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My breakfast has became Japanese lately


Japanese breakfast of steamed rice with natto and miso soup
An example of my usual breakfast this month

Happy Lunar New Year, readers! I can not believe that we are almost at the end of January. Time flies by so fast, indeed.


I have been writing blog posts in Japanese for years, but my English-speaking friends requested that I write in English, too. I thought of translating what I had written in Japanese, but instead of writing lengthy posts on Instagram, maybe I could write here. Something new this year. too.


What also changed for me this year has been breakfast.


It became entirely Japanese!


It usually consists of steamed rice (I make blends), natto (fermented soybeans), and a raw egg. Did you know that raw eggs are a staple in the Japanese diet? I make miso soup with whatever I have that day (tofu, daikon, seaweed, sweet potatoes with onions, etc.) One Umeboshi (pickled plums) a day. Japanese breakfast is all I want, but it does not make any sense!


You see, I always preferred Wester-style breakfast with bread. Growing up in Tokyo, my mother had to prepare two kinds of breakfast. Western-style for my father and me, and Japanese-style for my brother and herself. (My sister arrived much later.) I considered a good baguette - there are a lot of fake "baguettes" around) and butter to be the best food in the world.


I was big on muffins and bagels in my twenties and thirties in NYC. When I occasionally had eggs, I preferred porched or sunnyside up. With soy sauce, though. Never omelets. While raising my daughter, I tried to make varieties so she would not become a picky eater. In the last few years, I started making omelets and pancakes (on Sundays) to accommodate my partner, Steve, but if he was not around, my staple breakfast became all-grain bread with peanuts, butter, and fruit preserves.


So, what happened?! The fact that Steve has stayed in the city this month made it easier for me to prepare what he would say, "No, thank you," but that was not the reason. Is it something to do with aging? Did I suddenly become more Japanese after 45 years in the US?


At any rate, it's healthier for sure.


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