Frozen food named 'dish of the year' in Japan Smoke began to drift out of a box as the winner of Japan's "dish of the year" was revealed. But it wasn't a beautifully plated mackerel or an immaculate dessert that took top honors. Instead, the hosts unveiled a variety of frozen meats and pizzas -- still in their air-tight bags. Every year, the Gurunavi Research Institute, which runs a popular website that allows users to search for the top restaurants across Japan, crowns a "dish of the year." The prize is intended to highlight evolving food trends in Japan. Previous winners included "plant-based foods" and "Chinese cooking." But this year's winner highlights how much the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted Japanese people and their eating habits. The institute says the pandemic has led more restaurants to freeze their dishes, mainly for takeout. Flash-freezing methods have allowed chefs to maintain the integrity of the dish, with some even giving frozen sushi a go. Aeon, one of the country's largest grocery store chains, opened a specialized food shop called @Frozen in August. It sells over 1,500 frozen food options in a 420 square meter space in Chiba prefecture. Lawson, a large convenience store chain, expanded frozen food sections in 5,000 of their retail stores. Desserts and even sashimi are among the frozen items up for sale, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Traditionally, Japanese families would commonly buy fresh vegetables among other ingredients from the grocery store daily. Mothers and wives would make bento boxes for their husbands and children in the morning. But the pandemic and changing gender roles have transformed this way of life. "Lately, more and more Japanese woman are working outside the home," says Yoshiko Miura, a consumer consultant for the Japan Frozen Food Association. "They also tend to prepare food for their family... [but] their time is very limited," Miura said in an interview with NHK. "Also, Japan's population is aging, and a great number of people live alone. Assembling ingredients and preparing and cooking them takes time and effort. Frozen food helps address that problem." A Japanese restaurant guide has named frozen food Japan’s “dish of the year.” According to the Gurunavi Research Institute, which runs a search engine for restaurants in Japan, the company chose “frozen gourmet” to represent 2022 as they felt it “reflects and symbolizes the Japanese social climate this year.” https://addons.mozilla.org/id/firefox/addon/abuy-theme/ https://addons.mozilla.org/id/firefox/addon/citra-theme/ https://addons.mozilla.org/id/firefox/addon/apaantuh/ https://addons.mozilla.org/id/firefox/addon/samegan/ https://soundcloud.com/sompong-1-9-66bon/thefirstslamdunk-1080p https://soundcloud.com/sompong-1-9-66bon/2022-hd-1080p https://d.io/slamdunk-2022-hd-1080-p https://d.io/megan-1080-2023 http://community.getvideostream.com/topic/115317/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan https://paste.rs/Sbg http://ben-kiki.org/ypaste/data/63581/index.html https://www.pastery.net/xbntjs/ https://backlinktool.io/p/HMBSz1RctphdqTXX669U.html https://ide.geeksforgeeks.org/d5349bad-f4fd-4fd1-b719-e79a1e76bfe9 https://jsitor.com/91Kk9-Gdcq https://ideone.com/uvdMxb https://www.banditroom.site/frozen-meals-named-dish-of-the-yr-in-japan/ https://www.wadeszig.vip/frozen-meals-named-dish-of-the-yr-in-japan/ https://soundcloud.com/7e6u0shkpunjkgo/2022a https://d.io/cuevana-3-m3gan-pelicula-completa-en-espanol-latino-hd2-1-2023 https://d.io/ver-m3gan-pelicula-completa-online-en-espanol-y-latino-2-1-2023 https://reallygoodemails.com/moviewacth https://reallygoodemails.com/megalodonmenmovie https://reallygoodemails.com/m33gan https://reallygoodemails.com/francemovie4k https://reallygoodemails.com/m33ganfancehd https://reallygoodemails.com/m3g4an https://reallygoodemails.com/bzmegan https://reallygoodemails.com/meganbz https://articlenetwork.site/frozen-meals-named-dish-of-the-yr-in-japan/ https://challonge.com/als3oqeo http://playit4ward-sanantonio.ning.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of https://rextester.com/QMQ80661 http://zacriley.ning.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of https://yamcode.com/vxpoy3wnvl https://techplanet.today/post/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan https://blogmypost.com/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan/ http://www.shadowville.com/board/general-discussions/frozen-food-named-dish#p576544 https://www.bankier.pl/forum/temat_frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan,12781129,1.html https://theamberpost.com/post/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan https://www.justgiving.com/page/elwajirka-elwajirka-1672626371708 http://dom-nam.ru/index.php/forum/stroitelnye-kompanii/17013-frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan#33024 https://www.onfeetnation.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of https://bitbin.it/E3N0uete/ https://stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard/t.szls/stagezero-life-sciences-ltd?postid=35199231 https://party.biz/forums/topic/160800/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan/view/post_id/644945 https://ok.ru/video/4599000992395 https://paste.cutelyst.org/WsZJynBKS https://jsfiddle.net/71ofhejt/ http://paste.jp/99294b8e/ https://paste.awesom.eu/afawawf/zxJZ https://dotnetfiddle.net/WdUpFg https://pasteio.com/xRAcRJCICyKu https://paste.firnsy.com/paste/G8FHRi28kXT http://pastebin.falz.net/2487729 https://tech.io/snippet/dzYSkmy https://rabbitroom.com/members/basinasamu/profile/ https://p.teknik.io/ZnbB8 https://onlinegdb.com/JrvcKAKLO https://leyes.co/user/4873.htm https://elwa50.hashnode.dev/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-in-japan https://pastelink.net/mvkqm9xd https://paste.toolforge.org/view/367cf2c5 https://muckrack.com/basinasam-basinasam/bio https://caribbeanfever.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year https://issuu.com/opemen https://rextester.com/JXJHA94238 http://healingxchange.ning.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year https://yamcode.com/0qoomuo39d http://allabouturanch.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year-1 https://telegra.ph/fawafwafwf-01-02 http://allabouturanch.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year https://justpaste.it/cdysi https://pastebin.com/vCdpMJaz https://paiza.io/projects/K7pB8VO4jqmdwlu4ooxTuQ https://www.geany.org/p/ws9n5/ https://beterhbo.ning.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year http://zacriley.ning.com/photo/albums/frozen-food-named-dish-of-the-year The institute attributed its selection to changes made in food services due to COVID-19. More restaurants in Japan have begun flash-freezing their dishes to meet increased demand for takeout orders, which Gurunavi named their dish of the year for 2020, also citing consumers’ dining at home during the pandemic. Product diversity of frozen foods has increased in the country as well, with stores like Lawson expanding their frozen food sections, vending machines offering flash-frozen food and grocery store chains like Aeon opening locations that specialize in frozen selections. Gurunavi also cited a growing interest in frozen ingredients to save time and limit food waste, predicting that “it will become an even more indispensable presence in Japanese food culture in the future.” “Lately, more and more Japanese woman are working outside the home,” says Yoshiko Miura, a consumer consultant for the Japan Frozen Food Association, in a July interview with NHK. “But they also tend to prepare food for their family. Their time is very limited. Also, Japan’s population is aging, and a great number of people live alone. Assembling ingredients and preparing and cooking them takes time and effort. Frozen food helps address that problem.”