This afternoon, we went to a nearby mall to buy some food items for our kitchen. My attention was caught by how Japanese handle agricultural products like fruits, vegetables, flowers and sea-products. They were packaged neatly and presentably, so attractive to the consuming public. Processing is likewise generally different from us Filipinos. Japanese food vendors were more into "minimal processing", although ready-to-eat food products are also a common sight. Minimal processing is really the general practice, so that consumers have some share in the preparation of final food-product, and that the end-product is freshly cooked.
Japanese are very conscious of the quality of food products. They are so discriminating in terms of the content (analysis), expiration date and nutritive value, typical of people in advanced economy. Ask what's the general stance of Japanese on GMO products, I think they are "positive" on this modern-technology agri-products, as some genetically modified agri-products can be seen in the market like that cubic watermelon.
Posted here are some pictures taken from the "turo-turo" and wet-market sections- counterpart of our typical market. Can you compare them? (JSF Blogs)
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