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I was thinking the same thing for the Japanese breakfast. Are those foods prepared beforehand or is someone (probably the mom) waking up early to cook those?


it's a little more elaborate than we genuinely cook every day, but:

Rice - in a rice cooker with timer, so just needs scooped

Natto - from a package

Pumpkin - been made already, prolly leftover from previous night's dinner

Cucumbers - same (those are not fresh, they are in a vinegary sauce)

Eggs -take 5 min, wife makes them every morning

Miso soup - leftover from previous night's dinner

Salmon - leftover from previous night's dinner, or from little "bento sized" frozen packaged & microwaved

The "real" meal is elaborate, but as you can see from above, a lot of it is left over from last night or night before, constantly mixed in for variety

These days, my older girl settles for toast :-)


Planet Money did a great radio program on the (probably the mom) aspect of homelife in Japan - http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/07/19/203372076/will-rob...


Judging from the breakfast, it is easy to understand, why japanese are less overweight than americans.




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