Japanese Food, Seasons, Greetings■What types of food does your family usually eat at home? (housewives nationwide)
| Japanese food | 71.2% |
| I can't really say | 18.2% |
| Western-style food | 8.5% |
| Chinese food | 1.0% |
| Ethnic food | 0.2% |
(「和食は好きですか」ベターホーム協会2001年度)
http://www.betterhome.jp/anq/13anq/13anq.php
■ When compared to the annual consumption of meat and fish, Japan consumes markedly more fish than the rest of the world, 9 times more than the United States. The amount of meat consumed is relatively smaller than that for most countries.
■ Japan's food self-sufficiency is rapidly declining; in 1960, it produced 79% of consumed food, and in 1998, only 40%. Compared with 178 other advanced countries, Japan stands at 130th place in food production, the lowest among developed countries.
■What are the advantages of Japanese food? (housewives nationwide)
| It is healthy | 77.6% |
| It is light and not greasy | 58.8% |
| Plenty of vegetables | 53.8% |
| Seasonal variety | 51.6% |
| Tastes are familiar | 39.8% |
| Plenty of fish | 30.0% |
| Easy to cook | 6.6% |
(「和食は好きですか」ベターホーム協会2001年度)
http://www.betterhome.jp/anq/13anq/13anq.php
■What are the disadvantages of Japanese food? (housewives nationwide)
| Meal menus are difficult to plan | 29.4% |
| Troublesome to cook | 22.8% |
| Salt content is high | 20.9% |
| Does not make you feel full | 19.9% |
| Difficult to cook | 15.3% |
(「和食は好きですか」ベターホーム協会2001年度)
http://www.betterhome.jp/anq/13anq/13anq.php
■Images of rice
| Rice is the staple food best suited to Japanese | 93.9% |
| Rice is healthy | 81.6% |
| Rice is rich in nutrients | 72.7% |
| When compared to a bread-centered diet, it takes more time to cook | 48.1% |
(総理府『食生活・農村の役割に関する世論調査』1996年9月)
■What you want to see continue in the future? (high school students)
| A diet where rice is the staple food | 75.8% |
(「モノグラフ高校VOL.59」チャイルド・リサーチ・ネット、ベネッセコーポレーション2000) http://www.crn.or.jp/LIBRARY/KOU/VOL590/VOL59_07.HTM
■Annual consumption of rice in Japan
| 1962: | 118.3 kg |
| 1998: | 65.2 kg |
(食糧庁『データにみる日本の食料』1997年版)
■The staple foods in the Japanese diet Tend to eat most frequently:
| Breakfast: | ||
| rice | 67% | |
| bread | 32% | |
| Lunch: | ||
| rice | 75% | |
| bread | 7% | |
| noodles | 17% | |
| Supper: | ||
| rice | 99% | |
(総理府『食生活・農村の役割に関する世論調査』1996年9月)
■A Day in the Life: Rice
http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/content/japaneseculture/01rice.htm
■Variations in the nutritional content of foods by season
| Vitamin C from spinach (fresh leaves) | Bonito (raw and as fat content) | |
| Spring: | 0.5 g per 100g | |
| Summer: | 20 mg per 100g | |
| Autumn: | 6 g per 100g | |
| Winter: | 60 mg per 100g |
(科学技術庁資源調査会「五訂日本食品標準成分表」(2000年11月)
■ Fruit and Vegetable Distribution: Report
of Seasonal Fluctuations
Tokyo Wholesale Market Supply Trends (increases for seasonal products)
Tokyo Wholesale Market Price Trends (decreases for seasonal products)
Consumption Trends (increases for products in season)
■Calendar of seasonal products:
http://www.bob-an.com/kids/mini/Html/apl.asp
■Information
about fish:
http://www.bob-an.com/kids/mini/Html/sakana.asp
■Seasonal cycle of fish:
http://www.bob-an.com/kids/mini/Html/sakana_2.asp
■A Day in the Life「Seasonal foods」
http://www.tjf.or.jp/eng/content/japaneseculture/09shun.htm
■When you eat, do you say "itadakimasu" and "gochisosama?"(elementary, junior high, and senior high school students)
| Usually I say it | 82.3% |
| I don't say it often | 17.3% |
(「今どきの子どもたちの生活習慣・態度」からざレポート'99 Vol. 2 くもん子ども研究所)
