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Basic seasoning in Japanese food

Place	:	Kyoto
Taken by	:	K. H. (Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School)

This is sugar. It is sweet when licked.

This is salt. It is in the sea.

This is vinegar. It has a sharp taste.

This is soy sauce. Don’t drink soy sauce like a beverage because you will die.

This is miso. The most famous food made from miso is miso soup. Miso soup is an indispensable food for the Japanese.

Seasonings are indispensable for making a delicious dish. There are various kinds of seasonings for various purposes: to season a dish, to give color to a dish, and to improve preservation.
There are basic seasonings in Japanese cuisine. These are “sugar”, ”salt”, ”vinegar”, ”soy sauce”, and ”miso”. It is said that the food will become more delicious if they are used in this order when the Japanese food is cooked. But these are not rules that should be held to absolutely. There might be some people who think that their personal way of making dishes is the most delicious. The taste of the home is different respectively. So the dish which one finds delicious is the best way.
Many people think that kitchen stuff is the main part of the dish. But the kitchen stuff may be not a main part of the dish. The seasoning may well be the main part of the dish. Now, let's use the seasoning and cook well!

Child Research Net would like to thank the Doshisha International Junior/Senior High School and Kenta Hotta, student and author, for permitting reproduction of this article on the CRN web site.