Traditional cuisine, called Washoku is starting to disappear...and UNESCO World Heritage is here to step up against that!
The typical Japanese diet, which used to revolve around rice, fish and vegetables, has been heavily influenced by the introduction of fast-food restaurants from the West and prepackaged convenience foods from other parts of Asia, including China and Taiwan.
On the dietary end, that means a lot more meat, bread, and oil.
On the economic end, it means a heavier dependence on foreign imports
and a lower level of self-sufficiency. Japanese top chefs are concerned that traditional food might disappear.
Where UNESCO recognition will help is in preserving
cooking techniques and dining traditions among a Japanese public that is
becoming more accustomed to eating out, often alone. Food education,
called Shokuiku in Japan, is a major concern: Passed in 2005, the
Basic Law of Shokuiku established various food and nutrition education
programs in Japan’s public schools.
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