Students Again

The website that I found is available at http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=153. This website discusses the food ways of Northern China. The Chinese have  many rules and customs that govern the dining experience. In the North, the table is set with chopsticks, a soup spoon, and a small bowl or plate. There are also specific seating  arrangements; For example, the eldest man is seated first followed by the eldest woman and so on. The Northern Chinese meal is cooked and served by the mother. As indication of  readiness to start the meal tea is drank. At this time appetizers are served. After appetizers, six main dishes are served in any order. However, a noodle dish is the last of the six to be  served. On occasion a soup course will be served last signifying that the main dishes are completed. One main difference between the North and the South is that in the North the  vegetables and meats are not served on a grain (ex. Rice), they are served by themselves. The Northern Chinese have quite a ritualized food consumption practice.

The next website I visited was posted by Joseph Sanders. This website is available at http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/STUDENTS/Hwang/home.htm. This website contains a wealth of  information about Korean food and food ways. The characteristics of Korean foods are discussed and it is stated that the most distinct characteristic of Korean food is its spiciness. A  full-course Korean meal usually consist of grilled fish, steamed short ribs, other meats, vegetables, steamed rice, soup, and kimchi. The Korean table is defined by “chops.” For example,  3-chop, 5-chop, etc; chops are defined by how many side dishes are present excluding the soup, rice, and kimchi. All dishes are usually served at one time on a low table and are eaten  with metal chopsticks (unlike Japanese chopsticks). In addition to all of this information about Korean food and food way, this website also includes recipes so you can create your own  traditional full-course Korean meal.

The final website I visited can be visited at http://webjapan.org/factsheet/pdf/JAPANESE_FOOD.pdf and was posted by Vanessa Munoz. This website starts out by discussing the  importance of the staple rice in Japanese culture. Rice was traditionally served with vegetable and different seafood. As Buddhism became the prevalent religion, the eating of animal and  fowl flesh was eliminated. Many of the foods popular in Japan today have been widely used since the 15th century. Some of these foods include tofu, miso, soy sauce, and other soybean  products. Artful presentation of food is very important in high-end Japanese restaurants and was started with foods served to aristocracy. In the modern age, meat is more widely accepted. This website also discusses the cultural exchange of food, especially the availability of Japanese noodle dishes and sushi in many countries outside of Japan.