Healthy Japanese Food
July 20th 2010 02:55
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Recently, I took a look at adding Japanese food to my diet. I found that Asian food is inexpensive, tasty, unique, healthy and kind of fun to eat. This is what I discovered on my discovery into the world of Japanese food.
Nori
Nori is traditionally dark green sheets. But can be found brown or red. It is also referred to as seaweed. Nori has been a common food in Japan and China for centuries. It used to be called norinorinori.
A friend of my daughterÂs loves to eat nori plain. She considers it a great snack and munchies on the sheets throughout the day. People in the west are familiar with the edible seaweed as a wrap for sushi or added to soups.
The sheets have a distinct salty and grassy taste. You can eat it dried or toasted.It is an excellent source of calcium, zinc and iodine.
Nori can also be shredded and scattered on rice and stir fried dishes. Some people simply enjoy eating nori by dipping it in soy sauce.
Soba Noodles
Soba noodles are a traditional Japanese noodles. They are thin noodles made of 30% buckwheat and regular wheat flour. They kind of look like spaghetti noodles but have a distinct light brown color. Most Japanese dishes use soba noodles.
The buckwheat makes them a very healthy food. Buckwheat helps the body by decreasing cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, reducing fat accumulation and promoting healthy bowel movements.
The best way to eat soba is as stir fry with vegetables or serve plain with soy, shallot or horseradish sauce.
Try some of these simple Japanese foods. I hope you enjoy a new discovery to healthy eating.
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