# The classics of the Japanese breakfast

Rice, miso soup, natto and grilled fish: the essentials of a traditional Japanese breakfast.

- 17 votes · 15 items
- Mar 12, 2020 · 岡田 勇気
- https://even.best/en/l/2769/the-classics-of-the-japanese-breakfast

## Top 15

1. **Tamagoyaki** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Sweet or dashi rolled omelette.
2. **Shirasu** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Tiny whitebait on rice.
3. **Miso soup** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Miso soup with tofu or wakame.
4. **Natto** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sticky fermented soybeans.
5. **Grilled salmon** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Grilled salmon, the classic breakfast fish.
6. **Tsukemono** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pickles to go with rice.
7. **Toasted nori** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Toasted nori for wrapping rice.
8. **Tamago kake gohan** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rice topped with raw egg.
9. **Hijiki** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Simmered hijiki seaweed.
10. **Tarako** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Salted pollock roe.
11. **Steamed rice** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Freshly cooked white rice.
12. **Umeboshi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sour pickled plum.
13. **Ohitashi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Blanched greens in dashi.
14. **Himono** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Grilled dried fish such as horse mackerel.
15. **Tsukudani** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Sweet-salty simmered nori or small fish.

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