However, people in the cultural areas other than Japan pay little attention to the traditional and historical backgrounds of the foods, equating "traditional Japanese cuisine" and "Japanese style dishes" with "Japanese cuisine" or "Japanese food."
一方、日本以外の国・地域の文化圏の者から見れば、伝統的とか歴史が浅いとかは重要なことではなく、日本料理も日本食もJapanesecuisineまたはJapanesefoodである。