It is common to try to venture into Japanese cuisine, through recipes seen on the internet, but when tasting the dish, you feel that some detail was missing so that the meal would have the most faithful flavor to the original. This is because food preparation is extremely careful, requiring attention to a series of small procedures, which include choosing the ingredients, preparing the dish and even the way of serving and eating. See our tips to improve your skills:
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Study cutting techniques
Japanese cuisine has various cutting techniques., almost all of them different from those we are used to: Usugiri, Nanamegiri, Rangiri, Koguchigiri, Sainomegiri, among many others. Even though the names are hard to learn, the procedures are quite simple. Each of the techniques is aimed at a specific ingredient. This is one of the main skills to develop if you intend to prepare authentic Japanese dishes, as the cut directly influences the flavor of the food during preparation. So, this might be what's missing to enhance your dishes.
Know how to choose the ingredients
One of the biggest limitations faced when preparing Japanese dishes in Brazil is with the ingredients. It is often difficult to find an exact product on the market. So, in this regard, there is not much to do. However, for your meals to taste more similar to those in Japan, you should always bet on buying fresh ingredients, especially if the recipe contains some fish. This is within our reach and greatly improves the taste and presentation.
The presentation also counts
The expression "Eat with your eyes" can have real power. So even if your dish is faithful to those prepared in Japan, a personalized presentation can help set the mood and add the missing detail to make everything perfect. For this, it's worth using the same containers, objects and kitchen items used by the Orient, from the traditional hashis, to a complete cutlery set, which has the right cutlery for each situation, even enhancing the taste of the food.
Learn straight from the source
For convenience, it is common to look for recipes on Brazilian channels and pages about oriental cuisine. However, it is inevitable that the preparation of the dishes is influenced by the culture of the region of the person who prepares it, even if the person has Japanese ancestry. So, the tip is to consume content about cooking produced in Japan. Even if you still don't know the language, it's worth watching at least the videos with the original preparation methods, observing very well the techniques used.