A Single Mom's Simple Life in Japan 🇯🇵 ｜ Natto Breakfast & Homemade Gyoza

I'm Suu — 36, a single mom living in the countryside of Tohoku, Japan. Natto rice for breakfast, and homemade gyoza for dinner. 🤍 Just a calm, real day at home. 🥟 Today's menu ■ Natto & Egg Rice (breakfast) Ingredients ・Cooked rice ・Natto (fermented soybeans) ・Egg ▶ How to make ・Mix the natto and a raw egg into warm rice, and enjoy. ■ Homemade Gyoza (dumplings) Ingredients ・Gyoza wrappers ・Ground pork ・Cabbage (or napa cabbage) ・Garlic chives (nira) Seasoning ・Salt & pepper ・Potato starch (to bind the filling) ▶ How to make ・Finely chop the cabbage and chives, then mix with the ground pork, salt & pepper, and potato starch. ・Wrap the filling in the gyoza wrappers. ・Pan-fry, then add water and steam-fry until done. We eat them with ponzu. ■ Tofu & Green Onion Miso Soup Ingredients ・Tofu ・Green onion Seasoning ・Hondashi (dashi stock) ・Miso ・A little mirin ▶ How to make ・Add the tofu while the water is still cold, then simmer. ・Dissolve in the hondashi and miso (and a little mirin), and it's done. 🍅 Served with fresh tomato on the side. Most people eat gyoza with soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil — but in our house, we have it with ponzu. 🙏 Thank you for being here. 🤍 ───────────────────── 📷 Instagram   / su_injapan   ───────────────────── #livinginjapan #japanlife #reallifeinjapan #dailylifeinjapan #frugalliving #smallincome #singlemom #japanesecooking #japanesehomecooking #japanfood #gyoza #dumplings #natto #misosoup #slowliving #simpleliving #cozyvlog #ruralJapan #Tohoku