Medieval Japanese Food
The most popular foods in Medieval Japan are the following:
Rice: Vegitables and Fruits:
The Japanese diet for centuries has been rice, Especially for the peasants during the medieval era,
Rice was introduced to Japan by a group of people Vegitables and Fruits were an important part of the
known as the Yayoi roughly 2,000 years ago. diet.
Sushi:
Sushi was eaten during the medieval period. Sushi originated elsewhere in Asia
and arrived in Japan around the eighth century. Nare-sushi was the ancestor of
the sushi we know today and was made of salted fish wrapped in fermented rice.
The rice was often discarded before being eaten.
Rice: Vegitables and Fruits:
The Japanese diet for centuries has been rice, Especially for the peasants during the medieval era,
Rice was introduced to Japan by a group of people Vegitables and Fruits were an important part of the
known as the Yayoi roughly 2,000 years ago. diet.
Sushi:
Sushi was eaten during the medieval period. Sushi originated elsewhere in Asia
and arrived in Japan around the eighth century. Nare-sushi was the ancestor of
the sushi we know today and was made of salted fish wrapped in fermented rice.
The rice was often discarded before being eaten.