Full Japanese Breakfast, Miniaturized
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This is a typical breakfast served at a traditional inn (ryokan) in Japan. (You can also get it at many Western-style hotels, though.) It's either served in your room, or at a large communal dining table.
The star of the show is a fresh, whole fish (more desirable in Japan than a piece of fish)—an aji, or horse mackerel in this case—grilled and served with a little grated daikon radish and soy sauce. There's also a packet of flavored nori seaweed, which is used to wrap little morsels of rice, and an onsen tamago, which is a soft poached egg, where the white is soft-set and the yolk is harder set, served in a sauce.
Does the image look a little odd? Well, that's because it's a miniature! But it makes for a great starting point to examine typical ryokan breakfast fare. Find out more about the food you'll have when visiting a ryokan at Just Hungry below!
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Just Hungry started out in 2003 as a place for me to write about my food obsessions. My primary focus on Just Hungry is Japanese food and home cooking. As a Japanese person living abroad, I do miss the cuisine I grew up with a lot, and that is what I mostly cook at home regardless of where I live. I try to always present recipes and methods for people who do not live in Japan, and may not be familiar with Japanese cooking or have access to a wide selection of Japanese ingredients.
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