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Friday, November 6, 2009

A dietician told me in an email that it is impractical to have a completely Japanese diet. Do you agree?

I live in Melbourne Australia. She said it would not fit in with our lifestyle to do that.





But there are Japanese grocers here.





Why can't I go completely Japanese if I want to?

A dietician told me in an email that it is impractical to have a completely Japanese diet. Do you agree?
Well, if you are going authentic rather than "japanese" hibachi steak house, then some of the common ingredients can be a little hard and expensive to find (natto fermented soy beans, lotus root, chrysanthimum leaves, aoshiso, etc.) but if you live in a big city with a good Japanese or asian market and cost is not an issue it can be done. Also, traditional Japanese meals consist of many different dishes (e.g. 6-12 or more) with very small portions. This can make the preperation time go pretty long, so maybe she is refering to the time issue.





That sounds like a personal opinion to me though and if you think you can make it work you ought to give it a try.
Reply:The dietician can't stop you from doing anything.





If you want to eat traditional Japanese food which has a lot of variety of vegetables, you could certainly try. Perhaps what she is referring to is whether or not it will fit in with your lifestyle in the long term. Have you considered all the implications of eating only Japanese food ?
Reply:If you can make Japanese food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, more power to you!


I've lived in Japan, and they eat Chinese, Korean, their own version of Indian curry, they even eat hamburger steaks (no bread) with pur茅ed daikon and Japanese style sauce. So, in my opinion, not very many Japanese people eat a diet of just Japanese food.


You should make a list of food items that are available in your area, then go online and search for recipes to make sure you have everything you need, and not buy anything you don't.


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