I’m not talking about the “typical” junk food (like KFC or McDonalds), instead it’s more on certain aspects of Japanese cuisine being carb heavy or features fried items such as: ramen, agepan, karage, tempura, gyudon, tonkatsu, yakitori, etc. I mean, can ramen or gyudon bowls still be deemed “fast food” even though they appear ‘healthier’ than American fast food.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Bread isn’t really a staple in Japan, even in it’s white form. It’s not something that you just have in the house all the time. They won’t make a sandwich at home, they may purchase and use it for toast but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Japanese person eat more than one slice at breakfast before. Even the bread at most stores is sold as 4-6 slices only rather than a full loaf. https://mel.jfconline.com.au/cdn/shop/files/37170.png?v=1748918723&width=900

    • farmgineer@nord.pubEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      It’s not something that you just have in the house all the time.

      This is just plain wrong. A lot of Japanese have a slice of toast at home for breakfast. They make sandwiches for the kids or themselves as well.

      https://www.cross-m.co.jp/report/trend-eye/20260325breakfast More people eating bread for breakfast than rice (~60% v ~40%)

      Even the bread at most stores is sold as 4-6 slices only rather than a full loaf.

      Kinda, but there are multiple reasons for this. Japanese shop way more frequently, have less storage space, have housing without always-on central AC, and they don’t necessarily need more.

      There are plenty of stores that sell loaves with 10-12 slices, though, or whole baguettes, etc. I mean regular grocery stores, not fancy ones.

      • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        To be clear, A staple food is something that provides a significant portion of the calories (or other nutrients) in an overall diet.

        A single slice of bread for breakfast, which while popular as you point out, simply doesn’t come up to that level. From your own link only 60% of respondents even eat breakfast every day, and 20% don’t eat it at all.

        The whole statement I made was that bread just isn’t consumed in the quantities or for the purposes that we have it for in North America, so that’s why trying to find things like Whole Wheat bread is so difficult.

        https://thebrotbox.com/blogs/news/how-much-bread-americans-really-eat?srsltid=AfmBOorJ1fKntXLJgCZ0gaAk5lXocnTJUow9wy7AY7g0fFlXZUS3dh5v

        Americans eat on average 37 to 53 pounds of bread per year, or around 50-80 loaves. Around two slices of bread per person per day. Extrapolating from the Japanese situation, their average is probably closer to 1/3rd of that value.