Japanese Cuisine - Traditional Ingredients

Traditional Ingredients

Further information: History of Japanese cuisine and List of Japanese ingredients

A characteristic of traditional Japanese food is the sparing use of meat (mammal meat), oils and fats, and dairy products. Use of soy sauce, miso, and umeboshi makes them high in salt content, though there are low-sodium versions of these available nowadays.

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