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As in most countries, Japanese Cuisine can be broken up into regional and national dishes. Although many dishes have been around for centuries, the growing influence of western society has had some impact on the foods now found in many homes and restaurants in Japan.

Typical Japanese Cuisine features ingredients such as noodles, eggs, soy products (including tofu), various fish, (the Japanese use a lot of fish), short or medium grain white rice, mochi rice, fruits (some of which people in the west have probably never even heard of), and meat and poultry. In Japanese Cuisine it is not unusual to see horse meat on a menu. For example, raw horse meat in a meal served in thin slices dipped in soy sauce, and with onions and ginger is called basashi. This dish is favored in the regions of Nagano and Tohoku. Barbecued horse meat – bagushi – is also eaten in many parts of Japan.

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Trying to establish which is the best coffee is like asking which is the best property to live in, which is the best place to vacation in, or what are the best clothes to wear. In other words, “best” is relative to your own circumstances, tastes, like and dislikes, and to a huge extent, how rich or poor you are. And when it comes to the best in coffee, there are now so many varieties that most coffee drinkers are spoilt for choice. In fact you can even have a drink of a different coffee according to the time of day.

The fact that coffee is now drunk in all parts of the world, and by so many people – billions of cups a year worldwide are consumed – is strong testimony to how popular this beverage is. Over the decades it has suffered shortages, has risen in price, has been the subject of a number of health scares, yet it continues to be as popular as it ever was.

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When it comes to a healthy breakfast, there is little to compete with cereals. This is probably why so many people make cereals a part of their first meal of the day. There are a number of reasons why people are opting for a cereal breakfast. Some have to do with taste, others are related to health considerations. If one wants to control the level of cholesterol in the body or wants to shed some excess weight, cereal breakfast can be part of the solution, providing wholesome nutrition.

Nowadays there is a wide variety of cereal-based foods. There are still some people who may have a perception that cereal breakfast is a boring one. But, that does not have to be the case. Many manufacturers of cereals already add such things as berries, fruits, raisins or nuts. These can really enhance the flavor, and they can of course always be added at the breakfast table to one’s own individual taste.

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