chinese foods in japan, do i need to worry? cheap means bad quality or not?..
By scubapro
@scubapro (1051)
Gifu, Japan
March 30, 2013 5:15pm CST
i live in japan,tokyo.here is really crowded and there are many restaurants,shopping centers,stores. i lvoe japanese foods ,especially sushi,udon,soba,natto.
my favourite meat is chicken ,i love chicken so much,any parts of chicken is delicious and i also have some recipes about cooking chicken,but sometimes i feel lazy to cook so i eat out or buy from out.
in these days i discovered a new half chinese and half japanese store ,the workers are japanese and chinese but the prices are extremely cheap.it makes me scary.because i sometimes hear some news that chinese foods are dangerous and they use too much dangerous medicine on foods.
i bought some karaage(japanese covered chicken balls) from that shop and yakisoba.they were extremely delicious but at the same time cheap,i just wonder how they make the prices that much cheap,
because same foods in another japanese markets are really double price than this shop
can you guys give me some advices about this situatio?
do you think cheap is bad, or chinese foods are dangerous?
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11 responses
@greenthumb018 (595)
• Philippines
31 Mar 13
Maybe they just want to make their prices affordable because there are too many competitions out there. Not to mention the vending machines all around the place. I went there and I also noticed that food is pricey on restaurants. However, there are still those who sell affordable food. Yeah, I also watched that Chinese food is not at all healthy but I think it still depends on how they cooked the food. If it really worries you, just try to cook the food yourself and avoid the store
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@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
30 Mar 13
The cheap price may not mean bad quality. Of course, they are not as healthy as some more expensive organic stuff, but they may not be that dangerous. The price might come from that they could get hold of the ingredients and the products at a palce which has cheaper prices.
@Mintlin (322)
• China
31 Mar 13
I agreed most of people said cheap price doesn't mean bad quality.
yes,for chinese,chinese food is kind of dangerous,but you donot need to worry so much,because chinese exporter are very careful when it comes to food exporting,especially for japan (japan importers are always very strict in importing,they have so many standards/requirements for importing goods from china ) besides,you still have inspection and quarantine bureau which inspects
importing goods very carefully,goods only can be saled in the market after the bureau approves it,right ?
@Ghajini (776)
• Philippines
30 Mar 13
Hello there, I am not from Japan, however I think cheap does not necessarily mean bad quality, they could simply be just affordable. As for Chinese foods, I think you meant that some Chinese foods add too much preservatives to their foods, however in my opinion most of the foods that we buy today, be it oriental or western are somehow loaded with some form of additives and preservatives. Hence, the only way of filtering somehow what is added to our dish, is by preparing and cooking it by ourselves.
@scubapro (1051)
• Gifu, Japan
30 Mar 13
yeah maybe you are right,many foods are loaded with some form of additives, but dont you think also big and dirty factory smokes also effect vegetables?
i heard there are many dangerous and harmfull factories in china,and many farm near them,
it just make me worry, thanks for reply
happy mylotting
@Ghajini (776)
• Philippines
30 Mar 13
I am not sure about that, that's why it's really recommended to wash your fruits and vegetables properly before cooking or consuming them. I think it's not just that you have to worry, since even in our country some farmers use pesticides on their crops, that's why washing them well is really a must. Even though I don't think washing will completely remove the traces of pesticide, nevertheless it's definitely better than consuming fruits and vegetables unwashed. No offense to Chinese people, sometimes it's just really scary to buy some food products from China since many bad incidents (like contamination etc.) have been shown in the news, still I don't think all of them are harmful since if you government monitors well the products being imported to your country, I guess you can have a peace of mind when buying imported products.
@TLilly12 (1229)
• United States
31 Mar 13
I am not from Japan, but this weekend my sister order some, Chinese food and it was very good, she order some noodles with chicken in it with some broccoli, and shrimp with broccoli, rice on the side, it was really a nice chines dinner, I had some today.
@dagami (1158)
• Rome, Italy
31 Mar 13
china has the largest population in the world and the chinese are not known to adopt well to other cuisines. whether they are in china or abroad, most of them almost always cook chinese at home. they are healthy and growing so why would anyone say that chinese food is unhealthy?
cheap doesn't always mean low quality. there are many things to consider in pricing a product. the cost of the raw material, production, transportation, taxes... just to name a few. china has been known for cheap production cost. there is cheaper labor there compared to japan. this is one of the reasons why the goods from there are cheaper.
you have to trust the japanese government. i'm sure they have strict laws on the importation of products, especially on food. if it is in the japanese market, then it must be government checked and thereby safe.
@jonastabuena (2307)
• Philippines
30 Mar 13
I'm a Filipino, and i love Chinese and Japanese food. But i love to cook, i see to it that i buy enough stock of ingredients, so i can cook any time i want. I seldom go to restaurants to eat foods. For not all cheap stuff has a bad quality. When i buy things i usually check the label on it, to be sure that what i'm buying is safe. Though not a good quality but safe to use.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
31 Mar 13
i have never eaten japanese food before. it's something i would like to try. i have tasted chinese and i love it.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
31 Mar 13
No, nothing to worry at all, cheap doesn't means that it is bad quality and dangerous to you especially if it is Chinese food, usually Chinese chef like to make his cuisine affordable for everyone. If you too worry Chinese food is going to cause you harm, by all means, don't patronize any Chinese restaurant, they don't usually force anyone to buy from them. 
@natnickeep (2336)
• United States
30 Mar 13
Larger chains of stores can sometimes offer better prices for the same quality. If something is to cheap to be true..you can take the risk and try it. All foods no matter the price can be bad for you..or they could of used chemicals etc in the processing. It's hard to be educated about what you are eating these days. Unless you grow it in your own garden.
@emily7339 (1337)
• Malaysia
31 Mar 13
I do not have much craving for Japanese food as my taste bud has been built up as such. I think cheap food not necessarily be unhealthy food. It depends on the economy in that area, the standard of living there as well.
I do heard a lot of such negative news lately about Chinese food. But, I seldom eat meat ball as I also do not like it. I am more for fresh vege, fish and chicken.
