The original intention of cooking in Chinese is to treat guests and cook, but the word cooking in Japanese means dish. With the rapid expansion of Japan's economy, the Japanese lifestyle has gradually spread to all parts of the world. As a member of the world cuisine, Japanese cuisine naturally takes root in various countries. Japanese-style huts, tatami, waiters wearing kimonos, and Japanese dishes with bright colors and exquisite tableware constitute the unique scenery of the food world. The taste and diet of Japanese food have also begun to be widely accepted.
The usage of the word cooking
Because of the language, because in Japan and Korea, the word paella is expressed by cooking. In particular, Japan directly uses the Chinese character-cuisine, which we are also using now, to express the meaning of food or rice. In China, it seems that American food or French food can't be spoken, but in Japan, as long as it expresses the flavor of a certain country, the word cuisine should be accompanied. For example, if it is translated into Chinese, it is French food. Italian food, etc. How many Japanese people may choose to describe Japanese and Korean cuisine as cuisine because it is easier to quote Chinese characters directly than to translate them themselves? As for the United States or France, it has always been called western food, so regional differences have also affected the development of words. The use of the word "cooking" also shows a phenomenon of following the trend. After a long time, it formed a stereotype and became a naming.