The flavor of green tea over rice
Photo from Gourmet Pigs
is the title of a movie by Yasujiro Ozu. Green tea over rice or chazuke/ochazuke is a traditional Japanese dish served towards the end of the meal. Green tea or hot water is poured over cooked rice and topped with nori, wasabi, pieces of salmon.
Yesterday we were so hungry we crawled out of bed and crashed our friends’ lunch at Sugi. So there we were with this wonderful menu and so many great dishes to choose from, and we must’ve been ill still because the only item that appealed to us was chazuke. Followed by fruit gelatin, which was amazing because we never eat Jell-O.
A craving for bland food. Who knew it was possible.
Thank you for all your kind wishes. Take care of yourselves, the air is rife with viruses.
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August 6th, 2012 at 09:54
Similarly, arroz caldo and lugaw are appealing to most sick people.
I don’t follow the “bland” rule — when I’m sick, I indulge in Romana Peanut Brittle. Being sick is the only possible excuse for eating something so obviously unhealthy (therefore one can’t get any sicker) yet delicious.
August 6th, 2012 at 19:23
That’s indulgence? We call it a snack hahahaha.