![]() ![]() It was high in carbohydrates and could be stored for long periods of time. Almost every part of the plant was eaten. The sweet potato saved the lives of millions of Japanese during the famines of 1730's and the 1780's. Basically, anything that could be hunted was eaten. ![]() They ate wild boar, wild dog, venison, badger, wolf, and fox. The wealthy had a much more elaborate choice of foods to choose from during this century. Fish was also popular even though it was not an approved food item by the Buddhist religion. At this time steamed buns, bean paste jelly, miso, soy sauce, and green horseradish, and tofu became Japanese staples. During this time period the Zen Buddhist vegetarian diet was the dominate choice. They cooked with a wide assortment of herbs such as parsley, cayenne pepper, ginger, marjoram, sage, dill, anise, and fennel.ĭuring the 1700's a wide variety of new foodstuffs appeared. Peasants also ate grasshoppers, crickets, grub worms, and other insects. Almost every type of flora or fauna that was edible was consumed. ![]() It was also common for peasants to forage for wild plants including tubers, bark, acorns, edible grasses, wild berries, beans, seeds, and nuts. These grains were cooked in porridge form with an assortment of herbs. The Tokugawa shoguns encouraged the peasants to eat the “lesser” grains of barley, wheat, and millet. It was normally not consumed by the peasant population because they paid their taxes in white rice. As abundant as white rice was it was only enjoyed by half the population. The Japanese peasant diet was a poor one, but the calorie intake was substantial. ![]()
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