Man this might not sound insanely "fancy and cool" to you, but to me, a high school student in America, all of this food is really awesome, and I cannot wait to try matcha myself, as I love tea but have never tried it.
It’s sooooo good. I like to add milk and sugar/honey so then it’s like a latte that tastes like green tea ice cream:) I like plain tea too but it’s extra delicious when you add milk and honey
I've always gotten the Matcha latte at Starbucks, if you like it a little more bitter and coffee taste, add an extra shot of espresso. I like matcha iced latte, but you can also order it hot.
Fast food establishments and portion size is what makes us all fat and sick. I eat a hamburger every now and then. But I buy the ingredients and make it at home. Healthier.
Even grocery stores sell tea. I grew up drinking tea as a child. My father brought home Jasmine loose leaf in a canister from Hong Kong in the 70s. I learned about matcha benefits many years ago. If you have Ecoideas brand, they have culinary grade that's been tested for heavy metals. Their matcha is organic coming from Japan. Ceremonial tends to be more expensive so, start with culinary grade. Buying matcha drinks outside is expensive so, save that for special occasions. Also, dairy milk hinders the nutrients in matcha so, it's better to avoid that and sugar. Many diseases today are traced back to our diet and lifestyle over the years. It's harder to reverse ingrained habits as an adult than when you're younger. Good luck in starting your tea journey.
"I'm sorry it's not very fancy and cool" Dude it's so COOOOOOOL As a Brazilian living in France, my breakfast is two slices of bread with brie cheese + sliced banana with oats and honey (I like to eat in the morning it makes me feel strong) In the lunch, I usually have rice/mashed potatoes/chicken with onions and soy sauce, with a tangerine on the side. For dinner, it's either crêpes (with cheese ham and eggs) or couscous with eggs, and yogurt on the side. If it's too late I won't drink tea but I love it! I incorporated many french elements in my daily meal routine, but some north-eastern Brazilian roots are still here, such as liking a strong breakfast
ive started eating rice for breakfast (usually with green onions, a medium fried egg and soy sauce on top) and i gotta say it is a freaking amazing way to start the day. Since i make the rice in advance the whole thing only takes 3 min and it fills me up for hours.
Your students are lucky to have you! Your simple meals reflect your simple life. Your home is clean and peaceful, not cluttered and noisy. Many of us are trying to learn again how to live our lives with fewer and simpler things. Your channel shows how peaceful a life not focused on consumerism can be.
I absolutely love his minimalist lifestyle. He has really inspired me to eat healthier and to discard all of the clutter in my apartment. I am going to subscribe to this channel right now.❤❤
Nah, this allegedly not-fancy and not-cool video is a lot better than the unrealistic "what I ear in a day" we often see out there. Love the good vibes.
I love the simplicity of the meals and the ritualistic part of it. Thank you for sharing this with us. I am a vegetarian so no meat, poultry, or fish for me! But I am inspired now to make simple and easy meals for myself! Thank you so much!
I couldn't eat that, too unhealthy. I avoid processed carbs and carbs in general. It's a garbage source of energy, keto is healthy. I eat healthy fats instead of junk like carbs.
Aki: "I'm sorry that's not very fancy and cool.." Also Aki: *records an entertaining process of healthy traditional meal preparation with RPG alchemist vibes* No, this is beyond cool.
As a mother that homeschools her children, I love videos like this that offer a window into other cultures and ways of life. Thank you for sharing with us ❤
excellent English, interesting content, minimalist approach to food is a must nowadays. I love Japanese food, I stopped struggling with my weight when I used this way of thinking ten years ago.
I am an Asian-American (although not Japanese). I love to eat miso soup, rice with kimchi or nori and oily fish for breakfast every day. I never get tired of it. I am going to try it with egg. It sounds delicious. I live with Americans, so the evening meal is often Western food. I always cook plenty of clear soups to start the meal and they love it.
I am from Andalucía, in Spain. We use to drink a cold drink that I love: gazpacho. (I drink it in all the seasons). The recipe is tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, garlic, vinegar, salt, and extra virgin olive oil. You can do enough for a big bottle. Then, in your lunch, dinner, etc, you only have to serve it in a glass, with two glasses you have enough. I use to drink it in all my meals till is finished. It is very healthy and it hydrates you very much. The field workers in the past used to drink eat to recover the forces. You can find it in the supermarket abroad but that is totally different, that is only tomato juice. It is better if you do it at home.
@@robinmp8300 My understanding is that traditionally gazpacho is served as a drink, and most of the recipes I've seen (including the one I use) involve blending the vegetables quite fine so it's more of a thick juice. But I've eaten very tasty, more souplike gazpacho in restaurants in the U.S. where the vegetables are just chopped up and kind of floating in a seasoned tomato juice. So I guess these days it depends on which you prefer.
You might think your meals are not fancy or anything, but they're absolutely wonderful for people looking to discover new staple meals that are easy to cook and easier to love. I'm also so hungry after watching. The smoothie + warm matcha is such a good combo.
I’m from the US but I’ve never really liked western breakfast food. About a year and a half ago I started eating Japanese style breakfast. とてもおいしいです！^ - ^ I felt so much better and stayed full for a very long time. Now almost every day starts with miso soup, rice, various pickles or veggies, tofu/egg/fish. 😊
I can’t believe that u said daily routine wasn’t cool. It absolutely WAS! I subscribed and liked immediately after watching it!! I love Japan. Can’t wait to visit!👍🏾
I appreciate japanese culture for so many things. The spirituality, the gratitude, the affirmation you have, that's really amazing. Thank you for your videos. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇯🇵 by the way, have you noticed the similarity between our flags? 😊😊
Hi Aki, thank you for sharing little pieces of your life with us. It's very brave of you because I can tell that you don't do it for the attention, but simply to share. That is, to me an important part of the minimalist lifestyle. To be able to give away something that you might be tempted to keep all for yourself. You show us that it is healthier to open one's place of "hoarding", literally or figuratively, and melt into the fabric of presence and community. Your videos show that you have built a life that allows you to do this very well. I'm a mixed media artist, a gardener, an ecologist, moves a lot, and in general someone that wears many hats. It is a constant and everyday practice to remain minimal by questioning my priorities and how they change. I enjoy the movement and flow of meaningful items coming in and going out of my life, much like food being prepared, and then disappearing to become a part of us, and also in part returning back to the earth in another form. Look at how you've made me think deeply. Have you started a virtual minimalist dojo? Count me in!
I found your videos a few days ago and love all of them! I bought and tasted matcha today. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. It wasn't as bitter as I thought it would be, and it had a very slight taste of seaweed, which was a nice surprise! I don't have the special wisp, so I used a small balloon-shaped one that worked okay for now. Thank you for being inspiring :)
I admire the Japanese attitudes to diet. The small portions ensure that we don't overeat and we can actually finish the food on the plate without any waste. It also allows us to have variety of foods so that we include as many nutrients which we require on a daily basis and it also looks better, more beautiful and pleasing. I try to be aware of my portions and exercise control so I get the right amount of food that my body needs. This can be different depending on age, height, gender and level of activity during the day. The more active you are the more food you might require to get more energy. I've had some experience of drinking matcha tea but it wasn't the traditional ceremonial matcha tea powder. I have had a matcha tea KitKat a few times. I enjoy the taste! The way that people eat in certain countries in Europe are actually quite healthy and promote longer life span. For example, the Mediterranean diet in countries like Italy and Greece are associated with lower rates for heart disease and cancer. People cook more and prepare meals with fresh locally sourced ingredients. France has a reputation for high quality and fresh ingredients in home cooking and keeps people slim. People in these countries consume less processed foods and snacks. That's why they're healthier. Britain's obesity rate is higher than most other countries in Europe.
Yay a new video :) I drink matcha every day now because of you and I really feel better! I completely dropped drinking coffee thank you for your inspiring videos
Great vid! In our Swedish household we usually eat the following: Breakfast - Oat porridge or bread with butter and cheese with a cup of fresh brewed coffee Lunch - A quick pasta Fika - More coffee with some sweet bread or cookies Dinner - Fish or vegetarian meatballs with potatoes and sauce
Do you have diebeties already?? Carbs plus carbs+ coffee+carbs for fast bad fat production, and some potato carbs. You know human can function in perfect health eating 0 carbs & eating 1 meal a day right? You basically attack your pancreas & liver & gut 4 times or more a day. You also replaced healthy meat with artificial plastic substitute. You think its natural for body & healthy? Only butter, cheese(i Hope real not processed substitute) & fish saves you from dying of starving body away from real nutrition. If you also use plant oil for frying God save you. If you live 65 & without any transplantation it will be a miracle. And it common for majority of Europeans. That's the only reason so many ppl died in last year's. They earned half-dead state.
I love these videos. This guy seems like he’d be a really nice person to be around. Plus the food looks great.
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“Simplicity is an advanced course.” - Chinese proverb (if I remember correctly) You have mastered it. Drinking matcha in the igloo looks super cool and cozy. Everything looks delicious except for the first dish with raw egg. But that’s just my preference. I’ll try to shake my matcha in the way you showed it in the second option. 😊
I truly like the simplicity of this lifestyle, thank you for sharing your daily life with us. Suggestion, would you please incorporate Japanese wordings in your videos so we can learn along how to say, understand and apply certain Japanese words in daily conversation with Japanese friends. Thank you.
Another great video Aki. I eat brown rice as well, I have done for many years. And miso soup. Yesterday I bought “the blue zone kitchen” by Dan Buettner, it’s a recipe book full of recipes from Okinawa, and other blue zone regions. I bought it because I want to live a VERY long, happy, healthy life! I think you want this too so maybe you will find the book interesting as well. Soon I will have a go making matcha tea. I need to buy the thing you stir with first. The igloo looked fun!
I only discover your channel today but you just radiate simple goodness as a human being. I feel more calm and at peace watching your minimalistic lifestyle but doing everything to the best of your ability. You are inspiring. Thank you
5:55 omg did you just do the floss? That was too cute! Subscribed today when I watched your video "Japanese Minimalist: My 12 Essential Items in 2021" and now I'm hooked! 😊 Thank you!
Cheers to you my friend, I don't need "fancy" when I see this simple, healthy, authentic Japanese lifestyle! 😍 I recently started including Japanese style dishes in my Mediterranean diet and I love it, I think they are the healthiest cuisines 😀❤️
This is deff pretty cool! Would love to see more Japanese meal preparation, rituals, sayings, unusual foods and how to cook them. I feel like it'd be a great thing to try out myself here in the UK
Hello Samurai Matcha! I'm from the Czech republic. I've just found out your channel and I'm really impressed. Watching this videos is a great opportunity to improve my english in an interesting way (because I'm a selflearner). I'll realize something new about Japanese culture as well. Thanks 😉
I'm happy to see a more down-to-earth example of what Japanese eat! The effort i see some other youtubers put into their food, plus having several different and (for my standard) complicated to prepare ingredients is so far from my own style 😂 I'm way closer to yours!
Your food looks so healthy and delicious! I'm a Ukrainian living in the US, and my food varies by season, but in the winter, it is the following: Breakfast: Rye bread with eggs or other topping, like peanut butter. Sometimes spinach pie with tofu (I promise it is delicious) with black tea (I like to eat a lot of protein in the morning, so I don't get hungry before lunch) Lunch: I like to eat borscht with beans, split pea soup, or some other kind of hearty stew Dinner: sometimes I make just a hearty salad with bean and sweet potatoes, sometimes I have noodles, and sometimes I make a nice complete dinner with my SO (that usually includes beer as well)! I also drink more tea throughout the day and after every meal, and sometimes snack on carrots and fruit (in the winter, it is mainly apples)
Eastern Europeans have one of the unhealthiest diets of tons of carbs. I'm half Ukrainian and half Polish Jew, had to move away from the horrible diet I was raised around and switch to keto. Lost all unwanted body fat and got a six pack.
I’ve improved my diet to drop some weight. For the last month for breakfast I have a 2 egg omelette with onion and a little hard cheese. Sometimes mushroom is included. I also pick a dozen different green leaves from my garden and make a green smoothie. I add freshly grown ginger, turmeric and citrus juice. It tastes a bit like lawn but has fresh life and good bacteria. It’s my direct connection to my garden and the natural world. I also have chickens and make my own eggs. For lunch I have unsweetened Greek yoghurt with cinnamon and raspberries. I eat avocado often. For dinner, a roasted fillet of salmon with cauliflower rice, other veggies or a green salad. I will use a rich sauce like mayonnaise or butter based and I add cheese often. I don’t eat bulk carbohydrates or added sugar anymore but I may eat a little rice in the future. I often fast and won’t eat for a day to heal my body from a lifetime of a western diet.
The secret to Japanese cleaning is that the room was clean when he went to bed the night before. So cleaning in the morning takes about 5 minutes. The Japanese clean everyday.
Your dinner looks amazing! A fish grill built in to your oven? how cool! Is that a common japanese accessory? I can't say I have ever seen one here on the U.S. west coast. I highly reccomend cast iron cooking. Slightly more difficult but much more delicious. Similar to the clay rice pot it is an excellent tradeoff and unlike teflon it is also gauranteed to last a lifetime with care. Thank you for sharing your lifestyle with us, I find it to be poetic and powerful in its simplicity, and I love that you surround yourself with meaning rather than matter.
I used a Baking tray with a little bit of water, and on top of it the grill tray then fish to resemble that. Than Put it in the Higher Region of the oven and use the left over space for cooking your Side dishes.
I recently started cooking with a cast iron skillet and love it. The trick is to use it a lot. Clean with hot water while the pan is hot. Heat it before adding oil or cooking. I use it for everyday cooking except for tomato or other acidic foods like sauerkraut. Teflon bad for health and environment.
Adding on very educational for adults as well!i I am 1 /2 British so yes……but I love the care & attention you apply to everything you do . Peace forever!
Thank you for making such interesting videos. I recently found your channel and I am enjoying your videos very much. I live in the US and also eat simply. I eat plants and would be interested in future videos that focus on: what kind of produce is grown/eaten in Japan, if there is a farmer's market and what it looks like, how fruits/vegetables are prepared in Japan, etc. I appreciate your work and efforts in sharing Japanese culture and minimalism.
Right now I'm stuck in quarantine and when I discovered your channel, I started binge watching your videos Your videos are quite relaxing and it's to watch them during the evenings! I kinda want to try out matcha, but I don't think they sell it at my country
Thank you for this video on your diet. Your English is excellent as well as your accent, which I can imagine took a lot of work to master. Excellent! Thank you very much!
I can honestly say i would like to try and live like this. Wish i had the courage, knowledge and money to do something like this. Looks peaceful and awesome. Great to not be tied to useless gadgets and fancy spendings... Very inspiring.
Great video again! Only recently I realized how much more enjoyable my diet has become since I more often embrace minimalism when it comes to food. Many times I enjoy simple dishes over the elaborate creations that keep me in the kitchen longer. It is nice to actually taste the individual components instead of having a dish crammed with ingrediences. Gives you more intentionality when buying groceries as well, because this way you realize more directly when something you purchase is of bad quality. Thanks for the insight into your routine! いただきます!
I totally agree! For me, the simplicity is also in not having to make side dishes out of habit. For example I used to eat a salad for appetizer, then rice and beans for dinner but this week had salad one meal, and just the garbanzos a different meal. Sometimes it’s nice to make all the components but sometimes it’s nice to just eat simply :)
Good day☺ I discovered your video only today and am so happy to have done so. Thank you for your care and consideration in producing this; it simple and straight from the heart. I have enjoyed it very much and I hope you are continuing to be well and enjoying your minimalist life.
hello! this is a lovely relaxing video. i used to work in a tea shop where i learned about matcha for the first time. i've loved it since then though have never prepared it at home. also love this way of preparing rice in the ceramic pot! i want to do this instead od using the rice cooker. also one of my favorite meals is rice with a bowl of miso soup. it makes me so happy 🙂 thank you for sharing your day with us.
Just as i needed another video! Currently my favorite breakfast food is johny cakes. They are pancakes but with cornmeal. All it is is cornmeal, egg, water, and i love to drizzle honey or peanut butter (only ingredient being peanuts) Great video!
Wow I've never seen that detailed recipe for Matcha tea before! Just love it! Also your videos make me feel relaxed and calm! Thanks for making these awesome videos! Hope you're doing great! 😃
Enjoyed learning more about your daily life in Japan. Your "day in my plate" video was so different, mostly because your food choices are unusual for me. That's why I loved it so much. Fascinating. Keep it up.
It´s so different, in Argentina we drink mate which has its own "ceremony" were you prepare and depending how you serve it it reveals your felling to the other person. If it´s cold it means you want them to go away, if it´s too sweet it means you loves them and if you give them the first one it means you are not a good friend. You should read about it
Loved this video! I have to try the udon recipe now! And I love the mason jar matcha mixing method. I really like having my matcha in the morning but sometimes I have to get to work quickly on a moment's notice. If I can shake it up on my way to the car, that's a game changer.
My Canadian meals are not fancy or cool either: Breakfast: Peanut butter and banana sandwich with a bit of honey. Side of fruit. Lunch: Salad, vegan “chicken” nuggets, fruit. Dinner: Spaghetti with vegan “meatballs,” side of veggies. That’s it. 😅
You don't have to be single to change your nutrition or eat different from other family members, dear. What lame excuse is that? I'm married and have a teen kid. As if I'd let my husband or son dictate what I PUT in MY mouth. It's only MY business, and I'm not even working (due to disability). I make my needs communicated and will not take no for an answer. It's my body, my health and my decision. My husband was born in North America and eats complete garbage! No way I'd eat that, ever! Yes, you're the only person controlling what you eat. Nobody else.
Как всегда прекрасное видео! Еда, хоть и простая, но очень аппетитная, спасибо за подробный и наглядный видеоотчёт! Успехов Вам Аки! P.S. У нас тоже много снега, надо сделать иглу!)))
Nice video as always. Everyday food doesn't need to be fancy. Mine certainly isn't... It could be raw oat meal with milk for breakfast, and rye bread for lunch. That's also not very fancy. In Denmark most people think of sushi when they think of Japanese food. But recently we tried to cook a Vegetarian Ramen, and it was absolutely delicious. The only problem if you want to try to make Japanese food is getting hold of some of the more special ingredients.
I really enjoyed watching this video. It was clear to understand and encouraging/inspiring for new recipes and positive routines for a happy self. Thank you!
Thank you for finally showing us how to prepare the Matcha tea 🍵 I was waiting for this from so long! I love the aesthetic feel your videos have! I always get insights from your videos! Keep up the great work Aki-san! 👏🏻👏🏻
Cannot overstate the usefulness of even a decent enameled cast iron dutch oven. They are incredible for searing, slow simmering, and even good for deep-fat frying. You can even bake in them! Staub and Le Creuset are considered among the best, but the prices are prohibitive. In the US, a 4.5 to 6 quart dutch oven made by a reputable, but less expensive manufacturer (Lodge) will cost about 70-80 USD or about 8100-9300 Yen. If you can find something available in that price range or less it would probably be a decent deal.
Normalmente pela manhã aqui no Brasil é muito tradicional comer pão com manteiga e café com leite (aqui costumamos chamar de pingado). Usually in the morning here in Brazil it is very traditional to eat bread with butter and coffee with milk (here we usually call it pingado).
Thank you for showing me the correct way to make matcha. Lately, I’ve been making matcha with honey and pouring it over ice with some almond milk. I love it!
I am an American Japanese. I think your breakfast is VERY COOL. I grew up eating the typical American breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast & milk. It was once the recommended diet for healthy eating years ago in the U.S. That has idea has changed as bacon is not really healthy at all & is really bad for people with high cholesterol like me. As an adult I have changed my way of eating. I believe your diet is much healthier & is a real inspiration to me. I love your videos. Thank you! ❤️☺️🌺
I really how you pay attention to presentation, even when just cooking for yourself. It seems like a real act of self-care and self-respect. Like, why shouldn't you eat something beautiful when eating solo? You have inspired me to cook more elegantly and with more adventurous ingredients. (I'm from the UK where we love our fried beige stodge and eating out of containers...)
I recently discovered warm smoothies (inspired by Ayurvedic diet). Having moved to japan last summer, it’s been an adjustment learning how to cook balanced meals with new ingredients. Thank you for sharing this! Where can you find “cobon” in a Japanese grocery store (what section usually)?
Matcha is artwork and I never knew until you informed me, thank you for educating me I would travel to Japan for specially the food and food culture! I will have to try the traditional way very soon!
Man this might not sound insanely "fancy and cool" to you, but to me, a high school student in America, all of this food is really awesome, and I cannot wait to try matcha myself, as I love tea but have never tried it.
It’s sooooo good. I like to add milk and sugar/honey so then it’s like a latte that tastes like green tea ice cream:) I like plain tea too but it’s extra delicious when you add milk and honey
I've always gotten the Matcha latte at Starbucks, if you like it a little more bitter and coffee taste, add an extra shot of espresso. I like matcha iced latte, but you can also order it hot.
@@larsonfamilyhouse Whoa addin honey and milk to it sounds so good! Maybe I should try it!
Fast food establishments and portion size is what makes us all fat and sick. I eat a hamburger every now and then. But I buy the ingredients and make it at home. Healthier.
Even grocery stores sell tea. I grew up drinking tea as a child. My father brought home Jasmine loose leaf in a canister from Hong Kong in the 70s.
I learned about matcha benefits many years ago. If you have Ecoideas brand, they have culinary grade that's been tested for heavy metals. Their matcha is organic coming from Japan. Ceremonial tends to be more expensive so, start with culinary grade. Buying matcha drinks outside is expensive so, save that for special occasions. Also, dairy milk hinders the nutrients in matcha so, it's better to avoid that and sugar. Many diseases today are traced back to our diet and lifestyle over the years. It's harder to reverse ingrained habits as an adult than when you're younger. Good luck in starting your tea journey.
In my opinion, this lifestyle shows so much appreciation and gratitude for everything in his life. I am so grateful for this channel. ❤
"I'm sorry it's not very fancy and cool"
Dude it's so COOOOOOOL
As a Brazilian living in France, my breakfast is two slices of bread with brie cheese + sliced banana with oats and honey (I like to eat in the morning it makes me feel strong)
In the lunch, I usually have rice/mashed potatoes/chicken with onions and soy sauce, with a tangerine on the side.
For dinner, it's either crêpes (with cheese ham and eggs) or couscous with eggs, and yogurt on the side. If it's too late I won't drink tea but I love it!
I incorporated many french elements in my daily meal routine, but some north-eastern Brazilian roots are still here, such as liking a strong breakfast
Thank you soooo much!!!!
OMG a brazilian here too. We are everywhere 😆
Caraca manow, n tem tapioca ae nãum? kkkkk Maneeeero, vc consegue manter uma dieta parecida com a daqui de casa, por exemplo... Irado
You have to eat a diet that your ancestors has eaten and survived harsh environmental conditions.
Hope that helps!
Ae me deu uma ideia boa do que comer amanhã de manhã hahahaah
ive started eating rice for breakfast (usually with green onions, a medium fried egg and soy sauce on top) and i gotta say it is a freaking amazing way to start the day. Since i make the rice in advance the whole thing only takes 3 min and it fills me up for hours.
That sounds good Katelyn! I will cook some Wild Rice beforehand and have it for breakfast tomorrow.
I don't know if you know about leftover rice syndrome...but be careful to not leave it out at room temperature.
@@richardvass1462 i would never
Do you ever save leftover rice? If so what is the best way to safely store it after it's cooked?
@@mirandamarquette1438 i don't do anything fancy, just seal it in tupperware and throw it in the fridge
Your students are lucky to have you! Your simple meals reflect your simple life. Your home is clean and peaceful, not cluttered and noisy. Many of us are trying to learn again how to live our lives with fewer and simpler things. Your channel shows how peaceful a life not focused on consumerism can be.
Most Japanese eat like that, including his students and their families.
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I absolutely love his minimalist lifestyle. He has really inspired me to eat healthier and to discard all of the clutter in my apartment. I am going to subscribe to this channel right now.❤❤
Amen!
Watching your videos always warms my heart. I don't know if it is just me but watching you relaxes me. Thank you for the great content!
The same feeling here ^^
Same here
I can keep doing my best thanks to you guys!!
me too! It's probably the samurai spirit
Likewise!!
Nah, this allegedly not-fancy and not-cool video is a lot better than the unrealistic "what I ear in a day" we often see out there. Love the good vibes.
Regarding raw eggs in a smoothie - Our chemistry teacher told us that aeration of eggs causes them to undergo a structural change just like cooking.
Just like in mayonnaise
Does it kill salmonella?
Japanese vloggers get up so early and clean so perfectly. I must be very lazy, but you inspire me to be better. Thank you 😊
I love the simplicity of the meals and the ritualistic part of it. Thank you for sharing this with us. I am a vegetarian so no meat, poultry, or fish for me! But I am inspired now to make simple and easy meals for myself! Thank you so much!
Thank you!!
I really appreciate this video for being realistic. Having good dishes without needing a lot of preparation time is crucial to me.
Wow that udon looks so good. The fact that you can eat it everyday and not get tired of it really speaks for itself.
I couldn't eat that, too unhealthy. I avoid processed carbs and carbs in general. It's a garbage source of energy, keto is healthy. I eat healthy fats instead of junk like carbs.
Aki: "I'm sorry that's not very fancy and cool.."
Also Aki: *records an entertaining process of healthy traditional meal preparation with RPG alchemist vibes*
No, this is beyond cool.
As a mother that homeschools her children, I love videos like this that offer a window into other cultures and ways of life. Thank you for sharing with us ❤
I am scared of a place that lets parents homeschool and talk to a teacher(!) about it as if it was normal.
excellent English, interesting content, minimalist approach to food is a must nowadays. I love Japanese food, I stopped struggling with my weight when I used this way of thinking ten years ago.
I am an Asian-American (although not Japanese). I love to eat miso soup, rice with kimchi or nori and oily fish for breakfast every day. I never get tired of it. I am going to try it with egg. It sounds delicious. I live with Americans, so the evening meal is often Western food. I always cook plenty of clear soups to start the meal and they love it.
I appreciate how well mannered you are.
For breakfast here in England I usually drink black coffee and eat nothing till lunch time.
That's the way mate.
@@cycloneranger5354 This is the way.
Not typical to your country. Coffee? 🙄 You'll get ulcers from this unhealthy behaviour.
I am from Andalucía, in Spain. We use to drink a cold drink that I love: gazpacho. (I drink it in all the seasons). The recipe is tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, garlic, vinegar, salt, and extra virgin olive oil. You can do enough for a big bottle. Then, in your lunch, dinner, etc, you only have to serve it in a glass, with two glasses you have enough. I use to drink it in all my meals till is finished. It is very healthy and it hydrates you very much. The field workers in the past used to drink eat to recover the forces. You can find it in the supermarket abroad but that is totally different, that is only tomato juice. It is better if you do it at home.
You made me want to gazpacho!! thank you for telling me the recipe.
Hi, may I ask, with green pepper do you mean a bell pepper or the spice? Either way sounds delicious, I want to give it a try! 😊
@@hybridmems Bell pepper!
Isnt Gazpatcho like a cold soup? is that a drink the way you make it?
@@robinmp8300 My understanding is that traditionally gazpacho is served as a drink, and most of the recipes I've seen (including the one I use) involve blending the vegetables quite fine so it's more of a thick juice. But I've eaten very tasty, more souplike gazpacho in restaurants in the U.S. where the vegetables are just chopped up and kind of floating in a seasoned tomato juice. So I guess these days it depends on which you prefer.
You might think your meals are not fancy or anything, but they're absolutely wonderful for people looking to discover new staple meals that are easy to cook and easier to love. I'm also so hungry after watching. The smoothie + warm matcha is such a good combo.
I’m from the US but I’ve never really liked western breakfast food. About a year and a half ago I started eating Japanese style breakfast. とてもおいしいです！^ - ^
I felt so much better and stayed full for a very long time.
Now almost every day starts with miso soup, rice, various pickles or veggies, tofu/egg/fish. 😊
I love this
I can’t believe that u said daily routine wasn’t cool. It absolutely WAS! I subscribed and liked immediately after watching it!! I love Japan. Can’t wait to visit!👍🏾
I feel healthy already just by looking at this.
The built in fish grill is really cool. Thanks for helping us learn about minimalism in Japan. Where you live has much natural beauty.
Japan is not minimal, just handful of people are. Love this guy!
I appreciate japanese culture for so many things. The spirituality, the gratitude, the affirmation you have, that's really amazing. Thank you for your videos. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇯🇵 by the way, have you noticed the similarity between our flags? 😊😊
I am a older western woman. I always learn something new from your videos that I can apply to my life. You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you so much!
Hi Aki, thank you for sharing little pieces of your life with us. It's very brave of you because I can tell that you don't do it for the attention, but simply to share. That is, to me an important part of the minimalist lifestyle. To be able to give away something that you might be tempted to keep all for yourself. You show us that it is healthier to open one's place of "hoarding", literally or figuratively, and melt into the fabric of presence and community. Your videos show that you have built a life that allows you to do this very well. I'm a mixed media artist, a gardener, an ecologist, moves a lot, and in general someone that wears many hats. It is a constant and everyday practice to remain minimal by questioning my priorities and how they change. I enjoy the movement and flow of meaningful items coming in and going out of my life, much like food being prepared, and then disappearing to become a part of us, and also in part returning back to the earth in another form. Look at how you've made me think deeply. Have you started a virtual minimalist dojo? Count me in!
I found your videos a few days ago and love all of them! I bought and tasted matcha today. I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. It wasn't as bitter as I thought it would be, and it had a very slight taste of seaweed, which was a nice surprise! I don't have the special wisp, so I used a small balloon-shaped one that worked okay for now. Thank you for being inspiring :)
Thank you for watching my videos!😁🙌
I admire the Japanese attitudes to diet. The small portions ensure that we don't overeat and we can actually finish the food on the plate without any waste. It also allows us to have variety of foods so that we include as many nutrients which we require on a daily basis and it also looks better, more beautiful and pleasing. I try to be aware of my portions and exercise control so I get the right amount of food that my body needs. This can be different depending on age, height, gender and level of activity during the day. The more active you are the more food you might require to get more energy.
I've had some experience of drinking matcha tea but it wasn't the traditional ceremonial matcha tea powder. I have had a matcha tea KitKat a few times. I enjoy the taste!
The way that people eat in certain countries in Europe are actually quite healthy and promote longer life span. For example, the Mediterranean diet in countries like Italy and Greece are associated with lower rates for heart disease and cancer. People cook more and prepare meals with fresh locally sourced ingredients. France has a reputation for high quality and fresh ingredients in home cooking and keeps people slim. People in these countries consume less processed foods and snacks. That's why they're healthier. Britain's obesity rate is higher than most other countries in Europe.
I admire the Japanese attitudes just about everything!!!!
Yes in most countries increase in obesity is almost always correlated to increase in eating highly processed foods.🤔
Germany's pretty bad at this point, too. People eat way too much junk and fast food, starting from a very young age.
The simplicity has an elegance about it that makes it extremely appealing. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you❤
Yay a new video :)
I drink matcha every day now because of you and I really feel better! I completely dropped drinking coffee
thank you for your inspiring videos
Thanks!!!
Great vid!
In our Swedish household we usually eat the following:
Breakfast - Oat porridge or bread with butter and cheese with a cup of fresh brewed coffee
Lunch - A quick pasta
Fika - More coffee with some sweet bread or cookies
Dinner - Fish or vegetarian meatballs with potatoes and sauce
Oat porridge sounds nice!!
Fika! WIsh we have such a tradition in my country..
Hopefully you will get to add greens to your meals.
@Demon Slayer Sell, let the cool kids suffer!
Do you have diebeties already?? Carbs plus carbs+ coffee+carbs for fast bad fat production, and some potato carbs. You know human can function in perfect health eating 0 carbs & eating 1 meal a day right? You basically attack your pancreas & liver & gut 4 times or more a day. You also replaced healthy meat with artificial plastic substitute. You think its natural for body & healthy? Only butter, cheese(i Hope real not processed substitute) & fish saves you from dying of starving body away from real nutrition. If you also use plant oil for frying God save you. If you live 65 & without any transplantation it will be a miracle. And it common for majority of Europeans. That's the only reason so many ppl died in last year's. They earned half-dead state.
I love how you have specified exactly how many seconds you should take to stir or cook something. That is real precision!
I love these videos. This guy seems like he’d be a really nice person to be around. Plus the food looks great.
“Simplicity is an advanced course.” - Chinese proverb (if I remember correctly) You have mastered it. Drinking matcha in the igloo looks super cool and cozy. Everything looks delicious except for the first dish with raw egg. But that’s just my preference. I’ll try to shake my matcha in the way you showed it in the second option. 😊
I truly like the simplicity of this lifestyle, thank you for sharing your daily life with us. Suggestion, would you please incorporate Japanese wordings in your videos so we can learn along how to say, understand and apply certain Japanese words in daily conversation with Japanese friends. Thank you.
Another great video Aki. I eat brown rice as well, I have done for many years. And miso soup. Yesterday I bought “the blue zone kitchen” by Dan Buettner, it’s a recipe book full of recipes from Okinawa, and other blue zone regions. I bought it because I want to live a VERY long, happy, healthy life! I think you want this too so maybe you will find the book interesting as well. Soon I will have a go making matcha tea. I need to buy the thing you stir with first. The igloo looked fun!
Thanks always for sharing me great comments! I'm curious about Okinawa's food too;-D
I only discover your channel today but you just radiate simple goodness as a human being. I feel more calm and at peace watching your minimalistic lifestyle but doing everything to the best of your ability. You are inspiring. Thank you
5:55 omg did you just do the floss? That was too cute! Subscribed today when I watched your video "Japanese Minimalist: My 12 Essential Items in 2021" and now I'm hooked! 😊 Thank you!
I love learning about Japanese culture. Thank you so much for providing the knowledge and entertainment! 🇯🇵🇺🇸
Cheers to you my friend, I don't need "fancy" when I see this simple, healthy, authentic Japanese lifestyle! 😍
I recently started including Japanese style dishes in my Mediterranean diet and I love it, I think they are the healthiest cuisines 😀❤️
This is deff pretty cool! Would love to see more Japanese meal preparation, rituals, sayings, unusual foods and how to cook them. I feel like it'd be a great thing to try out myself here in the UK
Hello Samurai Matcha! I'm from the Czech republic. I've just found out your channel and I'm really impressed. Watching this videos is a great opportunity to improve my english in an interesting way (because I'm a selflearner). I'll realize something new about Japanese culture as well. Thanks 😉
Ball wide-mouthed mason jars. I'm so glad I found out about them from your video. They're really easy to wash!
I thuroughly enjoyed watching your vlog. Thank you for sharing these wonderful moments with you.
I'm happy to see a more down-to-earth example of what Japanese eat! The effort i see some other youtubers put into their food, plus having several different and (for my standard) complicated to prepare ingredients is so far from my own style 😂 I'm way closer to yours!
That is incredible & awesome recipe too. Thank you for sharing my friend, Cheers!!😍😋👍👍
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Your food looks so healthy and delicious!
I'm a Ukrainian living in the US, and my food varies by season, but in the winter, it is the following:
Breakfast: Rye bread with eggs or other topping, like peanut butter. Sometimes spinach pie with tofu (I promise it is delicious) with black tea (I like to eat a lot of protein in the morning, so I don't get hungry before lunch)
Lunch: I like to eat borscht with beans, split pea soup, or some other kind of hearty stew
Dinner: sometimes I make just a hearty salad with bean and sweet potatoes, sometimes I have noodles, and sometimes I make a nice complete dinner with my SO (that usually includes beer as well)!
I also drink more tea throughout the day and after every meal, and sometimes snack on carrots and fruit (in the winter, it is mainly apples)
Eastern Europeans have one of the unhealthiest diets of tons of carbs. I'm half Ukrainian and half Polish Jew, had to move away from the horrible diet I was raised around and switch to keto. Lost all unwanted body fat and got a six pack.
Love your simplistic way of life. Simple and so zen, so healthy and inspiring. Thx Aki
Your presentation is very clear, simple and focus. Very good. Thank you for sharing. Your English is good
I’ve improved my diet to drop some weight. For the last month for breakfast I have a 2 egg omelette with onion and a little hard cheese. Sometimes mushroom is included. I also pick a dozen different green leaves from my garden and make a green smoothie. I add freshly grown ginger, turmeric and citrus juice. It tastes a bit like lawn but has fresh life and good bacteria. It’s my direct connection to my garden and the natural world. I also have chickens and make my own eggs. For lunch I have unsweetened Greek yoghurt with cinnamon and raspberries. I eat avocado often. For dinner, a roasted fillet of salmon with cauliflower rice, other veggies or a green salad. I will use a rich sauce like mayonnaise or butter based and I add cheese often. I don’t eat bulk carbohydrates or added sugar anymore but I may eat a little rice in the future. I often fast and won’t eat for a day to heal my body from a lifetime of a western diet.
The most difficult part of the routine for me is, "I wake up and clean my room" 😁😁😆😆
And at 5 am!
You can clean your room in the afternoon instead, makes no difference.
Lol same
The secret to Japanese cleaning is that the room was clean when he went to bed the night before.
So cleaning in the morning takes about 5 minutes.
The Japanese clean everyday.
Your dinner looks amazing! A fish grill built in to your oven? how cool! Is that a common japanese accessory? I can't say I have ever seen one here on the U.S. west coast.
I highly reccomend cast iron cooking. Slightly more difficult but much more delicious. Similar to the clay rice pot it is an excellent tradeoff and unlike teflon it is also gauranteed to last a lifetime with care.
Thank you for sharing your lifestyle with us, I find it to be poetic and powerful in its simplicity, and I love that you surround yourself with meaning rather than matter.
They're quite common at least in Japanese and Korean households where full ovens are very rare due to lack of space
Thank you for your great comment!!
I used a Baking tray with a little bit of water, and on top of it the grill tray then fish to resemble that. Than Put it in the Higher Region of the oven and use the left over space for cooking your Side dishes.
I recently started cooking with a cast iron skillet and love it. The trick is to use it a lot. Clean with hot water while the pan is hot. Heat it before adding oil or cooking. I use it for everyday cooking except for tomato or other acidic foods like sauerkraut. Teflon bad for health and environment.
Thank you so much for the mason jar version of how to make matcha! It'll make adding matcha to my life so much easier!
Adding on very educational for adults as well!i I am 1 /2 British so yes……but I love the care & attention you apply to everything you do . Peace forever!
Thank you for making such interesting videos. I recently found your channel and I am enjoying your videos very much. I live in the US and also eat simply. I eat plants and would be interested in future videos that focus on: what kind of produce is grown/eaten in Japan, if there is a farmer's market and what it looks like, how fruits/vegetables are prepared in Japan, etc. I appreciate your work and efforts in sharing Japanese culture and minimalism.
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I'll make that kind of video!!
Right now I'm stuck in quarantine and when I discovered your channel, I started binge watching your videos
Your videos are quite relaxing and it's to watch them during the evenings!
I kinda want to try out matcha, but I don't think they sell it at my country
love how exited he is to show us how to make perfect matcha xd
Because of the sponsor, doh 😂
You seem like such a pleasant and happy person. I aspire to be like that. This video made me feel comforted and calm.
Thank you for this video on your diet. Your English is excellent as well as your accent, which I can imagine took a lot of work to master. Excellent! Thank you very much!
I can honestly say i would like to try and live like this.
Wish i had the courage, knowledge and money to do something like this. Looks peaceful and awesome.
Great to not be tied to useless gadgets and fancy spendings... Very inspiring.
In the Philippines we eat Tuyo (Sun-Dried Salted Fish) Sunny Side-up Eggs, Fried Rice and Black Coffee.
Great video again! Only recently I realized how much more enjoyable my diet has become since I more often embrace minimalism when it comes to food. Many times I enjoy simple dishes over the elaborate creations that keep me in the kitchen longer. It is nice to actually taste the individual components instead of having a dish crammed with ingrediences. Gives you more intentionality when buying groceries as well, because this way you realize more directly when something you purchase is of bad quality.
Thanks for the insight into your routine!
いただきます!
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I totally agree! For me, the simplicity is also in not having to make side dishes out of habit. For example I used to eat a salad for appetizer, then rice and beans for dinner but this week had salad one meal, and just the garbanzos a different meal. Sometimes it’s nice to make all the components but sometimes it’s nice to just eat simply :)
Good day☺ I discovered your video only today and am so happy to have done so. Thank you for your care and consideration in producing this; it simple and straight from the heart. I have enjoyed it very much and I hope you are continuing to be well and enjoying your minimalist life.
Love the floor beds. We now have in Canada and we also use the floor table and cushions. Love it, way better for daily posture.
hello! this is a lovely relaxing video. i used to work in a tea shop where i learned about matcha for the first time. i've loved it since then though have never prepared it at home. also love this way of preparing rice in the ceramic pot! i want to do this instead od using the rice cooker. also one of my favorite meals is rice with a bowl of miso soup. it makes me so happy 🙂 thank you for sharing your day with us.
All peasonne stand who in good lunch i fest matsha tae very importante naturaly tks.
I want to be minimalist now! It’s easy to get a ton of stuff in America but I feel like it just weights you down after awhile.
Absolutely 💯 ❤
Just as i needed another video! Currently my favorite breakfast food is johny cakes. They are pancakes but with cornmeal. All it is is cornmeal, egg, water, and i love to drizzle honey or peanut butter (only ingredient being peanuts) Great video!
Thank you😄👍
What a beautiful video. Thank you. You have inspired me to up level my matcha drinking. I love that whisk🙏
I love watching you and your lifestyle, I find it very calming.
Wow I've never seen that detailed recipe for Matcha tea before! Just love it! Also your videos make me feel relaxed and calm! Thanks for making these awesome videos! Hope you're doing great! 😃
Thank you ;-)
Enjoyed learning more about your daily life in Japan. Your "day in my plate" video was so different, mostly because your food choices are unusual for me. That's why I loved it so much. Fascinating. Keep it up.
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It´s so different, in Argentina we drink mate which has its own "ceremony" were you prepare and depending how you serve it it reveals your felling to the other person. If it´s cold it means you want them to go away, if it´s too sweet it means you loves them and if you give them the first one it means you are not a good friend. You should read about it
Interesting!! Thank you for telling me!
@@SamuraiMatcha You are welcome, keep on with the amazing content!!!
Mate! Or the classical Chimarrão as known in the Brazilian side. Have a good one hermano! (Pelé>Maradona btw)
Your life is awesome. Thank you for making this. You did inspire me.
Thanks for sharing! It’s fun to see what people do in their day.
Loved this video! I have to try the udon recipe now! And I love the mason jar matcha mixing method. I really like having my matcha in the morning but sometimes I have to get to work quickly on a moment's notice. If I can shake it up on my way to the car, that's a game changer.
Thank you so much!!!
My Canadian meals are not fancy or cool either:
Breakfast: Peanut butter and banana sandwich with a bit of honey. Side of fruit.
Lunch: Salad, vegan “chicken” nuggets, fruit.
Dinner: Spaghetti with vegan “meatballs,” side of veggies.
That’s it. 😅
I love Japanese food!It seems so healthy and is fit for people who live alone.
You don't have to be single to change your nutrition or eat different from other family members, dear. What lame excuse is that? I'm married and have a teen kid. As if I'd let my husband or son dictate what I PUT in MY mouth. It's only MY business, and I'm not even working (due to disability). I make my needs communicated and will not take no for an answer. It's my body, my health and my decision. My husband was born in North America and eats complete garbage! No way I'd eat that, ever! Yes, you're the only person controlling what you eat. Nobody else.
So beautiful.. so enjoyable. Thank you for sharing.
A teacher true to the heart
Как всегда прекрасное видео! Еда, хоть и простая, но очень аппетитная, спасибо за подробный и наглядный видеоотчёт! Успехов Вам Аки!
P.S. У нас тоже много снега, надо сделать иглу!)))
Спасибо, что всегда смотрите
@M I bet he knows every language that a translator also knows.
Nice video as always. Everyday food doesn't need to be fancy. Mine certainly isn't... It could be raw oat meal with milk for breakfast, and rye bread for lunch. That's also not very fancy.
In Denmark most people think of sushi when they think of Japanese food.
But recently we tried to cook a Vegetarian Ramen, and it was absolutely delicious. The only problem if you want to try to make Japanese food is getting hold of some of the more special ingredients.
😄🙌Vegetarian Ramen sounds awasome!
yeah some things are def harder to find to make more traditonal stuff. i really wanna try natto but i cant find it anywhrere
@@Hi-bd9vb you could try to find natto with the frozen foods section in an Asian supermarket.
@@louiseroxanne7005 oo ill try that! the asian markets around me arent always super stocked though
Creo que el respeto de los Japoneses hacia si mismos y la gratitud por lo que tienen es digno de imitar 💕💕
I think your food is the the purest food I ever seen. And no wonder you start your day at 5am, takes time to eat like you. Awesome channel!
I really enjoyed watching this video. It was clear to understand and encouraging/inspiring for new recipes and positive routines for a happy self. Thank you!
Thank you for finally showing us how to prepare the Matcha tea 🍵 I was waiting for this from so long! I love the aesthetic feel your videos have! I always get insights from your videos! Keep up the great work Aki-san! 👏🏻👏🏻
Yeah!Thank you!!
Cannot overstate the usefulness of even a decent enameled cast iron dutch oven. They are incredible for searing, slow simmering, and even good for deep-fat frying. You can even bake in them! Staub and Le Creuset are considered among the best, but the prices are prohibitive. In the US, a 4.5 to 6 quart dutch oven made by a reputable, but less expensive manufacturer (Lodge) will cost about 70-80 USD or about 8100-9300 Yen. If you can find something available in that price range or less it would probably be a decent deal.
Normalmente pela manhã aqui no Brasil é muito tradicional comer pão com manteiga e café com leite (aqui costumamos chamar de pingado).
Usually in the morning here in Brazil it is very traditional to eat bread with butter and coffee with milk (here we usually call it pingado).
Thank you for showing me the correct way to make matcha. Lately, I’ve been making matcha with honey and pouring it over ice with some almond milk. I love it!
This is your second video that I watched today. And I must say I really like your channel.
I hope you'll upload new videos in the future .
I am an American Japanese. I think your breakfast is VERY COOL. I grew up eating the typical American breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast & milk. It was once the recommended diet for healthy eating years ago in the U.S. That has idea has changed as bacon is not really healthy at all & is really bad for people with high cholesterol like me. As an adult I have changed my way of eating. I believe your diet is much healthier & is a real inspiration to me. I love your videos. Thank you! ❤️☺️🌺
Thank you so much!!
No surprise the "American" diet is called SAD. It makes people obese before killing them.
I was just about to watch your videos when you posted!! What a coincidence 😅
Haha!!
I really how you pay attention to presentation, even when just cooking for yourself. It seems like a real act of self-care and self-respect. Like, why shouldn't you eat something beautiful when eating solo? You have inspired me to cook more elegantly and with more adventurous ingredients. (I'm from the UK where we love our fried beige stodge and eating out of containers...)
I'm thankful you showed how to make matcha. I'm going to order some and start having some in the morning.
あきさん thank you for making videos. I love watching!
Don't ever think your routine isn't fascinating!
I recently discovered warm smoothies (inspired by Ayurvedic diet). Having moved to japan last summer, it’s been an adjustment learning how to cook balanced meals with new ingredients. Thank you for sharing this! Where can you find “cobon” in a Japanese grocery store (what section usually)?
I love simple foods when you don't need 20 condiments and spices to make a meal!
Same here!!
I agree too!! Helps the food budget as well :-)
Who said you need that? Why add so much junk?
Thank you for sharing this. I find what you eat and drink actually very cool!
Matcha is artwork and I never knew until you informed me, thank you for educating me I would travel to Japan for specially the food and food culture! I will have to try the traditional way very soon!