Here
is a bowl of miso soup.
Japan is surrounded by water. Japanese people eat a lot of fish. There is not much land available for animals, so they do not eat much meat. A popular form of food is called sushi (pronounced "sue she"). It is raw fish rolled in rice and seaweed.
Here
are two pieces of tuna sushi.
Here are two typical settings for dinner. Each meal has soup, fish, and rice. There is a lot of rice grown in Japan. Can you name a city near where we live here in Georgia that is famous for growing rice?
This is a rice bowl and
chopsticks.
Most of the food is taken by the farmers to outdoor markets in the cities. People shop every day at the market and just buy the food for one day. Their apartments are small and they do not have room for big refrigerators or freezers. Click here to see pictures of the markets.
When boys and girls in Japan want a hamburger, can you guess where they go?
Click here to find out.
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Here are two dinners. The one in the wooden boat is sushi.
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This is an outdoor market.
Here are all the dry foods. Do you see the chopsticks in each basket?
Here are all the fresh fruits.
This is another popular fish that is eaten in Japan, squid.
