Dinner Foods (Main Meals)

Kaiseki:

• Multi-course refined meal (special occasions, high-end restaurants)
• Sequence: Appetizer, soup, sashimi, grilled dish, simmered dish, fried dish, steamed dish, pickles, rice, dessert
• Seasonal ingredients, artistic presentation
• Each course small but perfect

Hot Pot (Nabe):

• Communal pot of simmering broth, add ingredients
• Various types: seafood, vegetable, tofu
• Social eating, especially winter

Grilled Items:

• Fish, vegetables, tofu on skewers or whole
• Simple but flavorful

Simmered Dishes:

• Slow-cooked in dashi/soy/mirin
• Deep flavors, tender

Fried Foods:

• Tempura (light batter)
• Age-mono (deeper fry)