Make Your First Homemade Japanese Breakfast for More Blissful Mornings

Waking up to freshly cooked rice will restore the magic of the day

Illustrations: Kaki Okumura

My breakfast shapes my perspective on the state of the world and the way I see myself that day. If I eat like my world is falling apart, it will feel like it’s falling apart. If I eat like I have it together, I will be able to successfully seize that day. Sometimes, a sense of ownership over your day is as simple as that.

While emotions don’t reflect our reality, they play a big role in the way we perceive it, and our actions reflect that. So if you’d like to try making a Japanese breakfast, don’t be intimidated. It requires a bit of forethought to bring together the variety in colorful vegetables and small plating, but it can be achieved, without much stress or time.

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Evening prep

Rice

• If you’ve got a nice rice cooker, rinse, add water, and set your rice cooker to go off in the morning when you wake up. Waking up to the smell of freshly cooked rice…