I-Japan iyikhaya lokudla okuningi okufana ne-tofu ne-miso okwaziwayo emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadla imifino. Nokho, eqinisweni, iJapane isekude ekubeni izwe elithanda imifino.
Nakuba iJapane ibigxile ezitshalweni esikhathini esidlule, iWesternization isishintshe ngokuphelele isitayela sayo sokudla. Manje inyama isitholakala yonke indawo, futhi abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuba nenyama, inhlanzi, nobisi kuyinzuzo kakhulu empilweni yabo. Ngakho, ukuba umuntu odla imifino eJapane akulula. Emphakathini lapho kunconywa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo yezilwane, abantu bavame ukuchema endleleni yokudla imifino.
Kodwa-ke, sizokwazi ukuthola izinhlobo eziningi zemikhiqizo yesoya ezitolo. Abathandi be-tofu bazojabulela ukubona amashalofu agcwele izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-tofu kanye nemikhiqizo yesoya yendabuko eyingqayizivele evutshelwe kubhontshisi wesoya anephunga elinamandla nokunambitha. I-curd yebhontshisi itholakala ku-foam yobisi lwe-soy, olwakhiwe lapho lushiswa.
Lokhu kudla kuvame ukuphakelwa nezinhlanzi nezimila zasolwandle ezindaweni zokudlela futhi kubizwa ngokuthi “dashi”. Kodwa uma uzipheka ngokwakho, ungenza ngaphandle kwezinhlanzi. Eqinisweni, lokhu kudla kumnandi uma usebenzisa usawoti noma isoso yesoya kuphela njengesinongo. Uma uhlala e-Ryokan (ihhotela lendabuko laseJapane i-tatami ne-futon) noma indawo yokupheka, ungase uzame ukwenza ama-noodle aseJapane ngaphandle kwedashi. Ungayifaka nge-soy sauce.
Njengoba izitsha eziningi zaseJapane zenziwe nge-dashi noma uhlobo oluthile lwemikhiqizo yezilwane (ikakhulukazi izinhlanzi nezilwane zasolwandle), empeleni kunzima kakhulu ukuthola izinketho zemifino ezindaweni zokudlela zaseJapane. Nokho, banjalo. Ungakwazi uku-oda isitsha serayisi, ukudla kwansuku zonke kwamaJapane. Ngokudla okuseceleni, zama ukhukhamba wemifino, i-tofu ethosiwe, isithombo esigayiwe, i-tempura yemifino, ama-noodle athosiwe, noma i-okonomiyaki ngaphandle kwenyama nesoso. I-Okonomiyaki imvamisa iqukethe amaqanda, kodwa ungawacela ukuthi awapheke ngaphandle kwamaqanda. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyadingeka ukushiya i-sauce, evame ukuqukethe imikhiqizo yezilwane.
Kungaba nzima ukuchazela amaJapane ngokuqondile lokho ongakufuni epuletini lakho, ngoba umqondo “wemifino” awusetshenziswa kakhulu yibo futhi ungadida. Ngokwesibonelo, uma uthi awuyifuni inyama, bangase bakunike isobho lenkomo noma lenkukhu ngaphandle kwenyama yangempela. Uma ufuna ukugwema izithako zenyama noma zezinhlanzi, kufanele uqaphele kakhulu, ikakhulukazi qaphela i-dashi.
Isobho le-Miso elinikezwa ezindaweni zokudlela zama-Japanese cishe njalo liqukethe izithako zezinhlanzi nezilwane zasolwandle. Okufanayo kuya kuma-noodle aseJapane afana ne-udon ne-soba. Ngeshwa, akunakwenzeka ukucela izindawo zokudlela ukuthi zipheke lezi zitsha zaseJapane ngaphandle kwe-dashi, ngoba i-dashi yiyona eyenza isisekelo sokudla kwaseJapane. Njengoba amasoso ama-noodle nezinye izitsha sezilungisiwe (ngoba kuthatha isikhathi, ngezinye izikhathi izinsuku ezimbalwa), kunzima ukufeza ukupheka komuntu ngamunye. Kuzodingeka uvumelane neqiniso lokuthi izitsha eziningi ezinikezwa ezindaweni zokudlela zaseJapane ziqukethe izithako zemvelaphi yezilwane, ngisho noma kungabonakali.
Uma ufuna ukugwema i-dashi, ungavakashela indawo yokudlela yase-Japanese-Italian lapho ungathola khona i-pizza ne-pasta. Uzokwazi ukunikela ngezinketho zemifino futhi mhlawumbe wenze i-pizza ngaphandle koshizi njengoba, ngokungafani nezindawo zokudlela zama-Japanese, ngokuvamile zipheka ngemva kokutholwa kwe-oda.
Uma ungenandaba nokudla okulula uzungezwe izinhlanzi nezilwane zasolwandle, izindawo zokudlela ze-sushi nazo zingaba yinketho. Ngeke kube nzima ukucela i-sushi ekhethekile, ngoba i-sushi kufanele yenziwe phambi kwekhasimende.
Futhi, amabhikawozi angenye indawo ongaya kuyo. Amabhikawozi e-Japan ahluke kancane kulokho esikujwayele e-US noma e-Europe. Banikela ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinkwa ezinotshwala obuhlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ujamu, izithelo, ummbila, uphizi, amakhowe, ukheri, ama-noodle, itiye, ikhofi nokunye. Bavame ukuba nesinkwa esingenawo amaqanda, ibhotela nobisi, okufanele ama-vegans.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, ungavakashela indawo yokudlela yemifino noma ye-macrobiotic. Ungazizwa ukhululeke kakhulu lapha, okungenani abantu lapha bayabaqonda abadla imifino futhi akufanele udlulele emanzini ukuze ugweme imikhiqizo yezilwane esidlweni sakho. Ama-Macrobiotics abelokhu ethukuthele kakhulu eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabesifazane abasha abakhathazekile ngesibalo nempilo yabo. Inani lezindawo zokudlela ezidla imifino nalo liyakhula kancane kancane.
Iwebhusayithi engezansi izokusiza ukuthi uthole indawo yokudlela yemifino.
Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-US noma i-Europe, umqondo wokudla imifino awukaziwa kangako eJapan, ngakho-ke kungashiwo ukuthi iJapan iyizwe elinzima ukuthi abantu abadla imifino baphile noma baye kulo. Iyafana ne-US njengoba yayinjalo eminyakeni engama-30 edlule.
Kungenzeka ukuqhubeka nokudla imifino ngenkathi usohambweni lwase-Japan, kodwa qaphela kakhulu. Awudingi ukuthwala imithwalo esindayo egcwele imikhiqizo evela ezweni lakini, zama imikhiqizo yasendaweni – edla imifino, emisha futhi enempilo. Sicela ungesabi ukuya e-Japan ngoba akulona izwe elilungele imifino kakhulu.
Abaningi baseJapane abazi okuningi ngokudla imifino. Kunengqondo ukubamba ngekhanda imisho emibili yesi-Japanese esho ukuthi “Angiyidli inyama nenhlanzi” kanye nokuthi “Angiyidli i-dashi”, lokhu kuzokusiza ukuthi udle kamnandi nangokuzola. Ngethemba ukuthi uzokujabulela ukudla kwaseJapane futhi ujabulele uhambo lwakho oluya e-Japan.
Yuko Tamura