How Did Japanese Food Influence America

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The California roll is not apart of the Japanese culture. The American food was greatly impacted by Japanese food. They took Japanese food and put their little twist on it. I will be writing about how Japan influenced American food, about their diets, and their McDonald's menu.
Japanese food influenced American food greatly. For example, america took sushi and put their twist on it. America made Japanese restaurants cute and chic. Japanese food mostly stayed in california or Hawaii though. In america sushi was still to exotic so they keep tempura and teriyaki dishes in restaurants. During world war 2 Japan and America had a falling out so America kept away from japanese food for a couple of decades. There are 4,200 sushi restaurants across
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America's diet is more meaty than Japan. Japan's diet is more fishy than America. In america we also consume a lot of dairy products. Cause of the nutrients and the calories that we in america we have a greater chance of getting diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and e.t.c. In Japan they eat twice as more fish we do in America but the they also eat fast food at times too. Japan’s food is healthier than america’s because there food is small portions. They also eat vegetables and fruit with their meals also. But some of their food is high in salt and sugar too. America and Japan have similarities to when it comes to their diets. Like they both eat fast food and they both eat fruits and vegetables.
America and Japan have different and similar options on their menus. In America we have the big mac, chicken nuggets, quarter pounder, mcflurry, and e.t.c. In Japan they have those too but the also have other things on their menu. They a mega mac, teriyaki burger, mcpork, and e.t.c. In america we have bigger portion sizes than Japan have. Japan’s portion sizes are smaller than what we have. Japan’s mcdonald’s is more of a hangout spot than anything else. While in america we just go in and get our food and get out. Japan’s mcdonalds is more popular than any other mcdonalds I

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