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Japanese cuisine encompasses the regional and traditional foods of Japan, which have developed through centuries of social and economic changes.

The is based on rice with miso soup and other dishes; there is an emphasis on seasonal ingredients.

Side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, and vegetables cooked in broth.

Seafood is common, often grilled, but also served raw as sashimi or in sushi.

Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a light batter, as tempura.

Apart from rice, staples include noodles, such as soba and udon.

Japan also has many simmered dishes such as fish products in broth called oden, or beef in sukiyaki and nikujaga.

Foreign food—in particular Chinese food like ramen, fried dumplings, and gyōza—as well as foods like curry and hamburgers are commonly found in Japan.

Historically, the Japanese shunned meat, but with the modernization of Japan in the 1880s, meat-based dishes such as tonkatsu became common.

Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi, has become popular throughout the world.

Food hall, according to the Oxford dictionary, is a British term defined as "a large section of a department store, where food is sold", as opposed to a food court, defined as a North American term meaning "an area in a shopping mall where fast-food outlets are located".

However the term "food hall" in the British sense is increasingly used in the United States and in both American and British references to similar gourmet facilities in other countries.

In some Asia-Pacific countries, however "food hall" is equivalent to a North American "food court", or the terms are used interchangeably.

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.

It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals.

The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.

A bakery (a.k.a.

baker's shop or bake shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cookies, cakes, pastries, and pies.

Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.

A grocery store is a retail store that primarily sells food.

A grocer is a bulk seller of food.

Grocery stores often offer non-perishable food that is packaged in cans, bottles and boxes, with some also having fresh produce, butchers, delis, and bakeries.

Large grocery stores that stock significant amounts of non-food products, such as clothing and household items, are called supermarkets.

Some large supermarkets also include a pharmacy, and customer service, redemption and electronics sections.