A Japanese breakfast is often pictured as a carefully arranged tray with rice, miso soup, grilled fish, pickles, egg, tofu, and several small side dishes. That image is real, but it does not represent every breakfast eaten in Japan. At a ryokan or traditional hotel, breakfast may be generous and beautifully presented. At home, it may be much simpler: rice with natto, instant miso soup, seasoned nori, an egg, or leftovers from the night before. Some people eat toast, yogurt, cereal, or coffee instead. There is no single breakfast that every Japanese household eats. Still, the ...
