I want to know what Japan is like from people who actually live in Japan especially after seeing some misleading posts online from people who don’t live in Japan & people misunderstanding something resulting in people being misleadingly negative about Japan

  • th3dogcow@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Japan doesn’t have pork broth. (Biggest culture shock for me)

    As in ramen? Have you ever been to Kyushu? These things are regional.

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      9 months ago

      As in knorr broth dice, etc, for cooking. They have chicken and vegetable consomme, and sometimes beef, but never pork. Ramen has a lot of flavoring, but when it comes to cooking food from your native country, even at speciality stores like Kaldi or Seijouishi, you’re lucky to find anything that isn’t already widely popular.

      As a Swede, pork broth is the basic of basics in cooking, so it was hard to make dishes for when you’re homesick.

      I have been to a few prefectures in Kyushu, and it was a really nice , but I didn’t try the ramen there. I’ll give it a try next time I go.

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        9 months ago

        I see. Yeah, consommé is the most prominent stock in the supermarkets, followed by chicken, and like you said beef. I’ve never used pork broth myself, but I wonder if this is what you’re looking for.