3 Shocking Facts about Japanese Food You Didn't Want to Know About

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“Japanese food is healthy, and that’s why Japanese people look so young and live long!”
This might be something that you have believed in until you played this video. Japanese food called “和食 washoku” in Japanese, was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, and has been gaining a lot of attention and popularity ever since as a way to maintain a healthy body and to keep you in shape.
...But what if I told you that washoku is actually NOT healthy?
I was very shocked too after reading these two books written by a Japanese doctor, who states that the assumption of “washoku = healthy” is a very dangerous myth.
So today, I will first explain about the definition of washoku and how it was added to the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List. Then, I will introduce the 3 main reasons why there are some people who claim that Japanese food is not healthy.
The 3 reasons will get more and more surprising towards the end and in the final chapter I will introduce some ideas on ways to find healthy food in Japan, so stay tuned!
I hope this video will be useful not only for those who are hoping to travel to Japan, but especially to students and workers who are planning on staying in Japan for a longer period of time.
However I know that these “health theories” often change from time to time, and there are many people who say things that are completely opposed to each other. I don't believe that this is the absolute truth, so please understand that I’m just trying to share an interesting idea with you.
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2:27 What is "和食 washoku?"
4:55 1. Too much carbohydrates and salt
9:56 2. Too much food additives
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[@gwillis01]

In my trivial opinion, Japanese people are too focused on buying food that looks pretty or perfectly pleasant. A small, shallow defect does not take away from the nutritional value of a fruit or vegetable.

[@meliagant1650]

It isnt only the japanese. Basically every developed country is like that sadly

[@orange_kate]

It's the big thing in Korea too. I don't get it at all. Ok, if it's a present, it should look good, but why looking for perfectly round tomatoes when you're going to chop them up for a soup?.. On the brighter side: I'm buying "ugly" veggies much cheaper.

[@hollistantang9469]

@@orange_kate agreed.. It is quite silly...

[@estellawong365]

Japanese food is not just satisfying the taste buds, the other senses is to be used in terms of togetherness factor so as to give the best impression for the diner.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

I love strawberries but I remember some perfectly looking strawberries that was tasteless. As a general rule, anything that are allowed to grow slowly will probably end up smaller then the "ideal" but filled with flavour and nutrients. Accelerated growth does not allow for that.

[@nathanacreman632]

I actually visited Japan a while ago and was astonished by how generally unhealthy the food was despite most people thinking it was extremely healthy. I then realized the reason why most people in Japan were skinny was because most people walked a lot more than in the United States and other similar countries. I mean you couldn't get anything done without walking, I've never walked so much in my life before.

[@jannetteberends8730]

Like most people in The Netherlands are not fat because they bike everywhere. Especially children.

[@3mar00ss6]

as bad as the food in Japan thrya re still healthier than Americans because of America being car centric unwalkable trash look at the health of countries with livable cities vs countries like the USA, Kuwait or UAE just watch the channel not just bikes especially the video titled "the gym of life"

[@hannah60000]

There’s also a lot of dieting and fat shaming. Also, people tend to mind their weight due to collective ideals and not wanting to cause issues by being overweight and blend into the masses.

[@Galaxy-Being]

​@@Hay8137g Do you mean the commercial Mediterranean diet or the cultural Mediterranean diet?

[@uuee6666]

I don’t think it’s because people walk a lot more in Japan. We walk a lot in the UK as well and yet many people are fat unlike Japan. Its portion sizes really. Even though some Japanese food types are unhealthy, overall calorie consumption is low regardless of whether it comes from carbs or fat. Any source of high calories is bad for you, regardless if it’s fat or carbs

[@crisjapopcris1564]

I remember until the 1980's food in Japan was way less salty, less sweet and less greasy. Considering that as we age we also loose tasting sensibility - because of this elderly tend to exagerate salt and sugar when cooking or choose practical but industrialized and full of chemicals food - and that Japan has the largest aging society in the world, average food seasoning was probably changed to please nowadays' market.

[@Calvini2013]

Yes I live in the US and all the premade Japanese food are overly salty and I end up eating extra rice for it...

[@Jason-gj1pu]

I see a western influence increasing year by year.

[@srajanverma9064]

"Japanese food uses too much carbohydrates, sugar and salts" Indian food: Amateurs!!

[@arinechan6177]

Both aren’t no match for Brazilian food

[@WarpFactor999]

True. Veg diets consist largely of rice, garbanzo beans and various pulses with flour for naan's or chapatti. Generally very low in protein and fats which isn't healthy. India has over a billion people. >60% go hungry every night.

[@joeligmacandace9356]

@@arinechan6177 the USA: pathetic

[@crazy1tad1pole1]

@@joeligmacandace9356 I remembered an american dude I follow on social media who lived in Brazil for a while. He's pretty fat, and he said that if he lived in Brazil it would be a lot easier to lose weight. There's a lot of junk food here that's as caloric as american fast food. The difference is that it's much cheaper to eat healthy (especially if you earn in dollars), so while the junk food is just as bad, we tend to eat it less often.

[@suiken3149]

Flipinos: hold our sack of rice

[@user-ci7dy1qk6z]

Shogo-san, greatest thanks for revealing such unpleasant secrets about Japan. Japan is widely advertised, but most people do not know about dark sides. That's why the thing you do is so grand.

[@JustEndah]

@Sakuta Ren Well said. All countries have their own problems.

[@MrWeebs-gc2jj]

Japan: our food is not healthy America: amature

[@mannymartinez7252]

I gotta admit this made me laugh 😊

[@jamesskyles896]

America: Hold my beer

[@OrangeMelon419]

America: hold my obesity rate

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Also add the America lifestyle if your not in New York City you got to drive everywhere because we have almost don't have public transit in most places since 1950 we built around the car making things more convenient to drive but made it less convenient to walk around and the American suburbs are large and distance form anything in New York we have suburbs in Brooklyn and Queen but their not as big yeh house is smaller also the yards also store are more near by making convenient to walk also since it more dense you have bus stop and train around making good used of it also their a stigma of that public transit are for the poor not seeing it a an alternative way to commute to work and then drive cars which increase obesity

[@gwillis01]

@@USSAnimeNCC- I totally agree that there is a negative stigma to riding public transport. It's supposedly only for those poverty stricken Americans who cannot get a loan to buy a car. And because America is a land of extreme individualism, we don't want to be constricted or held back by time tables or schedules. Part of the American dream is to just impulsively impulsively jump into your car and go where you want when you want.

[@HolyCrapItsALion]

I really like how you use previous videos to reinforce the points you're making. It's like having an ongoing conversation with you! Thank you for enlightening others about these underlining cultural issues in Japan.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

Also clearing misconception and misunderstanding

[@patrickt49]

Most Asian dishes are like this though in one way, shape, or form. They put soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce or shrimp paste to add that umami deep flavour that also makes Asian dishes taste great which is high in sodium. There are also additives like MSG (in various types of stocks) and other ingredients that prolong the shelf life of various ingredients and enhance the taste. Basically, the less processed the food the better. This applies in any country.

[@KaitouKaiju]

MSG is as natural as vanilla extract

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

@@KaitouKaiju If you’re talking about glutamic acid, then yeah, but Patrick’s point is about processing, and commercial MSG in the concentrations sold to the consumer is most certainly the result of processing.

[@JasonB808]

MSG is actually better for you than salt. Any products that tells you it is MSG free is using another substitute that is actually worse than salt. But just like any food. Eat with moderation. Not like I can talk. I eat too much junk food.

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

@@JasonB808 MSG works as a flavor enhancer to salt allowing manufacturers to get a salty taste with less actual NaCl. Even the sodium in Monosodium glutamate ends up being less sodium overall even in combination.

[@baboon500]

Mercury and arsenic is also natural

[@Timbot2002]

Hi Shogo-san, one small additional detail regarding historical vs. modern Japanese food culture regarding both carbs and salt. Up until about 5 minutes ago historically, 95% percent of Japanese people also slaved under the hot sun in agriculture. forestry, or fishing (in orher words, just like the rest of the world). A bowl of rice, especially in the morning was valuable to provide energy for a long day of physical labor, and the salt would also be taken care of by the sheer physical effort of the work.

[@tsulkalu8640]

I saw a recent study that showed that being physically active is more important than diet for overall health. Both is obviously better though

[@theaterhobo]

He briefly covered this for point #3 at about 9 minutes. But yes, I agree

[@fraggo13]

Also they only ate two meals a day until the west introduced three a day. Theses days many eat more than that.

[@jaysherman2615]

@@tsulkalu8640 I can confirm. I work out for hours every day and 3,500 calories is not enough. I lose weight. Granted I have to keep an eye on my cholesterol.

[@BlackSakura33]

What do these westerners have against rice? ALL of asia has and have been eating rice as their main food. Your gene is incompatible for rice that is YOUR problem.

[@martag029]

I always thought that cancer rates were higher in Japan because more people smoke cigarettes, but I would imagine that eating pesticide vegetables wouldn't help, either.

[@monikagrosch9632]

I was taught in nursing school that more Japanese men have stomach cancer because they eat first and thus hotter food than the women

[@MercenaryJames]

This is something I tell my wife all the time. She complains about gaining weight (I myself have gained a bit of weight) and I tell her it's because of all the sugar and breads she eats/incorporates into meals. Getting a Starbucks coffee in the morning, eating bagels for breakfast, some form of rice meal or pasta for dinner, it adds up quick. Lately my diet for work (grave shift) consists of two hard boiled eggs, a cup of yogurt, some form of nut (almonds usually) and some olives. After a week this usually makes me feel so much better, but the only thing holding me back is exercise, which I've been slacking. It's hard, especially when more easily accessible foods are the worst, combined with a busy work schedule. But it helps.

[@adorabell4253]

Daily bagels, without also doing a good amount of cardio, will make you fat so fast.

[@Call-me-Al]

Drinking a lot of your calories is generally a quick way to add weight, which is why it is so recommended for those who are underweight. A black coffee or an espresso with just a splash of pure cream isn't going to be a problem, but a large sweet and fatty coffee drink from Starbucks that contains half of all of your recommended daily intake of your calories or more is really bad (and really easy to achieve in a single drink, especially if you are as short woman with a stationary office job). Some short sedentary women have 1200 kcal as daily maintain limit, while professional athletes can need 4000-6000 kcalories to merely maintain their weight at their extreme level of activity and muscle mass.

[@manicpepsicola3431]

@@adorabell4253 yeah I haven't had bagles in years because I haven't been exercising as much everytime I go to the store I'm tempted but its not worth it

[@willdehne1]

Trying to help. I am an exercise fanatic. Four hours fast biking per day plus one hour lap swimming. Retired. I eat very healthy. Oatmeal with berries for breakfast. Lunch is energy gels plus boiled egg. Dinner is grilled fish or chicken or meat plus tureen of cooked vegetables and salad. To loose weight I must restrict food intake.

[@avia4281]

Grave shift alone is a class 2 carcinogen in UK.

[@gwillis01]

I totally agree that consumer demand can change what companies manufacture. Every dollar is a vote. If you buy food with fifteen artificial additives, you are telling the company that made that food to make more of it.

[@garryferrington811]

Very true.

[@sakaue]

isnt this basic economics

[@gwillis01]

@@sakaue People often need to be reminded of basic facts.

[@sakaue]

@@gwillis01 fair

[@adorabell4253]

It’s not buying or not buying that creates change but lobbying. Make it too unpleasant or expensive for governments to NOT ban certain practices. It’s how safe food laws are passed. Giant media campaigns also work.

[@wareforcoin5780]

Having food become unhealthy to you is the mark of a major world power.

[@blarblablarblar]

I don't think that's quite right, that's just how we see things because we don't have much to worry about in rich countries. Poor countries have similar or worse regulations for food and agriculture.

[@forteastro6996]

@Sakuta Ren but hey. You guys are ahead of most Latin countries.

[@rubyy.7374]

Indian street food begs otherwise

[@rev.paull.vasquez4001]

In general, all cultures have “healthy” and “unhealthy” food, though sometimes a particular culture may be particularly lacking. The connection between beri beri & white rice is one example, but vitamin d deficiency and adding it to milk is an example from the West. I can look at something like Japanese ramen, for instance, and see some concerns if this is a large part of one’s diet, but I could say the same about hamburgers & barbecue.

[@Peter2k84]

To be fair, a lot of traditional foods tend to be made for people who literally worked the fields to grow crops all day long, or other heavy labor duties Or traditional sweet things, while heavily concentrated in calories, used to be once in a while thing And lastly, you can take any healthy food and make it more unhealthy

[@chocopiebunny]

Americans don’t eat BBQ and burgers as often as we Japanese eat ramen

[@LaNoir.]

@@chocopiebunny Don't underestimate the Americans.....

[@xanthippus9079]

Unfortunately, I notice that the modern urban lifestyles disconnect people from their food. A great example is when perfectly edible and nutritious food is discarded because of an appearance regarded as "odd" (such as the cucumbers).

[@animeotaku307]

It's a shame. Those veggies can be just as good, especially if you're making a dish that doesn't require "pretty" produce. Like, when I made strawberry ice cream, I pureed the strawberries that had a bunch of soft spots or were noticeably darker/less bright than the others. It was still delicious.

[@opticalraven1935]

@@animeotaku307 You are smart for using those types of strawberries.

[@warwizard1309]

Cucumbers are awesome, people who judge food on appearance are missing out. I can't eat as much as I used too and I missed them a lot.

[@warwizard1309]

@@animeotaku307 as someone who worked in the ice cream industry, you really really don't want to know how they are made. The riper the fruit, the tastier the ice cream, and since it's all going to be mashed anyway, we just get all the discarded fruit at a cheaper price (not the one which has gone bad, but the one people don't buy because it looks bad). The best banana ice cream is made with bananas which have lots of brown spots.

[@animeotaku307]

@@warwizard1309 Honestly, that doesn’t put me off. Browned bananas are the best for making banana bread, since they’re much easier to mash up. So long as it’s not too rotten, I’m okay with overripe produce in my ice cream.

[@monikap.phuengmak3164]

The first time I went to Japan, I couldn't finish almost anything because of how salty it was to me. (I ate a lot of Japanese food in Thailand, but they probably toned down the salt to fit our paletes.) The first half of the dishes were fine, but after that my tongue would start tingling because of the salt or whatever sauce they used. 😂 And that happened every single meal...

[@missplainjane3905]

What food in particular ?

[@monikap.phuengmak3164]

@@missplainjane3905 Usually Ramen (of course), convenient store bento, variations of rice bowls, and anything with meat in it, really. I feel like it might be just business food though, because my host mom during the time I stayed in Japan cooked, and her food wasn't as salty.

[@monikap.phuengmak3164]

@@missplainjane3905 That can depend on what kind of food you eat at home. For me, I'm used to food that is less flavored, so Japanese food is pretty salty by my standard. Personally, I haven't had bland Japanese food yet.

[@Byhvla]

What? I’ve never been to Japan myself but I’ve seen a lot of people who went there and they complimented the food ( especially stuff like ramen ). I’m not saying you’re a liar of course but I’m really surprised 😳

[@alexlehrersh9951]

Thats why i like it

[@JosephKerr27]

The Okinawan prefecture has an even greater longevity than the rest of Japan, so there may be something to their dietary variant: smaller portions of rice, bigger portions of purple sweet potatoes for carbs. Different carbohydrates achieve different effects.

[@animeotaku307]

It’s also different carb sources. Potatoes will have more nutrients while white rice is basically empty calories. Potatoes are also more fibrous than rice, so they’ll leave you feeling full longer as well as helping with digestion.

[@Crazypixiness]

Don't forget their higher consumption of bitter melon!

[@PhilipLeFou]

There is a big difference if you’re day is spent in the sunny fields doing hard labor than sitting in the nice air conditioning at a desk and working on a computer. The same principles apply to the diet of the South in America and how it impacted the population with disease.

[@GaijinGoombah]

I remember my team teachers in JET would both be in disbelief and harass me for getting fatter as I lived in Japan. Saying it was because all the meat I ate, despite eating food sold in Japan. I remember looking in horror as my kids lunch comprised of rice, noodles, and bread.

[@Abigdummy4life]

All those carbs....

[@tokyo_taxi7835]

That totally happened to me the first time I lived in Japan because I could not read the food labels. The second time I lived there I learned how to read the food labels and so could make better choices about my food. I was also a JET like you and eschewed school lunch because for me it was not only too much food at once but I didn't want to eat all that rice and white bread. O_O

[@nidohime6233]

Remember back then when it was said plain fat is the reason people are becoming more obese? Yeah, it was a common fact people thought when I grew up in the 2000s at least.

[@SmashBrosBrawl]

Interesting.... Were you able to lose a lot of that weight once you left Japan?

[@Cless_Aurion]

Damn, I've been in Japan for 2 years, have barely changed my food habits, and lost 10kg, even when doing all the quarantining...

[@BichaelStevens]

Thank you for addressing the carb and sugar beast. 70s is where we started exploding in obesity, right when the food pyramid, sponsored by big companies, convinced everyone to favor breads and pastas way more than meats and vegetables.

[@wareforcoin5780]

A lot of people eat way too much meat, too. Basically, an average diet in the US is carb + meat/cheese. No vegetables, no fruit.

[@johanmetreus1268]

There is no "sugar beast", only eating too much. Serving sizes in USA are simply ridiculously large. Bottom line is that we eat more today, while at the same time using our bodies less.

[@somerandomfatguy.3384]

Just put some more cheese there.

[@saltymonke3682]

yep

[@BichaelStevens]

@@johanmetreus1268 Tell it to my sugar addiction

[@Katsurenjo15]

I have been disappointed by the ingredients I find in many Japanese packaged foods. I also try to eat a carb restrictive diet so it's hard to find good choices within Japanese cuisine. Regarding salt, if you can reduce your carbohydrate intake significantly, your body should hold on to less salt in the kidneys. I had no idea the rate of diabetes in the Japanese population had risen so much!

[@animeotaku307]

A good way to restrict carbs is find low-carb alternatives. Brown rice has more nutrients than empty-calorie white rice (or you can use riced veggies like cauliflower) and instead of regular noodles you could use shirataki noodles, which are carb-free and more fibrous.

[@Call-me-Al]

Natto is fairly low carb, notably lower than unfermented soy beans.

[@NatashaJerjomina]

finally someone is talking about this. i feel global there is a lot of uneducated guesses of what is actually consumed in japan. everything is not served as its original source, there is a lot of sauces, sugar, salt in almost everyting you eat, even the fish has to be marinated in a lot sugars to be a meal, also cooking methods are always fried, or on the hot stove in a lot of vegetable oil which is really bad for your internal health, literally cancerous. sticky rice is the worst rices for you because the amount of starch and how often its eaten. most people today i think it got much worse, most people are living off sweetened drinks, bread and cakes, the traditional foods became very occasional when your in a new prefecture traveling or maybe celebrating. but i had to lose 10lb because all the healthy japanese food was actually causing me alot of weight gain and acne issues because there to much dressing, salts, sugars and starch. you definately should not go into japan thinking stereotypes and actually think about what your actually eating.

[@harukrentz435]

I think europeans diet is the best, especially the mediteranian region.

[@willy4170]

Who told you that vegetable oils are cancerous? Not true at all. Depending on the oil, the extra virgin olive oil has even one of the best lipidic profiles. the only harmful oils, were the hydrogenated oils but they weren’t linked to cancer either, and they have pulled from the shelves a long ago. So your point is moot.

[@WatchingNinja]

​@@willy4170 They are talking about the literal product called vegetable oil, not olive oil. Vegetable oil oxidizes. Technically if you eat full olives, you don't need to have any oil. Look up the research, it's interesting. 😊

[@Quoodle1]

Balance is perhaps what is the most important concepts. Don’t be afraid to eat rice, just don’t eat as much. Maybe a cultural push for using smaller scoops or smaller portions. You don’t have to eat all the rice that’s put in front of you. And maybe try brown rice.

[@reinodaserrocia6706]

"Japan is a pesticide powerhouse" Brazil: ah okey, really?

[@matheussanthiago9685]

ooof

[@MatheusKlSch]

Yet in Brazil is relatively easy to find pesticide-free products. Not sure about Japan tho *obligatory comment* you mentioned Brazil, get ready for a long thread in Portuguese.

[@reinodaserrocia6706]

@@MatheusKlSch hahahaha true

[@LucasBarretoDeMatosCosta]

Sim...nos chegamos

[@reinodaserrocia6706]

@@LucasBarretoDeMatosCosta Chegou tarde

[@JustEndah]

Thank you for presenting this topic. I observed in the last 10 years, organic food prices in Tokyo decrease as demand grows. Also, more and more regular supermarkets make organic foods and products available for their customers. Now I don't have to go to organic supermarket anymore, as nearby supermarkets have them with competitive prices compared to non-organic produce.

[@cnscaevola]

I have super bad migraines, so I have had to adapt “traditional foods” that I like (from all cultures) for a low sodium / other triggers for me. I have managed to make things like miso soup using less sodium by using alternatives to normal ingredients or by using some of a normal ingredient for flavor while using a substitute as well to lessen sodium (low sodium mushroom broth is super helpful and there’s a way to make a super good seaweed broth, katsuobushi granules and I don’t play nicely). Making things from scratch can help as you control what’s going in. So, it may not be “perfect” in the traditional sense, but get the same general flavor across. I like to make different dishes across cultures to make a meal when I cook. However, mental health problems have made this more difficult.

[@garryferrington811]

If you're getting migraines, contributing factors may be phosphates ("natural flavors," which are not natural) and sulfites. Phosphates were banned for some time (like saccarine) due to their highly carcinogenic qualities - so high that they were banned when cigarette smoking was considered a little unhealthy. The Reagan administration brought them back under a new, non-threatening name. 60 Minutes had a report, oh, maybe thirty years ago showing asthmatic people gasping for breath after consuming sulfites. Reportedly some died. It's sulfites which give you a splitting headache when you have a glass or two of wine.

[@animeotaku307]

By mushroom and seaweed broth, do you mean making dashi stock using dried shiitake and kombu? Or something else? I'd like to keep having miso for breakfast without having too much sodium. Yeah, mental health makes it difficult to cook. I switched to dashi granules because making stock every week wasn't feasible with work and school and most of the stuff I use I've made ahead of time or can be put together fairly quickly.

[@cnscaevola]

@@animeotaku307 Yup! And I’d swear I’ve used low sodium mushroom broth when I haven’t felt great and wanted fast, but I tend to use kombu. We’ll just say I cheat to try different ways to get the flavor I like. And Eden sells no sodium bonito flakes that work great too! (If you’re in the US.)

[@geomeopeoleo1740]

@@garryferrington811 I actually get migraines from phosphates and nitrates which are in processed food. The common foods I found that have them are lunch meat, especially stuff like baloney, bacon and hotdogs. I have to get uncured meats which usually cost more. It does cause some issues socially, I have to ask when my friends are having something like a barque ‘What brand is that?’. Used to cause me social anxiety sometimes, as I didn’t want to make a scene. Honestly, in the beginning I would just not eat and say nothing. Had to eat immediate when I got back home.

[@Cillana]

I have bad migraines too. I have learned to adapt many recipes and cook from scratch a lot. My migraine triggers include high sodium, glutamates (MSG, some seaweeds, fermented foods), high tyramine (some beans, some nuts, aged cheeses, aged meats), sulfites (preservatives, raw onion), nitrates (preservatives), caffeine, and theobromine (chocolate).

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[@the_hiroman]

I'd also recommend eating eggs in Japan. Since it is popular to eat them raw, freshness, cleanliness and quality of eggs are very good as compared to other countries. Just a avoid adding too much salt and sugar as mentioned in the video.

[@warwizard1309]

Raw? What about salmonella?

[@user-jl2xw7qf2y]

@@warwizard1309 Salmonella is unheard of in Japan, it is said

[@meliagant1650]

@@warwizard1309 japan has from what I know basically no salmonella because of extremely high standards in the production.

[@kenshix7902]

@@warwizard1309 What's salmonella?

[@animeotaku307]

@@kenshix7902 Salmonella is a food-born illness usually found in uncooked chicken, though it sometimes turns up in raw eggs as well (not as often).

[@nightmare0xranmabloodedge122]

As a gourmet, this has been very helpful, Shogo-san. Appreciate it from the USA! XD

[@AmyraCarter]

I'm familiar with the 'one soup, three sides' type of meal. It is most certainly not meant for casual consumption. Probably my favorite variation of this is a mushroom and ox tail soup, barley crisps, green onions, and this very creamy, slightly gritty cheeze that tastes somewhat like chocolate. Pairs well with red wine, or sparkling water. It most certainly will leave one with less than stellar breath but plenty of caloric energy for pounding out hot melted iron.

[@tennyoceres]

Another very informative video. This one I'm definitely sharing.

[@mikotagayuna8494]

All things are poison and nothing is without poison; The dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison. -Paracelsus

[@michaelpettersson4919]

This is true even for water.

[@Ithirahad]

@@michaelpettersson4919 AFAIK the 'antidote' to water is just a resupply of sodium and potassium ions, though. Most of these "poisons" are sadly not so easy to deal with. But the same principle appplies, yes.

[@psyOmicron]

I'd like to add one more point to the "too much carbohydrates" theory. Refined rice as we know it is actually a luxury item just 60-70 decades ago. Back in the 1940s and 50s, most people are still consuming unrefined "brown rice", which are higher in fibre, lower in carbs. So it makes you feel more full while ingesting less carbs. But because refined rice now is much more common and most likely we are still eating the same portions as we did as brown rice, this leads to carb overload.

[@harukrentz435]

Or back then we had hard jobs that required high calories to sustain, say like farmers?

[@Cavegeckosol]

I think that the misconception about Japanese homogeneity extends to their food, specifically Washoku. In reality, half of the food listed as Washoku came to Japan in the last 250 years after the end of the Edo period. Things like ramen, curry, and fried cutlets are actually relatively new to Japan. White rice, too, isn't particularly "Japanese" either as the traditional rice seen before the Meiji was brown rice. We see this a lot with "new" countries that developed in the last 250 years. Germany, Italy, and even the USA have a sense of urgency when it comes to inventing cultural and historical foundations. Washoku is a platonic ideal about Japanese food, and it reinforces the myth of homogeneity. It is the product of orientalism, imperialism, and nation-builing.

[@LukSter18998]

I don’t think so

[@robertnomok9750]

@@LukSter18998 Next thing you are going to say is that Bushido is an actual moral code ancient samurai followed and it wasnt invented to reinforce japanese emperealistic propaganda long after age of samurai?

[@LukSter18998]

@@robertnomok9750 I’d like some authentic confirmation on the first statement

[@robertnomok9750]

@@LukSter18998 @inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushidō in Modern Japan by Oleg Benesch@ probably the most famous work on that theme. He is a bit biased but even those who critiqued him did so for his hars conclusion rather than for subject itself. Basicly bushido just like honor of knights was a concept retconed by authors AFTER age of those samurai and knights. Yes, in some form bushido existed long before 19th centuary but it was very different and more brutal. "Modern" bushido was used during japanese imperial era for citizens and soldier. To apeal to their national pride and give them exaple to follow. Sounds innocent but as any propaganda it goal was to turn people into mindless horde to fule expansionalist ambitions. That one of the reason japanes soldier prefered to throw themselfs on machine gun dots, become kamikaze and commit war crime such as rape, genocide, human experiments and etc. After all they were following their god emperror and defended spirit of samurai nation.

[@AA-db9cb]

Really appreciate the high quality of editing in you videos.

[@hollish196]

This was so interesting. Thank you for sharing all the information here. Excellent!!

[@enochsun9714]

I love how the healthy foods you mentioned at the end are actually some of my favourite foods. Can’t wait to go to Japan

[@cheshirekat8273]

Sugar is an issue in all industrialized countries... but I honestly believed that it was less of an issue in Japan... 1 out of 6 people have diabetes or are pre-diabetic? Holy cow!

[@Arado159]

Tbh, following many young Japanese folks on Twitter I can see it. They seem really fond of sweets, ice cream, and sugary (alcoholic) drinks.

[@danthovict381]

@@Arado159 dont forget carbonated drinks, that contain a lot of sugar.

[@lucyla9947]

@@danthovict381carbonated drinks aren't healthy in of themselves, however they tend to be sugary so they generally are unhealthy. (For example carbonated juice or water is as Healthy as uncarbonated)

[@rubymoca]

@@Arado159 But lord forbid if they’re fat!

[@DarksurfX]

Such a good video Shogo! Thank you so much for teaching this. I’ve always been curious about the salt intake for the Japanese and how they handle it.

[@stantroup6868]

Love your videos . I hope you keep making them .

[@victoryomorodion2786]

That was a great video. Maybe another alternative is to cook the "washoku" yourself, there you can reduce the amount of salts and carbohydrates. I hope you reach your goal, you all stay healthy and have a great day.

[@wilhelmtaylor9863]

I believe that the rice eaten in Japan today is way more processed (polished) than in the past. THAT is obviously the biggest source of carbs and it's killing them. Add to that all the inflammatory oils introduced fairly recently - essentially processed machine oil with no food value but high in omega 6.

[@moritod]

Yet another amazing video, full of details I didn't know I cared about until now. Thank you so much Shogo-san!

[@SuperNovaRider]

Great video! Thanks 😄

[@balmung37]

This video is both alarming and informative. Our cucumbers are also straight instead of crooked in the United States, I've never thought about that being an unnatural shape honestly! Thanks as always for your knowledge on Japan, Shogo!

[@hollyingraham3980]

One, those were probably Asian cucumbers, not the English cucumbers found in Western markets. They are chemically different, too, as European cucumbers contain cucubertin which gives some people gas. Two, there are plenty of crooked cukes in European species. Think of all the curved dill pickles you've seen.

[@stuartclarke3171]

Really liked this video, was very surprised to hear about the high use of pesticide chemicals. I work for a company in the UK that produces natural pesticides, we do international sales I wonder how we might be able to get into the Japanese market. I only spent 3 weeks on holiday in Japan but one thing I noticed about the food was the lack of vegetables when picking up a bento or ekiben, or buying a meal in a restaurant or cafe. I had to buy fruit and veg smoothies from a kombini to replace the fruit and veg I should have had in my food. It's not all bad I did find a cafe that puts loads of vegetables in it's dishes and was great value for money. I believe the place was called Yokazuna. It's in Kyoto on the southern side of Gojō-dōri and a short walk east from Tanbaguchi railway station.

[@shenglongisback4688]

Yes i think your right about the name ive been too that cafe. I thought i was the only one that noticed that about veges.

[@zzBaBzz]

The amount of vegetables and fruits you should have in your diet is ZERO. You are carnivorous.

[@stuartclarke3171]

@@zzBaBzz I take it that was a joke, but if not; My biology teacher told my class that Homo Sapiens are Omnivores. Meaning we are a mix of carnivore and herbivore. If you want to try a purely carnivorous diet feel free.

[@adorabell4253]

@@zzBaBzz really not sure in poe but no. Humans are not carnivores. We are omnivores. We not only can but must eat a variety of food types (and we’re so omnivorous we’ve adapted to eating things that aren’t usually food sources) to stay healthy.

[@zzBaBzz]

@@adorabell4253 Your bowel system (identical to carnivores) and gut bacteria and enzymes (also identical) beg to differ. :-) You absolutely do not need anything but animal products.

[@keniceeunice2644]

Thank you for sharing pleasure and informative.

[@DavidCruickshank]

I love your videos like this, keep up the awesome work!

[@chithiennguyen1371]

I remember a Vietnamese girl once got in trouble in Japan for bringing 10kg of an Vietnamese food classified unsafety in Japan. The Vietnamese food see brought in is call " Nem chua" it is made of raw port wrapped in banana leaf that been cooked by bacteria and is edible. It sounds strange, but delicious and proven by Australian scientists to be healthy.

[@melelconquistador]

Cooked by bacteria? Do you mean fermented or pickled?

[@chithiennguyen1371]

@@melelconquistador yeah, fermented.

[@BusterKitten]

I've been eating Japanese food for over 70 years and I'm still alive. Proof that Japanese food is healthy. Seriously though, in a typical Japanese meal you'll notice that the portions are very modest and I think that's one of the reasons why Japanese people live for a long time, we don't over eat.

[@Heylon1313]

Thank you very much for making this video, I learned many new things.

[@RonitPirtle]

Thank you for this message

[@laughtercatz]

This is a topic that I never heard of :0 Thank you very much Shogo ! This is very helpful to know for people's :D

[@gwillis01]

science hint: starch and sugar are different things. There is more than one type of carbohydrate.

[@portalkey5283]

Thank you for sharing this, Shogo.

[@MuMu-co8ic]

Hi Shogo. Thankful for always putting out educational videos about the social issues in Japan.

[@kit922]

The real life hack: cook this food for yourself so you can modify the contents to fit your lifestyle, and select the fresh foods that are safe to eat

[@Ricky911_]

I'm glad you talked about carbohydrates and sugar. I've tried going on a diet many times and never understood why I never lost weight. It's because I reduced fats and meat. The reality is bread, which I constantly ate, and big portions of pasta were the real reason I wasn't losing weight. Nowadays, I eat more meat than I ever have and I'm losing weight quite easily while also greatly increasing my muscle mass. I also workout quite a lot so salt is something I really need to avoid cramps

[@kinkane5566]

Nice videos, keep them coming!

[@TheLooking4sunset]

Ground breaking investigative journalism in my view!! Great job

[@jeems2066]

I feel Washoku is a lot healthier than many other types of foods out there. Very good variety in nutrients as in vitamins and minerals etc. In absolute terms, yes it’s not healthy but a “healthier food”

[@mimisheean6648]

Another great video, thanks! I’ve lived in Japan for 4 years and really can’t eat much of the classic Washoku due to the reasons you cite. It’s often too salty, not enough meat or vegetables and too many starches. Because of this I usually just do all my own cooking. But I have found new restaurants with much healthier and very delicious fare, especially in Kyoto. Keep up the good work!

[@leilanilamour5173]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I always learn so much from you 😊👍🏼💖

[@richardbergmark6722]

Fine work! Many thanks.

[@mr.m942]

I need to say this You're videos are f0king amazing man

[@infinitelink]

Great Vid! Feedback: salt intake isn't such a large concern e.g. for causing conditions like high blood pressure *if you don't have a physiological condition that inhibits elimination via the kidneys.* Some conditions like this are specific to eliminating salt, but it can also be from imbalances or damage--such as (perhaps not coincidentally to the subject matter in this video) damage from diabetic nephritis, perhaps. Levels for salt intake where set **too low** on the basis of needs for those "salt sensitive" rather than the norm. [Though] "the norm" may also vary across disparate (genetic) pools.

[@adorabell4253]

Yup. I learned in my 20s that one of the reasons I was constantly tired and often dizzy is that my salt intake was too low. I have chronic low blood pressure.

[@verybarebones]

Salt is also a risk for people that drink too little water, but the solution there is more water not less salt.

[@user-hd3pk4jo1e]

People also tend to not say how salt is vital to weight lifting. As I lift weights I noticed when I have lower salt content i loose energy super super fast

[@chayaneewongsuriyanan4460]

Super interesting and very good content. Thank you

[@Blackmuseops]

Great video. I've been getting more & more einto Japanese cuisine lately, & I absolutely love it! but like everything else, it's important to know the problematic issues as well tysm Shogo-san!

[@cherylkiai7537]

I absolutely love Japanese food & truly appreciate much of the culture. My nephew has resided in Japan for 15yrs and now lives in Okinawa (only recently after moving there from Tokyo) with his Japanese wife and my new great niece (both of whom I adore😸). My nephew told me once that sashimi & sushi(with raw seafood) are not healthy & were strongly advised to be restricted to once per week because of the high levels of Mercury in them (when eaten daily) because it caused hair loss and infertility! The famous life coach Tony Robbins actually got mercury poisoning from eating salmon & salad daily. I never thought I would see the day that eating fish daily could actually be UNHEALTHY!! So regrettably I think Japan’s nutrition experts have to re-examine classifying sashimi as HEALTHY these days😿😕!

[@cherylkiai7537]

The traditional Okinawa diet has been touted as HEALTHY like the Mediterranean diet!

[@catbitmaster8216]

I wonder if the idea of 3 side dishes is very common in east Asian culture and diaspora. I am ethnic Chinese from southeast Asia, but growing up, my mother would always make 3 dishes (usually 1 veg, 1 meat/seafood/tofu and 1 egg) and 1 soup for dinner, but lunch were simpler (usually without soup, but still have 3 side dishes, with the most common lunch being Teochew rice porridge for carbo, stir-fried bean sprout, an egg tofu, and a fried egg). Other than that, I think the emphasis on fresh ingredients is important, as fresh ingredients are unlikely to come with food additives.

[@nattravn8445]

Always a pleasure to watch. So elegant and pleasant.

[@retrogrades6068]

thks for your honesty

[@Z020852]

I've always maintained that 100g of noodles with 300ml of collagen-rich soup, 30ml of infused soy sauce, 15ml chicken fat, and two slices of braised pork shoulder (plus a bunch of mushrooms, bamboo shoots, etc) is not as unhealthy as it looks if that 300ml of soup fills you up for two meals' worth (I can skip solid bfast if I had this for dinner).

[@rita7070]

15:16 just to be clear, neither pesticides nor fertilizer have the ability to make vegetable grow straight. really, that would be magic. uneven vegetables are simply discarded or use in food industry

[@TheSupportanime]

Truth. So many people follow the lies the media are pushing. Its when you grow your own that you see the misshapen and a few "normal looking" food and people think this is natural. Its all about the soil, water, and bunch of other things including quality control.

[@memyself3895]

Like your other videos, this presents a well-balanced view of your subject matter. It is refreshing to find a KZbinr who loves and respects his country and culture, and at the same time, is willing to accept that not everything is as perfect as the media would like us to believe. Food is an excellent example. I have always believed that Japanese cuisine is among the healthiest in the world, so imagine my surprise when I was recently diagnosed as diabetic and most of the menu items in my favorite Japanese restaurants are now denied to me. I consider myself very fortunate that my trip to Japan was 2 years ago and I could eat my fill of your country's absolutely amazing cuisine, blissfully unaware of the carb count!

[@Little-Sparrow]

Your channel is an absolute goldmine of information for anyone wanting to experience some time in Japan Shogo! I have long been fascinated by the culture and tradition of your beautiful country, and visiting Japan is very much on my 'life bucket list'. But your insights are invaluable, I have learned far more from watching your uploads than you could imagine! I am so desperate to visit some time in the future, so thank you very much for all the fascinating insider information that you kindly share with us!

[@xtasLOCO]

Very informative video! Didn't know about the great amount of additives and pesticides that are used in Japan. Also glad you pointed out carbs and sugar as the culprit. It seems every cuisine in the world has its healthy and unhealthy foods. We just gotta try and monitor what we eat.

[@juanmiguelsebastian1477]

if sushi has a lot of both carbohydrates and salt, this also explains how small their proportions are.

[@Peter2k84]

Or it's because it's a lot of labor to make those And usuly uses some high quality ingredients If anything high carbs and salt is a stable of western cheap foods

[@magicrobharv]

Great info.

[@greyfreeman5537]

This video was fantastic as usual, but especially interesting to me as a chef and a farm laborer. I respect your bold and critical comments! on society, the choices of consumers, and money. I was shocked to hear a lot of the information you shared, especially about diabetes diagnoses. Thanks for all the work you do planning and creating these videos Shogo-san

[@lovrocatela8727]

7:46 if we don t count rice, every other problem depends on how cook seasons his dishes

[@teadreamin9827]

Thanks for the entertaining & informative video. I agree with most of what you say. The one point I don't totally agree about is the amount of carbohydrates in the washoku meal. The amount of rice served in a washoku meal is not much compared to the amount of rice served in other Asian cuisines & we do need a certain amount of carbohydrates every day. I know there are a lot of people who think carbohydrates are evil but I've watched videos where doctors recommend eating them & are surprised at hearing people state they avoid them. I think if one avoids eating too much carbohydrates (for example by not eating too many extra servings of rice or avoiding snacks that are mainly made of carbohydrates) one can eat carbs & still remain healthy.😊

[@Eliel7230]

Very informative! Thank you for sharing this with us. I am also relieved to see that sashimi, which is also one of my favorite foods, is also on the healthy side ! I really like your chanel. Keep posting ! 😀

[@turbofanlover]

Very interesting and revealing vid.

[@abelgerli]

Actually what changed in the last 50 years is the availability of sugar especially in soft drinks. Sugar especially makes you fat. Japanese rice is totally different is its energy release to rice I get here in Germany normally because the energy release is much slower. The glycemic index of Japanese rice compared to other rice must be way better for you. Anytime I visit Japan I only eat local dishes and I feel was better so I don't think it's unhealthy. But what shocked me was the lack of Honey 🐝 in Japan I blame it on the pesticides. Japan can learn from Europe about organic agriculture.

[@Jumpoable]

It's healthier, in a sense that it is LIGHTER, than say, German food (less wheat, practically no dairy). But modern Japanese food is loaded with so much sugar & salt & preservatives that it's really not "healthy" for you in the long run.

[@abelgerli]

@@Jumpoable Yes that's a problem that should be addressed. The consumer protection organisations should I my opinion get direct funding as a 15% tax on unhealthy food adds. And yes we in Germany tend to eat quite heavy food but nowadays the soft drinks and the added sugar everywhere is the biggest problem. Sugar is addictive that's a cruel fact.

[@KanemiX3]

food additive is a questionable subject that varies to be honest, I think people should be careful about judging about those who use additive to avoid premeditated prejudice like what happened to Chinese American be shamed by society for using artificial season when it was proven to cause zero harm. Many middle and lower class Chinese American were out of business because of the whole monsanto drama

[@mimi_pesss]

Great video

[@MasterMetaphysician]

Excellent contemporary presentation of the healthful usefulness of quality natural foods without preservatives, pesticides and artificial colors!!!

[@vrfan]

I spent 3 weeks in Japan in 2018 and lost 4kg. I went back in 2019 for 2 weeks and lost 3kg. I definitely wasn't worrying about what I ate (or drank for that matter haha)! With that said, the level of pesticides is a bit concerning :/

[@adorabell4253]

If you were on vacation it is likely you were doing a lot more walking than you normally would.

[@lutziputzi]

I think that you can make Japanese food healthier by simply not adding extra salt to your food and not adding sugar. Carbohydrates are overall fine but white rice isn’t ideal compared to brown rice, which is a complex carbohydrate.

[@monowavy]

I've learned a lot!

[@Kakashi10ist]

1.5 its the best. Thank you very much for suggesting it. You are the best.

[@ChocoParfaitFra]

Omg thank you for making this video!! When I was there I saw a lot of food that didn’t look healthy or meals that weren’t balanced at all, yet people keep saying that Japanese cuisine is healthy, and well I don’t really agree For example I didn’t see many vegetables

[@NatashaJerjomina]

there underneath the mayonaise or the batter. you have to work for it :P

[@tadashihatsudai]

Japanese cuisine as in karaage or ramen are no doubt unhealthy as a daily meal but an actual homemade, whole foods meal made with balanced nutrition in mind would be the actual ideal Japanese meal. I’ve seen how most non-Japanese learn what Japanese food is and it’s usually through what is served at restaurants pandering to American palettes. Because of that, restaurants here in California are mostly izakaya, yakiniku, or ramen shops. Also someone saying “Japanese food is so healthy” while eating something clearly fried and dressed in mayo is just making excuses to eat unhealthy.

[@ChocoParfaitFra]

@@tadashihatsudai yes I agree with you! When I was in Japan I saw restaurants serving “unhealthy” and unbalanced meals but I’m sure that’s not what Japanese usually eat at home, and that’s certainly healthy, since people live so long

[@27jyp]

Plus, fearmongering that gmos is bad and nature equals good with organic is not great. That is another reason why Japan has the highest pesticide in the world. Ironically, gmos can give them desired shape they want compared to large amount of pesticides they have to fit and is much safer.

[@drirene57]

GMOs were created to be used with RoundUp (glyphosate). Glyphosate has been linked to multiple cancers, autism, ADD and other health problems.

[@27jyp]

@@drirene57 um, you have a research paper its just a law case not scientific research. They use low dose that will not impact human health. Toxicity is what matters.that is what people miss including lawyers and architects who has no knowledge of food. In this case, correlation does not equal causation in what you refer and is there toxicity related to that. Food scientists says no. It is like vaccine is linked to autism claim where correlation does not equal causation.

[@Ithirahad]

Depends strongly on what the genetic modifications are designed to do. if it's condition-tolerance or greater nutrition, that's great... if it's compatibility with certain herbicides/insecticides/etc. that is potentially not so great.

[@27jyp]

@@Ithirahad what do you mean by compatible with herbicide. I think the dosage is what really matter the most. If geneticists try to lower dosage of herbicide from pesticides with gmos, that will be good and they will try their best to minimize them. Unfortunately, appeal to nature is what makes things worse for geneticists and farmers to be anxious about public opinion that could even send death threats and we cannot be in this mess because the public does not always trust experts which ironically they are the one trying to help while marketers are trying to promote something untrue not understanding science but based on anecdotal, which is completely manipulative to sway away from what experts are trying to help.

[@supernoodles908]

@@drirene57 sorry but you are incorrect in saying autism caused by glyphosate. There are health issues with the chemical, but that's not one of them

[@seafoodmanager4724]

Thanks a lot of this video. As a tourist of many times to Japan, I honestly like a lot of Japanese food with the Keiseki as my favourite to enjoy when I stay in an Onsen Ryokan. I also enjoy a lot of convenient food I can find in the supermarket as well as the fruit in season. In fact, I find it there is a lot of salt and sugar in most of famous dishes such as the Ramen, Okonoyaki, street snacks, etc you name it. It's traditional that when the production of food by farming is hard and therefore people need to eat a lot of rice to produce the energy and salt for sweat. As you point out in the video, nowadays, we don't need that much salt and sugar and starch in our diet and the chemicals and the pesticides in producing the food. It takes a lot of time to educate all the people of the country to understand it especially from the top with less bureaucracy in the line. Again, as a tourist, I will keep eating the Keiseki, Tonkatsu, street snacks and those delicious convenient food in the supermarkets. Thank you.

[@FrostWolfPack]

Thank you of this video it was very inshight full

[@blackeyedpeasfreak44]

Thx for the video, but I think it would be helpful if you especially showed what the kanji/names of these additives/pesticides are so that we could watch out or also confirm it with our own research.

[@mikaNmiyu]

How I wish Ghibli as anime giant influencer to produce a movie to highlight these issues. Not only in japan but the whole world needs to know the dangerous of good looking food

[@OliviaWood14]

Their film Only Yesterday kind of touches on it (it talks about organic/ pesticide-free food). I feel like very few people have seen it though :/

[@mikaNmiyu]

@@OliviaWood14 yeah, I watched that too. But prefer there is something talk more about addictive and preservative.

[@Maus_Indahaus]

Thanks for reminding us to adjust the playback speed, it really helps, and I wouldn't think of it by myself

[@artimisjay8071]

Once again, excellent video! I really enjoy your content and I consider myself lucky to have found your channel since they are English and my Japanese is still very ... weak ^^" thank your for your great work and good luck on achieving 1mio subscribers! I'll do my best and share your channel as much as possible :3