Making Ochazuke at Home

Ochazuke (お茶漬け) – usually served in one bowl, it consists of steamed rice with savoury ingredients, partially infused with green tea. Ocha means green tea, and zuke means “submerged”. It is more commonly eaten as a quick meal or as a filling snack at the end of a meal in Japan rather than as proper mealtime food.

Ochazuke is the kind of comfort food that we crave because it is soothing to eat and easy on the stomach. My midnight hunger pangs would always be satisfied with this rice dish after a long day. We immediately felt comfortable when we tasted the warm tea and rice and it instantly soothed our busy day. There is no easier way to make a meal than this!

Ochazuke (Green Tea over Rice)

Ingredients

2 tbsp of green tea leaves + 200 ml of water

200g – 300g cooked rice (2 portions)

Saba Ochazuke

2 miso saba fillets (approx 200g)

2 tbsp of Nori seasoning powder

Nori (for garnish)

Umeboshi Ochazuke

2 Umeboshi

2 tbsp of Shrimp Flakes

Egg Ochazuke

2 Eggs

1 tsp of salt

1 tbsp of Ume seasoning powder

1 tbsp of Chirimen Sake

Methods

In a bowl, top it with rice, seasoning powder and then your topping. Before enjoying them pour the tea covering half of the bowl. Enjoy!