JapaneseFood—byTom•Thestaple[‘steipl]主食oftheJapanesedietisrice,riceandsoybeancurdsoup酱汤beingcommonbreakfastfoods.Therearealsomanypeoplewhoeatbreadforbreakfast.•Japanesefoodmostlyconsistsoffishinsteadofmeat,andalsosoybeans,soitisgoodforthehealth.Foodsthataremostwellreceivedbyforeignersaretempura「tem'purə」天妇罗,sukiyaki[suki:'jɑ:ki:]鸡素烧,sushi['su:ʃi:]寿司,sashimi[sɑ:'ʃi:mi]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[skwɔʃ],sweetpotato,andothervegetables,alongwithshrimp[ʃrimp]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:'jɑ:ki:]鸡素烧•SukiyakiisoneoftherepresentativefoodsofJapan.Thenamecomesfromthefarmer’spadesometimesusedtocookon.Sukiyakirefersdirectlytobroilingbeefonthespade,alongwithsoybeancurd,leeks,andvegetables.Theseasoning调料includessoysauce[sɔ:s],sweetsake,andsugar.3Buckwheat['bʌkwi:t]noodles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.