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Japan planning crackdown on food-fakers worldwide
The London Free Press ^
| Sat, November 4, 2006
Posted on 11/05/2006 5:32:31 AM PST by A. Pole
TOKYO -- Are the chefs slicing the raw tuna correctly? Is the rice sticky enough?
Tokyo is launching a crackdown on restaurants abroad that bill themselves as authentic Japanese, but fall short of Japanese culinary standards.
A panel of food experts was appointed Thursday to discuss a certification system that would presumably certify restaurants that serve dishes served in the true Japanese tradition.
The system would promote "authentic Japanese culinary culture" abroad, according to the Agriculture Ministry.
"There are many restaurants overseas that call themselves Japanese, yet use culinary techniques and ingredients far removed from those of authentic Japanese food," said a ministry statement.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fish; food; regulations; sushi
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:32:32 AM PST
by
A. Pole
To: A. Pole
Warning: Keep the food authentic or inspector Midori and her assistants will crack down!
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:40:30 AM PST
by
Enterprise
(Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
To: A. Pole
Oh, good! Food police. Like we didn't have enough food neurotics of our own.
To: A. Pole
"There are many restaurants overseas that call themselves Japanese, yet use culinary techniques and ingredients far removed from those of authentic Japanese food," said a ministry statement.He is SOOOO right.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:45:32 AM PST
by
Alia
To: A. Pole
Can you say, "Benihana"?
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:48:57 AM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
To: Enterprise
Will Inspector Midori please come and wrap my sushi for me?
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:49:13 AM PST
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(Let's all be Magnificent Bastards. Turn out those Republican votes!)
To: D.P.Roberts; Willie Green; Wolfie; ex-snook; Jhoffa_; FITZ; arete; FreedomPoster; Red Jones; ...
Oh, good! Food police. Like we didn't have enough food neurotics of our own. It will be voluntary. Japanese government has not power to regulate food in other countries. So you will have choice between certified sushi and not certified. Same way as nobody forces you to buy kosher food certified by Orthodox rabbis.
It will be in perfect harmony with the Free Market!
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:49:15 AM PST
by
A. Pole
(Rudyard Kipling: "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet")
To: A. Pole
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:49:37 AM PST
by
Nomorjer Kinov
(If the opposite of "pro" is "con" , what is the opposite of progress?)
To: Alia
Yeah, like going to a teppanyaki restaurant and meeting your knife-and-shaker wielding chef, Joe from Akron.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:49:41 AM PST
by
elcid1970
To: A. Pole
I'll let them tell me how to cook my authentic Japanese cuisine when they promise to eliminate every Elvis Presley impersonator they have!
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:51:56 AM PST
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If a pug barks and no one is around to hear it... they hold a grudge for a long time!)
To: TXnMA
Can you say, "Benihana"?
I know a guy who's half Jewish and half Japanese...Benihana is where he was circumcised...
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:53:05 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(recent nightmare: Googled up "Helen Thomas nude"....)
To: elcid1970
lol. :)
If he's been properly trained; shouldn't be a problem. When I first arrived in NC, went to a Chinese restaurant. It wasn't authentic. It did a clever thing, however, of including cilantro in its dishes in order to appeal to the large Hispanic demographic in the area.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:54:15 AM PST
by
Alia
To: A. Pole
Oh, crap! Whose next, the French?
Sacre Bleu! Your cheeses jus don steenk enough!
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:54:38 AM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: Alia
"...in order to appeal to the large illegal alien Hispanic demographic in the area.
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posted on
11/05/2006 5:56:35 AM PST
by
DJ Taylor
(Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
To: A. Pole
In Japan, Japanese chefs can undergo quite a bit of training, and I don't believe that any of that training is currently available outside of Japan, or taught in any language other than Japanese.
I do know someone with a license to teach Japanese cooking (separate from just the chef's training). It takes a long time to earn that, and the teachers that teach the teachers are very thorough.
To: A. Pole
Is the rice sticky enough?This is actually a constant problem. If the rice is not sticky enough the whole assembly falls apart. You cannot eat it elegantly. If the Japanese government can fix this problem of second rate Sushi chefs, it will be a great advancement for society. Go for it.
To: NaughtiusMaximus
Be careful of your wishes, a common sushi is maki, sliced ...
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posted on
11/05/2006 6:02:56 AM PST
by
dhuffman@awod.com
(The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.)
To: dhuffman@awod.com
She'll have to check her sword at the door. My bedroom . . . errr, kitchen is a Weapons Free Zone.
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posted on
11/05/2006 6:05:22 AM PST
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(Let's all be Magnificent Bastards. Turn out those Republican votes!)
To: NaughtiusMaximus
Inspector Midori sends her regrets that she cannot respond at this time. She requests that you honor her by accepting instructions from her able assistant Yuki.
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posted on
11/05/2006 6:08:58 AM PST
by
Enterprise
(Let's not enforce laws that are already on the books, let's just write new laws we won't enforce.)
To: Alia
Cilantro may be authentic in some Chinese cuisine. I first discovered it in the wonderful dishes a young Taiwanese woman cooked for me, whom she wanted to marry. Didn't work. I hope life turned out well for her.
Confucius say,
"Woman who think way to man's heart through his stomach, have sights set too high."
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