18 Aug 2010

Pickled bonito donburi

Last weekend we bought a two people tent for 3,000yen (≒US$35) at a discount shop in Shibuya. The quality is good enough to protect you from 1,000 mm rain, this is very helpful in East Asia!

When we built it, I was surprised how easy you can construct a tent and also how lightweight it is! Well, I have to confess that I'm not experienced at camping as I only went with my family with a 5 person tent that was carried by car...

A good thing about camping in Japan is that onsens (hot springs) are almost everywhere. That means you can try a local onsen whenever you need to get clean. But a source of concern is a place to camp. Usually you are not allowed to camp outside 'camping area'. I recommend you to go to Hokkaido if you want to be more free with your choices.
Ingredients:
bonito (half cooked or raw)
ginger
soy sauce (3tbsps)
mirin (1tbsp)
wasabi
nori
rice

1- Mix the soy sauce, mirin and the grazed ginger.

2- Put the cut bonito in half of 1. Keep another half of the sauce.

3- Put 2 and the rest of the sauce on the cooked rice.

Please eat with some nori and wasabi. You can also put the finely cut spring onion and/or Japanese basil on top.

Itadakimasu.