# Why does Japanese Cuisine (seem to) use no tomatoes?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [October 1, 2020, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967 "2020-10-01T11:46:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967/81 "2021-01-10T14:40:50Z")

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It just a occurred to me that an ingredient doesn’t need to be used in Japanese cuisine to be popular in Japan. Curry powder hasn’t been incorporated into British cuisine; even though curry is one of the most popular dishes in Britain.

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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967/82 "2021-01-10T17:53:47Z")

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_That_ I feel competent to coment: cool cat indeed 😽

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**Author:** ![bmoak1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@bmoak1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak1)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967/83 "2021-01-11T01:10:25Z")

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I can think of one use of cooked tomatoes in a Japanese dish that I remember: In yakitori or kushiyaki restaurants that have a lot of vegetable offerings, skewered and charcoal-grilled cherry tomatoes are a common dish.

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**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-japanese-cuisine-seem-to-use-no-tomatoes/921967/84 "2021-01-11T16:03:59Z")

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Thanks for that link! I ended up subscribing to his channel so I could find that again.

And I don’t like cats much… but even I have to admit that was a cool cat.

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