Japanese Food In The Japanese Culture

Ashis Nandy, the author of the article “Ethnic Cuisine: The Significant ‘Other,’” writes, “one suspects that the culture of ethnic cuisine and ethnic dining has become more and more sophisticated and complex because it has become a major symbolic substitute for the cultures it is supposed to represent. ‘The Significant ‘Other’” (250). Past few years, food from the different culture and ethnicity became the symbol of their culture. The restaurant owners started to open their business with the food from different cultures, and people are able to get their hands easily on not only the food, but have second hand experience through the cultural food. I chose this activity over the others because I love to eat. I love to explore and visit different types and environments of the

According to Nanda (2015, pg.83), symbols refers to something that stands for something else in reference to language and culture. Since they are both Asian cuisine, I assumed they will have similar food, however, the food at these restaurants are very distinctive and unique to their culture. Izakaya Takasei had salads, deep fried and grilled dishes, udon, soba, miso soup, ramen, sashimi, sushi, rolls, and yakitori. The food that was served in Izakaya Takasei symbolized the Japanese culture. Din Tai Fung had xiaolongbao, dumplings, buns ,fried rice, soups, and noodles soups. The food at Din Tai Fung symbolized the Chinese culture. Izakaya Takasei had different types of seafood such as deep fried and grilled seafood, sashimi, sushi, and rolls. The server informed that their yakitori is their one of signature item. They had a lot of different types of poultry, seafood, and vegetables that go on skewers. Din Tai Fung’s signature item was dumplings. They had two different types, xiaolongbao and steamed dumplings. Most of the food on their menu, from dumplings to noodles and buns, had flour as their basic