October 14, 2010

Japanese



Japanese follows. 日本語は下に。

Whenever I have Japanese meals, I am grateful for being a Japanese.

Last Monday, I decided to have quick-fix Japanese food for dinner everyday.  The same menu every day, the menu a normal Japanese person would eat for breakfast.  But I don't have time to fix food in the morning and just have a toast.

The menu is:
White rice + miso soup (instant, but you can't tell the difference anyway) + natto with a bunch of things (the 2nd photo is only a part of them).

Natto is fermented soybeans, a very popular food in Japan.  It's a love-it or hate-it food, often an acquired taste, because of its smell.  I used to dislike it when I was very little.  But it's an ultimate health food.

The other day I watched on news that natto can keep your skin and organs healthy and helps you live longer (they did an experiment on mouse), but you have to eat a pack a day for at least 2 months to see the difference.
So I am thinking, perhaps I should try that too.  So far, I am not at all tired of the same menu.

BTW, my brain-racking work yesterday paid off by my boss's "that's what I was talking about!" Yes, sort of... But I felt totally rewarded so I am very happy today.

和食を食べるときが「日本人で良かった」と思う瞬間。(唯一?)

この間テレビで納豆が身体に良いというのを改めてやっていて、最近体調が安定して好きなものが食べられるようになってきたので、納豆を食べ始めました。朝は時間がないから、夜。納豆に野菜を沢山と卵、すりごま、鰹節、小女子などを入れて、あとはご飯とみそ汁(これはインスタント。。)。あと、大好きなのは胡麻豆腐。
納豆は身体には良いそうですが消化には悪いので、体調を見ながら続けようと思います。毎日でも全然飽きない!

テレビに出ていた大学の先生が「最低2ヶ月くらい食べないと効果が出ない」と言っていたので、ハードルが高いですが、まあ無理せずに気の赴くままやってみよう。

なんで気にするかと言えば、ここ3〜4年体調が悪かったせいで髪の毛などがとても傷んだからです。入院して3ヶ月絶食したときには、その間生えた部分の髪の色が全く抜けてしまっていたので、髪の毛ってスゴく健康状態が出るものだと実感しました。

頑張ろう。

昨日残業して作った提案が上手くいって上司が満足げだったので、今日はわたしも満足げに早々にオフィスを後にしました。たまには頭を振り絞るのもいいものだ。

2 comments:

山口周 said...

if you got tired with getting natto.
I recommend you natto-chazuke.

here is procedure.

1:Make Gohan
2:Prepare natto
3:Make "Osumashi" soup
4:Mix all the above

Natto-chazuke is much less sticking than usual natto so it's maybe more convenient in the morning maybe!

Meri said...

That's very cute, thank you! :)
I will try that sometime.