Food Essay

According to James Farrer, author of "Modern Japanese Cuisine: Food, Power and National Identity (review)," Tokyo, Japan restaurants were awarded a total of 191 stars by the prestigious Michelin Red Guide. This is outstanding compared to Paris' only 64 total stars and New Yorks' only 42 stars, and it is something every country should emulate (208). Food is a huge part of every person's life, and we have experiences with food every day. Food is needed to sustain life, but it is also a huge staple in cultural diversity. It is easy for humans to stereotype which country or culture is associated with certain types of food. Almost every country has their own food culture and cuisine, and multiculturalism is the word in Japanese Cuisine because they have incorporated so many different cultures into one cuisine and succeeded at it. Japanese Cuisine is often considered one of the greatest cuisines in the world because of the quality of ingredients, delicacies, preparation, presentation, and service. All of these different aspects have led to the reason why Japan has so many exquisite restaurants with so many Michelin Red Guide stars in Tokyo Alone. The Japanese take great pride in food culture, and that is why they have adapted so many different cultures into their own and put a signature Japanese twist on them.

According to Jane Lawson, Charlotte Anderson, Alan Benson, and Gorazd Vilhar, authors of the book "A Little Taste of Japan," many Japanese dishes are created around a foundation of rice and use only the freshest of ingredients (6).