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What do Japanese eat for breakfast lunch and dinner?
This article explores the traditional and modern dishes typically eaten by Japanese people throughout their day. Breakfast consists of rice, miso soup, pickles or vegetables, and fish or eggs. Lunch is usually a light meal such as bento boxes, noodle dishes, donburi bowls, sandwiches, and more. Dinner is the largest meal of the day and includes grilled fish or meat, soups, salads, tempura, sushi/sashimi, soba noodles, udon noodles, donburi bowls, yakitori skewers and more. Variations have been adapted from other countries’ cuisines to suit local tastes. Popular snacks include onigiri (rice balls), senbei crackers, mochi rice cakes and desserts such as taiyaki waffle cakes. Eating habits vary but generally include saying "itadakimasu" before starting the meal followed by "gochisousama deshitara" at the end.