Modern Japanese Cuisines
Just like technology, cuisines all around the world evolve in to something more modern as time goes by. How do you classify modern cuisine? Some say, when non-traditional foods or non-traditional cookery methods are worked into that culture’s way of cooking it then gets modernised by the people of that ethnicity. The most influence on cuisines and how they change stems primarily from the West. One of the cuisines most influenced by the West is Japanese cuisine.
In Australia, modern Japanese restaurants are becoming progressively popular. Japanese restaurants offer a variety of menu items, which appeal to most of the public. There are heaps of flavorful options to choose from, such as wagyu beef, Japanese bbq, and salmon carpaccios, just to name a few. Wagyu beef, cattle consociated mainly from Japan, is the most moist and tender, butter and smooth taste to it according to some. It is one of best quality meats in the market, very high standards are put in palce to raise them to ensure that the best quality of meat is attained. Many people enjoy Japanese bbq. Typically, assorted meats and vegetables are brought to the table raw and barbecued on either a charcoal or electric grille. As the meats and vegetables are cooking special japanese sauces are primarily used to flavor the food. Typical Asian constituents are used in the sauces, such as; garlic, sesame, soy sauce, and sake. Salmon Carpaccio is a exquisitely prepared dish. There are a few variants of the recipe, but usually very thin slicings of salmon lay on the serving dish with pickled ginger scattered throughout the salmon. Sometimes one would see edamame beans with the salmon as well. For the finishing touch, a sauce is mizzled over the top, usually sesame oil or miso based.
In Australia, many Japanese restaurants offer their patrons a assortment of Japanese barbeque styles and also various entrees of wagyu beef. Vegetables, seafood and various meats seemed to popular for Japanese barbeque at many restaurants, with an assortment of cooking sauces to choose from. Wagyu beef can be served as: beef tenderloin with a garlic-ginger ponzu sauce, wagyu beef as a sirloin or in a roll form.
