesedietisrice,riceandsoybeancurdsoup酱汤beingcommonbreakfastfoods.Therearealsomanypeoplewhoeatbreadforbreakfast.•Japanesefoodmostlyconsistsoffishinsteadofmeat,andalsosoybeans,soitisgoodforthehealth.Foodsthataremostwellreceivedbyforeignersaretempura「tem'purə」天妇罗,sukiyaki[suki:'j:ki:]ɑ鸡素烧,sushi['su:i:]ʃ寿司,sashimi[s:'i:mɑʃi]生鱼片,buckwheatnoodles荞麦面条,andsoybeancurd.First:Tempura「tem'purə」天妇罗1:Tempura「tem'purə」天妇罗•Thisdishmostlyconsistsofdeep-friedeggplant,squash[skw]ɔʃ,sweetpotato,andothervegetables,alongwithshrimp[rimp]ʃ小虾andFish.OnetheoryisthatthewordtempuracamefromtheSpanishtempera,meaningtemperature.Tempuraiseatenwithaspecialsoysauce-baseddip.天妇罗主要是茄子、南瓜、甘薯等菜类以及虾、鱼等的油炸食品。有一种说法认为“天妇罗”的语源是西班牙语“tempera（温度）”。吃天妇罗时要蘸着一种特制的油，这种油的主要成分是酱油。2/Sukiyaki[suki:'j:ki:]ɑ鸡素烧•SukiyakiisoneoftherepresentativefoodsofJapan.Thenamecomesfromthefarmer’spadesometimesusedtocookon.Sukiyakirefersdirectlytobroilingbeefonthespade,alongwithsoybeancurd,leeks,andvegetables.Theseasoning调料includessoysauce[s:s],sweetsaɔke,andsugar.3Buckwheat['bkwi:t]ʌnoodles荞麦面条•BuckwheatnoodlesorsobaisalsoatypicalJapanesedish.Therearesomepeoplethateatsobaatleastonceaday.Manyofficeworkersmakeitahabittohavesobaforlunch.Sobanoodlesareamixtureofbuckwheat,flour['flauə]面粉andeggs.Itlookssimilartospaghettiinshape.Itisfirstboiled,andthendippedinasoupmadeofsoysauce,salt,sweetsake,andbonito[bə'ni:təu]shavingswhenitisbeingeaten.Becausesobaislong,itisconsideredasymboloflonglife.
