Society
The upper class
The upper classes in medieval japan were quite wealthy. They could afford to eat food such as tempura (deep fried foods) miso. kaki (oysters), zoni (rice cake soup), sushi and more. The emperor, shogun, daimyo and samurai would drink sake and tea, these drinks were very popular.
Samurai warriors
The samurai warriors were fighters, of course they needed a good source of food if they were battling in wars. Their diet mainly consisted of rice, beans, fruit, soy products, vegetables, seafood, meats and fu (wheat gluten). The samurai warriors definitely had a better diet than the peasants.
Peasants
Peasants were the highest ranked in the lowest class. Peasants were the highest ranked because they produced food for the upper classes, the upper classes depended on the peasants therefore maing them extremely important. Peasants were quite respected and were considered an honoured class. Being a peasant had its lows too, you could not choose to be a peasant, you were born as one. If you were born as a peasant you had no option but to follow you family traditions.
The upper classes in medieval japan were quite wealthy. They could afford to eat food such as tempura (deep fried foods) miso. kaki (oysters), zoni (rice cake soup), sushi and more. The emperor, shogun, daimyo and samurai would drink sake and tea, these drinks were very popular.
Samurai warriors
The samurai warriors were fighters, of course they needed a good source of food if they were battling in wars. Their diet mainly consisted of rice, beans, fruit, soy products, vegetables, seafood, meats and fu (wheat gluten). The samurai warriors definitely had a better diet than the peasants.
Peasants
Peasants were the highest ranked in the lowest class. Peasants were the highest ranked because they produced food for the upper classes, the upper classes depended on the peasants therefore maing them extremely important. Peasants were quite respected and were considered an honoured class. Being a peasant had its lows too, you could not choose to be a peasant, you were born as one. If you were born as a peasant you had no option but to follow you family traditions.