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Oriental Japanese
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They work wonders with the most familiar foods,even in your standard recipes. The subtle symphony of tastes that makes Chinese cooking popular with practically, every nation of the world is no thing of mystery. If we try to boil it down to the bare essentials, we can do very well with just nine special seasonings. All are readily available, if not locally, then by mail order. And while they are necessary for authentic Chinese cooking, even more amazingly, they will also add a new fillip to your old standby recipes.
If they sound exotic, just wait until you try them. All at once they'll seem just as basic and indispensable as
vinegar, catsup, paprika, Worcestershire sauce, or garlic. It may surprise you to know that even some of these are as Oriental as a rickshaw. "Catsup" is a Malay word, and "Worcestershire" just an English name for a spiced-up soy sauce brought back from China by an early traveler. More recently the Occidental kitchen has taken over monosodium glutamate, an Oriental invention; peanut oil, a staple of Oriental cookery; and soy sauce itself as a prime basting ingredient for barbecued meats.
The nine candidates for your seasoning shelf are: soy sauce as a cooking ingredient; fresh ginger; sesame seed oil; oyster sauce; dried Japanese mushrooms; five-spice powder; hoisin sauce; bean curd; and fermented bean cake.
Soy Sauce
There is a little more to soy sauce than meets the eye. It is made from boiled, ground soybeans blended with ground roasted wheat, salt, water, and a culture of fermented rice. While there are now domestic brands, the best are imported from Hong Kong or Japan, and there are at least three distinct varieties.
One is a thick, dark, Chinese type of pungent flavor, tasting like a good, salty, rich beef essence. It is used
both for the table and for what the Chinese call "red cooking"-dishes incarnadined by this dark-colored seasoner. But the Number One Boy among Chinese types is Sang Chau, light in density and color, with a pure, clean taste. It gives a more delicate flavoring for soups, salad dressings, egg dishes-almost anything, in fact, except desserts.
Coming in between the thin, light brown Sang Chau and the dark, thick Chinese soy sauce in strength, in natural full-bodied flavor, density, and degree of saltiness is a Japanese brand called Kik-koman. In the recipes you'll find the whys and wherefores of these three varieties.
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Where To Find Japanese Decorations
When one thinks of Africa, one thinks not of cities but of jungles and lions. Yet there are cities there. When one thinks of England one thinks not of cities but of castles and knights on armor. So it is with Japan - one thinks of castles and samurai, but not of modern day decorative trends.
If you're looking for authentic Japanese furniture, there are quite a few sites on the web where you can see what's on offer, what they look like, and how much they cost.
But ask yourself...what is authentic Japanese furniture? There are the classic designs everyone thinks of - the mats, the screens, the pillows, the futons. But Japanese furniture design has not stood still, any more than any other country's furniture design has, and there is plenty of modernistic looking stuff out there with just a soupcon of the oriental flair about it.
Asian Culture
If you see an interesting piece of sculpture or ornamentation, or an excitingly designed piece of furniture, purchase it by all means. It all comes down to what you like. But, your appreciation of these pieces can be enhanced if you know the history behind each piece (if any). So do a bit of research into the history of the domestic life of these countries.
A Few Sample Web Businesses
Haiku Designs offers furniture, bedding and artwork, in both traditional and modern Japanese designs. All of their offerings are illustrated with large photos so you can get a good idea of what you're looking at.
I really liked their Kyoto Japanese Style platform bed, which comes with shoulder rests so you can sit up and read before retiring for the night. Very elegant looking. Among other offerings is the Kenso Platform bed, which is what one typically thinks of when thinking of Japanese beds!
Haiku Designs also offers indoor water fountains, but oddly enough not the Lotus Pool that set off their Europa bedroom set, in the descriptive photo!
Greentea Design also offers exclusively Asian-inspired designs for all rooms in the house.
I thought it was interesting that they offered Maru Tables, which are constructed from "original slabs of century-old Korean flooring". These boards are three inches thick and were "used in aristocrat's homes for their main rooms and porches." Well...better that these antique boards should still see use than be burned to create fuel, but what a pity that the buildings from which they come must no longer be in existence...
I like the fact that all of their furniture is made from salvaged wood, however - that is a point of pride with them and I think it makes a lot of sense. "Keep it green" is their motto.
Oriental Furniture is another of the many sites on the web that offer furnishings and decorations - statuary, etc. from Japan and China. I particularly liked their statuary and silk paintings, and they also have jade carvings.
About the Author
Phil Caxton is the author of many articles on subjects like oriental interiors and published at http://www.home-decorating-reviews.com . For additional information on gardening or
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Does an American getting full-body tattoos (oriental/horimono style) offend the Japanese to whom it is culture?
Full body tattoos are offensive to most everyone who is clean and law-abiding. Only the Yakuza in Japan (criminal organization) embrace them. Same with nearly everyone else in the world, unless you work for a carnival or freak show.
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