FOOD AND CULTURE IN JAPAN The Japanese call their homeland Dai Nihon or Nippon, meaning “origin of the sun.” It is from this name that Japan has also been called “Land of the Rising Sun.” It is an apt name. For in the short span of about a hundred years, ...
Typical Naples-Campagna Foods in Italy
NAPLES-CAMPAGNA The Neapolitans who emigrated to other lands also made famous their city’s two great dishes: pizza and spaghetti. They also popularized pommarola, the tomato sauce that graces pizza and most pasta dishes. Many North Americans, therefore, are surprised by the great variety of foods in Italy. But it is ...
Japanese Cooking Methods
JAPANESE COOKING METHODS There are abundant opportunities for creativity in Japanese cooking. There is great joy in tasting something for the first time and a concentration of skills in producing an original dish or garnish. It is considered commonplace to repeat what was a successful dish — one must always ...
Korean Food and Culture
FOOD AND CULTURE IN KOREA Choson or Tai Hun is the name the Koreans give to their beautiful mountainous country. The name means “Land of the Morning Calm,” a name perhaps representing more hope than fact. As a strategic land bridge between north Asia and the outside world, especially the ...
Foods in Korea
KOREAN FOODS DAIRY PRODUCTS As in China and Japan, the use of dairy products such as cheeses and butter and cultured milk products is not a part of the Korean menu. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES The persimmon and the Chinese pear are the most common fruits. However, fruits are not a ...
Meals and Customs in Korea
KOREAN MEALS AND CUSTOMS Koreans disagree whether breakfast or supper is the main meal of the day. Generally breakfast is more important in the country, while supper is the main meal in the city. Considering the work patterns, this emphasis can he understood. Since rice and kimchi are present at ...
Domestic Life in Korea
KOREAN DOMESTIC LIFE There are sharp contrasts between the domestic life of Koreans in farming villages and those who live and work in cities. The majority of Koreans live in farming villages, for even fishermen in seashore communities pursue some form of agriculture. The villages are mostly democratic, each tending ...
Domestic Life in Morocco
MOROCCAN DOMESTIC LIFE Just as it is impossible to make sweeping generalizations about the 200 distinctive Berber groups, so is it impossible to speak of the average Moroccan home. The great gap between rich and poor defies comparisons. How can one even speak in the same breath of the lifestyle ...
Special Occasions in Morocco
MOROCCAN SPECIAL OCCASIONS The population of Morocco is 99 percent Arab-Berber, and therefore Muslim, with a tiny minority of Christians and Jews. Religious holidays, family occasions, and guests all call forth gracious hospitality and an abundance of the best of foods. To mark the sweetness of the occasion it is ...
Foods Commonly Used in Morocco
MOROCCAN FOODS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED A variety of cultures have reached into Moroccan kitchens. Spanish chickpeas, Arabian spices, Portuguese fish dishes (especially in the coastal city of Essaouira), and African and Senegalese spicy sauces all take their places with the ancient Berber dishes of couscous, tagine, bisteeya, and mechoui ...