145 From the Edo Period's "Meat Ban" to the Popularity of "Salad Chicken": Japan's Century-Long "Protein Revolution"
Topics for this episode: The transformation of East Asian dietary structures; the increasing height of the Japanese people Why were Japanese people during the Edo period shorter than those in ancient times? Speculation links this to the meat ban Many terms for Japanese-style yakiniku (grilled meat) are actually translated from Korean Preferring pork over beef; feeling reluctant to eat the animal that was plowing the field just moments before The origins of loanwords for foreign foods such as "tempura" and "karaage"
