The origin of the Washoku meal

It is not sure when Washoku meal was born.

Because it is said that there was already something like model of the current Washoku meal in Jomon period, it is said that it is in Jomon period in the origin of the history of the Washoku meal.

Speaking of Washoku meal, the meal consisting of soup, three side dishes and rice of rice and miso soup, the side dish is basic. After all staple food is rice and cereals.

It is said that it is Jomon period when I say when rice growing was born in Japan.

Rice growing comes to Japan from the continent in Jomon period, and it is said that I came to cook rice, and it is said that I live mainly from that time and ate rice.

From China, special dish and tea were conveyed through Buddhism, but I did original development and became the vegetarian cooking.

Because it was forbidden eating the meat of a domestic animal and the beast by the Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, Japanese ate fish well.

In addition, it is said that the history of the Washoku meal of the meal consisting of soup, three side dishes and rice began because Japan’s original culture to serve a side dish, and to tell a small dish to eat many dishes little by little developed in the Heian era.

The origin of the Sushi

Speaking of Sushi, it is not exaggeration even if I say the representative of the Washoku meal now.

It is said to be the Muromachi era to have come to eat a straight fish.

Originally the Sushi was preservation foods, but, in those days when meat was high-quality ingredients, fish were eaten well.

It is considered to be the origin of the Sushi to have mixed vinegar with rice when it do not ache when I carry a fish and polished rice.