OCHAZUKE | Green Tea or Dashi over Rice | Healthy Japanese Fast Food | Quick Breakfast Idea

salmon fillet

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned tuna is more economical.

green tea

🥗Healthier: herbal tea

💰Cheaper: black tea

Herbal tea offers caffeine-free options, and black tea is often less expensive.

Make onigiri with soy sauce rice or white rice and grill until the surface is crispy.

You can freeze the grilled onigiri for up to a month.

To make dashi, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.

Add a handful of katsuobushi and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes, then strain the dashi.

Put the grilled onigiri in a rice bowl and top with grilled salmon.

Mix in chopped mitsuba leaves and shredded nori.

Pour the dashi over the onigiri and salmon.

For a simpler version, use leftover white rice topped with grilled salmon and pour over hot green tea.

Add toasted sesame seeds for garnish.

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