Ochazuke: Rice soaked in green tea
Green tea is my all time favorite drink, everyday I would drink at least a cup otherwise my day just do not feel complete. I guess it’s mainly for health reasons that I do this. It’s become an autonomous part of my life. Anyway, I stumbled across a recipe online that combines rice and green tea called Ochazuke. Actually there is a similar dish in a Chinese district of Hakka that serves the same rice dish but from what I recall, the dish was slightly bitter from the thick green tea broth that was slathered on the rice but not the Japanese version, which has a thin green tea broth. Hence, I have an curious streak about Ochazuke.
The meal looks like a very warm and hearty one, with green tea as a thin broth, topped with various toppings that makes it flavorful. Just Hungry, has an example and recipe to go with it. Tell me if the picture doesn’t scream yummy to you because it does to me. I love meals that are soupy and warm.
Has anyone tried Ochazuke before? I would like to try it but i don’t have the ingredients for the toppings, so I am gonna have to make a pass till later.
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February 26th, 2008 at 3:41 am
You have a wonderful blog. I too love tea and feel that my day is not complete without it. I have actually started a small business, importing and selling high quality green tea from a small family farm in Shizuoka, as a result of my passion for Japanese green tea. I would like to try making Ochazuke myself at some point!
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