1162-3 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan
Phone 81-829-44-0700
Traditional Japanese breakfasts are just the best, and both Dan and I eagerly anticipated our meals at the beginning of each day during our trip in Japan. Normally I have somewhat of a sweet tooth, and would probably choose toast and jam or cereal over bacon and eggs. But Japanese breakfasts just hit the spot with me, perhaps because of both the freshness and variety.
To start with (or to end with to be more precise), steamed rice and a small bowl of pickles. The main salad in the centre consisted of shredded carrot and daikon, lettuce, cucumber and tomato petals.
A generous still warm slice of freshly made tamago (Japanese omelette) sat next to grilled shishamo, small saltwater fish filled with their own eggs. Their name comes from the fact that the fish look like willow leaves. Mmm.
Lastly, a beautiful earthernware pot filled with simmering blocks of silken tofu. A small little seive/strainer helps to lift the very delicate blocks out of the water, and you can dip the tofu into a bowl of light shoju (soy sauce) seasoned to taste with grated ginger, sliced spring onion and katsuobushi (shaved bonito). I took the rather uncouth option of throwing the whole lot into the shoju. Tasty!
Gorgeous…nothing beats a delicate and healthy Japanese breakfast.