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In the sentence 'わしょく は おいしい です' (Japanese food is delicious), can you instead
say '日本 の たべもの は おいしい です' and it will translate the same?
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Can you say 日本のたべもの instead of わしょく?
It depends on what you mean.

Normally, 和食{わしょく} means Japanese traditional dishes, such as
[nikujaga](https://www.kurashiru.com/recipes/352c9948-d5b7-4248-b48d-ea531cbeec56),
[sukiyaki](https://www.kurashiru.com/recipes/5a5a70f2-1100-48f7-94e3-bf3ac7668baf)
etc. A typical washoku set menu may look like
[this](https://www.kurashiru.com/recipe_cards/d3f59afd-3837-4beb-8ed2-5969468607ca)
for example.

日本の[食べ物]{たべもの} would technically mean everything you can eat in Japan, and at
least include dishes that are originally from other countries. For examples,
[ramen](https://www.kurashiru.com/recipes/a62e961f-8e3e-4277-ac70-dc1f6ae1deb4)
and
[curry](https://www.kurashiru.com/recipes/4afa40f9-5ca9-4a86-9125-f6dbe8326cb5)
are originally Chinese/Indian, but they are fairly localized and typical ones
are definitely called 日本の食べ物 but not 和食. (Ramen is called 中華{ちゅうか}=Chinese,
but Japanese ramen are not usually found in China. Similarly for Japanese
curry in India, as far as I know.)
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destroyer2009 I am Japanese. I read your question. As a Japanese, I think the
two expressions are a little bit different each other as @sundowner answered.
Washoku represents Japanese traditional (original？) cuisine, for example,
Sushi, Tenpura, Udon and so on. But the second expression means foods in Japan
are delicious. So, even Pasta and Sandwich are included.
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