Finding Warmth on a Rainy Autumn Day 🇯🇵 | Japanese Pottery and Dinner for One

Hi! I'm Tuma, a Japanese woman living in Tohoku, Japan. Enjoying the solo life. 🇯🇵 A pottery market comes to my area about once a year, bringing ceramics and crafts from all over Japan. 🌱 It rained, but people came anyway — Tobe ware, Tokoname ware, lacquerware, magewappa, and rows and rows of rice bowls. I broke my rice bowl a few months ago and never found one that felt right, so I took my time. Back home, hijiki takikomi gohan and miso soup, eaten from things I chose myself. I hope you enjoy a quiet day at a Japanese pottery market with me! ───────────────────── ▶ RECIPE ───────────────────── 🍞 Natto Toast Ingredients (1 serving) ・White bread — 1 slice ・Natto — 1 pack ・Mayonnaise — as needed ・Melting cheese — as needed ・Shredded nori — as needed Instructions ① Make a border of mayonnaise around the edge of the bread. ② Place the natto inside the border. The mayo keeps it from spilling and makes every bite tasty. ③ Add an indulgent extra drizzle of mayonnaise. ④ Top with melting cheese and toast it. ⑤ Finish with shredded nori. (I forgot mine. 🤣) ───────────────────── 🍚 Hijiki Takikomi Gohan Ingredients (2 go / about 1½ cups uncooked rice) ・Rice — 2 go (1½ cups) ・Dried hijiki — as needed (rehydrated) ・Carrot — 1/2 (julienned) ・Bunashimeji mushrooms (or any mushrooms you like) — as needed ・Sliced aburaage — as needed Seasonings: ・Sake — 1 tbsp ・Mirin — 2 tbsp ・Soy sauce — 2 tbsp ・Dashi powder — 1 tsp Instructions ① Rehydrate the dried hijiki in water, then rinse it gently a few times. ② Wash the rice. Use a larger rice cooker than usual to leave room for all the ingredients. ③ Add the sake, mirin, soy sauce, and dashi powder to the washed rice. ④ Add water up to the two-go mark, then mix well and level the rice. ⑤ Add the hijiki, julienned carrot, mushrooms, and aburaage on top. ⑥ Level it slightly, then cook on the regular rice setting. ───────────────────── 🥣 Wakame and Tofu Miso Soup Ingredients (1 serving) ・Dried wakame — as needed ・Water — 1 bowl ・Tofu — as needed ・Dashi powder — to taste ・Miso — to taste Instructions ① Put the dried wakame and water in a small pot and bring to a boil. ② Cut the tofu into bite-sized pieces and add it with the dashi powder. ③ Dissolve the miso into the soup. ───────────────────── 🎬 Quiet daily life of a solo woman living in rural Tohoku, Japan. ───────────────────── #livingalone #japanvlog #Tohoku #ruralJapan #dailylifeinjapan #potterymarket #japanesepottery #tokonameware #tobeware #japanesetableware #takikomigohan #hijiki #nattotoast #misosoup #simpleliving Your support helps me keep sharing good food and simple moments ☕️ Thank you always 🤍 🍙 https://buymeacoffee.com/Tumadaily