Japanesse cuisine

Japanese cuisine is so rich and varied. Maybe the most well-known Japanese dish for us is sushi, but it's time to explore more of what this country has to offer to our palates. Japanese food is mainly based on rice,  noodles, seasonal ingredients, fish and vegetables. It is also characterized by the absence of meat in most typical dishes. 

Here are some pictures of Japanese food:

Some examples of Japanese cuisine

It's been raining a lot in Medellín, Colombia and a lot of our friends are sick. Buy medicine? No! We found this great Japanese recipe known for it's healing properties. It is called Okayu (rice porridge), and it's basically made with rice and water. Not all Japanese food has to be complicated or have weird ingredients, eh? 

Rice porridge

Okayu is an easily digestible dish. You can make it plain or make it more nutritious by cooking it with chicken, vegetables, or adding lots of toppings. Sometimes I  make Okayu for breakfast when I don't have much appetite, because it's really easy on the stomach.

If you want to try it, you'll find the recipe and more information about it on this blog created by Nami, a Japanese girl.                                  

We will let you know if our friends get better after eating this. If they don't, at least we will have contributed to their stomachs' happiness! ;)