JAPANESE COMFORT FOOD ON SICK DAY / What I cook for my family when they are sick in Japan

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

What do you crave for when you feel under the weather?😆 For more Japanese cozy meal ideas, Please watch this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bH6VfJWdgtyMrqs Thank you for watching! Stay healthy and happy friends!

[@BBB_025]

I made amazake yesterday and drank it warm from the rice cooker last night :) I have been mixing lemon, ginger, and honey with hot water which has been nice on a sore throat

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Vegan chicken noodle soup and ginger ale!

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Also juuk!

[@ambralus]

I’m used to cook rice as well when me or my son are sick. It’s really good expecially for gut because of the starch. I’ ve learned it from my grandma, as well as you did 😊

[@wenoh4245]

chuka wakame, kake udon, soy sauce porridge. that's my comfort food

[@shawnbuchanan01]

Another great video!

[@makeemar]

When I feel a cold coming on, I make myself a simple chicken noodle soup (from stock cube) with lots of garlic, chilli and ginger. Also growing up in Poland, we had a lot of home remedies for a cold. One was hot milk with honey and garlic - not my favourite! Or onion syrup for cough - just sliced onion sprinkled with sugar and left until the juice run. We would also make rice porridge for upset stomach, with just water - so it frankly looked like wallpaper glue! And in Ireland where I live now, they recommend hot whisky for a cold - only for adults of course! Thank you again Miwa-san for an interesting video :) Marta

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

This is so interesting Marta!!! It's beautiful that your country use food as medicine. I'm type of person who doesn't want to take medicine unless I really have to. So , learning your knowledge is perfect!! thank you for teaching me!

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Oh my God! I remember one time when I was 14 and sick, my Irish step dad made me hot whiskey. it was the most disgusting thing and I was so appalled that he gave a KID alcohol. Whenever I retell the story he’s always like, “well you didn’t die so I guess it worked” 😭😭😭

[@makeemar]

@@straberryshinigami15g97 ugh yeah I don't like whisky so didn't like it either! But giving it to a kid is weird!

[@makeemar]

@Dirtdiver thyme tea with honey sounds lovely, I must try that. Does it have to be fresh thyme?

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

@@makeemar Are you trying to suggest that 14 year olds don't drink alchohol? And that it would be in any way a problem for a human of that age to take a small nip of it? ffs, the puritan American re-designation project is going well for them.

[@amykathrynrawsthorne7045]

The latte looks incredible. The perfect cosy drink. The weather is changing in the UK too. This means lots of stews. If I am sick I like mashed potato with cheese and breadcrumbs on the top. It’s not too heavy and tastes nice. When we have colds we drink hot water with honey and lemon (or whiskey, hot water and sugar for the grown ups before they go to bed at night). xx

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

All sounds delicious Amy! I make honey and lemon too!^^ stay healthy and warm!

[@Vinod2906-k2m]

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[@chrissullivan5472]

Porridge looks delicious. I enjoyed watching you cook. Thank You for sharing great recipe.

[@marylee2809]

I love soups, warm drinks, and comfort foods. Even when I’m not sick, it helps me w/ tiredness or stress. Thank you !

[@anitasalcedo1576]

I love watching your video all food looks healthy and delicious.

[@imperfectvegan5724]

Both recipes sound very comforting. Your family is very lucky to have a mom who provides such great food!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you very much for your kind word!! I'm lucky to have someone to cook for as well^^If I'm just by myself, I would be so lazy! haha

[@saldiamond]

The porridge reminds me of something my mom used to make for me. When she was short on time, she'd make rice and add chicken broth so it was a pretty simple soup. It was so good and comforting especially with a sore throat! I will have to try to make the porridge you shared 😊

[@loading...8512]

I have issues with my stomach so I really like watching these they give me different things to try rice is one of the few foods that I love and doesn't hurt my stomach when I eat it

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

I'm glad to hear this!! Thank you Erica!

[@EdzKitchenandeverything]

I like this recipe thank you for sharing

[@ExLibris-Alys]

I’m definitely going to try the latte drink you made.

[@afolsom685]

Perfect time of year for this dish. Comforting. Look forward to trying the kombu recipe. 🙂 thank you.

[@invisiblefly2454]

No way!! I was sick the other day and I made my Chinese version of rice porridge. I think it's so neat how across different cultures we all have the same comfort foods 🥰

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Exactly!!! WE all have something similar or influenced by each other!! How beautiful!

[@janettanaka2894]

Hi Miwa-san…..rice porridge is the ultimate Japanese comfort food. I remember my Mom making it if someone in our family wasn’t feeling well. She always said it’s easy for your body to digest. I made it for my kids too when they were sick. I still make it just for the comfort aspect. Thank you for this video 😊🇨🇦

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Hi Janet-san! It's lovely you mom and you both make one for your loved ones.. ^^ That's how you take over the secret recipes! I hope my kids will do the same!

[@jakesteryongtren9226]

Miwa Thank you for sharing these

[@empi4106]

Wonderful food made with positive feelings!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you for your kind comment EmPi!

[@faithlyk]

Same here!! We also eat that white congee ( we call it JUK) when we are sick, have fever, lost appetite ~~ Very comforting food~~~

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

NO wonder I LOVE Korean food!!We have a lot in similar I think^^thank you for sharing!

[@Sayj14]

You are beautiful thank you for sharing I enjoy learning and watching.

[@ares6953]

I really like the bits with you and your family out and about ! By the way the grapes looked delicious and your mug is very nice ... both recipes are worth giving a try ! Great job!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

The grapes were amazing!!! but SUPER expensive here! haha Once in a while to indulge myself! haha I will try to include more interaction with my family in the future! Thank you Ares!!!

[@ares6953]

@@MiwasJapaneseCooking Miwa when it´s possible you should take your family to a trip in Europe . Fruits and vegetables are so much more affordable here even the organic ones ! and yes the family interactions like another person commented make your more relatable . but honestly to me you were already relatable !

[@jenniferwinn5536]

I make chicken bone broth anytime we cook chicken. I keep it in the freezer until we need it and make chicken and rice soup when we are sick. I imagine making rice porridge with it would be awesome. Thank You for the nice video! I hope you and your family are doing well.

[@celticlass8573]

Thank you for these recipes! I love the idea of using the used kombu. I never knew how to do it before, but now I'm definitely going to try it. I bought かつおみりん Katsuo Mirin Furikake (a sprinkle with sesame, bonito, sugar, salt, soy sauce, kelp and seaweed, which is designed to be sprinkled on fish and salad, for English speakers like me :) ). I remembered that you used something similar as a seasoning for onigiri, so a few days ago, I mixed it with some sushi rice, then added smoked salmon and piled them both on a seaweed square (I was too lazy to form it into a shape with the salmon inside). It was delicious!!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

I love how you try the new things and always evolving with cooking! I really have to try new spices for myself too! haha you just made me feel that way! Thank you!

[@marti6335]

I love your videos Miwa😍 I’m very fascinated by Japanese cuisine! hugs from Italy🇮🇹

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Hi Marti!! Thank you for your kind word!!! My family visited Venice a couple years ago and the food was soooooo tasty!! we have lots of Italian food here but It just tasted different!^^

[@ennn9543]

Thanks a lot for the video! If possible I’d love to see your version of 七草粥 one day!

[@hstark157]

I like the new description of food!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you for your kind comment!!!

[@subisuba8992]

It is healthy diet I like it and follow it all

[@SpicePalate_08]

Hi, thank you for sharing. I do have a lot of mussy bananas. I usually freeze them and make banana bread or muffins once in a while on the weekend.

[@fernwebb5568]

I am so grateful for these recipes, especially the latte. Some of my medicine upsets my stomach and I may skip eating anything. This will help the stomach and help me eat later. Just sounds good for cold winter nights. I am going to try the porridge too. Thank you. I am older and have to mother myself when sick. You gave me new skills. LOL! I have an old banana. This will be breakfast. If my kitties get nauseated I mix a bit of plain rice into their food. They like it. I might just have a bowl of rice with a bit of butter and salt. Or I want a hot soup. These recipes are all of these. I just recieved some Japanese rice that I ordered. I plan to cook 2 cups and refrigerate later for fried rice, and other things. I can keep some out and add more water for porridge. This video is wonderful.

[@Geemeel1]

Great vid, I absolutely gonna make the banana tea , as it getting more like autumn over here. Thank you Bless you ✨

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you Gee MeeL! Stay warm!! ^^

[@pikakerose]

yes when im not feeling well n no appetite okai is the best i remember my mother making it when i was sick as a child she put in an ume n some poke (raw fish) to help build my stamina or i just eat chazuke rice with tea n ume with side tsukemono

[@lisabell9961]

Thank you for inviting me into your comfort “home”! I have some kombu; I didn’t know how to cook it, until now.

[@sammys1010]

Hi miwa yes.. in tamilnadu we make garlic rasam (a herbal soup ) for cold or fever. Yes fir an upset stomach we make rice porridge... how nicely our cultures are interconected... nice to catch your video after a long time

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Hi Sammy!! I hope you are doing well! Indian food sounds always soooo interesting to me!! You guys are genius of using different spices! !

[@sammys1010]

@@MiwasJapaneseCooking thank you miwa... today is my birthday Oct 10th...nice to see ur msg first

[@rotorsa9239]

Thanks dear beautiful video as usual 🌹❤️

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you very much for your kind word Rotor!

[@TheB1nary]

I always cook a proper chicken broth (real carcass) that includes garlic, powder noon, celery and a little salt. Lovely.

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you for sharing Paul!!! this sounds sooo good and nourishing!

[@tammymcleod4504]

Love it, Miwa! Thank you! xxoo

[@evirose3603]

Thanks a lot😘🌺❤️

[@Chgogalinsf]

What brand of sushi rice do you recommend?

[@mikasuson2329]

Miwa San! お久しぶり….I’m sorry I fell behind on your videos but I am going to catch up! I remember my grandmother teaching me how to make the rice porridge when I was young and when she didn’t feel well, I knew how to make it for her. She preferred it with only umeboshi. I have to try the banana cinnamon drink, it looks delicious 😋 I also love kombu, so I want to try your recipe! I am looking forward to the cooler weather here 🥰

[@kiwiseniora]

What size is your Donabe pot use in this vlog? What ideal size pot would you recommend for a household of 6?

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Mine is very small like 10cm diameter. I recommend to use at least 30cm diameter one for your family! ^^

[@kiwiseniora]

@@MiwasJapaneseCooking ...thank you.

[@nikczemna_symulakra]

It's been a year since the ultimate breakfast for me (someone who skips it in favor of a bucket of cappuccino) is Korean JatJuk-like porridge: made of rice partly blended with cashews* and salt. And - oh my chopsticks! - i could start every day like this to the rest of my life😄 If feelling fancy, [wakame + roasted sesame seeds] or [black sesame paste + gimjaban] or even various types furikake will do as toppings:] *of course original recipe calls for pine nuts, however, as far as i tried: ✔cashews, macadamia, brazil nuts ⛔walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios

[@candied.crabapples]

You can also use steel cut oats for the porridge! 😀 Hope your boys feel better soon!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Thank you very much for your kind word Katherine!! They are recovered now!!

[@Jiyaallinone]

Beautiful places 😍

[@corrienosov2475]

This looks so good! Miwa, does the porriage freeze well? I'll be having a baby next year and I'm looking for easy-to-digest recipes that I can freeze in advance to make feeding myself and my family easy. This looks wonderful. Do you have any other recipe suggestions that would fit that purpose? Also, I'm so excited about your cookbook! That's amazing that you are creating that and I'm looking forward to the release! 🎉

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Congratulation on your baby!!!!! So exciting!!!!!^^ Yes, the porridge freezes very well upto a couple weeks. If your baby starts to have solid food, you guys can share it by adding different topping for adults and baby^^ that's how I survive my life when my kids are younger ! haha

[@PaulaAnna]

I got here by accident, but I will stay for longer. the recipe is really great I have to prepare it at home. Greetings from Poland

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Welcome Anna!! Thank you for stopping by!

[@cherusiderea1330]

I also go for ginger tea when I feel like I might be getting a cold, but I don't add anything. In case I do get sick it's just instant meals where you only add boiling water because I don't have the energy to stand in the kitchen, even if it's just a cold, I usually feel SO dead. Luckily, that doesn't happen too often, 2019 was the last time I fell really sick, I think.

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

It's great to hear that you are in the good condition since 2019!! I'll try some ginger tea too!!^^ Thank you for sharing!

[@dresk7958]

ginger tea is heavenly

[@eilishleahy617]

What can vegans use in place of bonito flakes?

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

nori seaweed would be good! ^^

[@priscillak7825]

Is there a substitution for Bonito flakes? Or anything else that you would recommend that is fish free?

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

I would say Nori seaweed?? if you are ok with the sea weedy flavor!

[@priscillak7825]

@@MiwasJapaneseCooking thank you!

[@subisuba8992]

Good

[@misssophiamae]

What is the paper on the grapes at 0:23 and how does it get there?

[@norathecatwitch3601]

Is there anyway to make this into a small personal batch? I just got my wisdom teeth removed earlier today and... My friend (crush) is getting his consultation next month so... I wanna make him this. I have a small personal bowl, which looks like the one you have, only taller... Would it be a bad idea to cook it in there? Also is there something I could use to replace the pickled plum?

[@KOS13-APO]

この食べ物おいしそう 😋👏🏻😁 好きな食べものは何ですか？😊

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

ありがとう！！ 全部好きで決められないけれど、味噌汁が好きかな！＾＾

[@subisuba8992]

V. Good

[@Jiyaallinone]

Love From India 🇮🇳

[@adrianaalmasan5846]

❤❤❤

[@aaastooges]

Could you cook this in rice cooker?

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

If your rice cooker has a porridge mode, that should work!^^

[@aaastooges]

@@MiwasJapaneseCooking thank you for your reply 😘

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Also こんぶ is my cats name!

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

haha! That's so sweet!!!

[@idtubenod]

❤️❤️❤️

[@straberryshinigami15g97]

Wow Miwa your stove is so nice! Do you have more than 2 burners? いいね！ Also I love your channel because you provide vegan recipes with ingredients found in Japan, it can be very hard here to find things that typical vegans in other countries use

[@swapanmondal9171]

Uhhhh, I have a question , that Japanese coriender means ( mitsuba) ?

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

Mitsuba must be very hard to find out side of Japan. Please use any freash herb you like for this recipe^^

[@ima7333]

I used to hate eating porridge but lately i eat porridge everyday for breakfast when i don’t feel like eating rice.

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

that's interesting!! our taste buds grow as we grow! haha Thank you for sharing!

[@Vinod2906-k2m]

👍👌👌❤

[@mikmikapple4418]

Itsumo aregato gosaimasu

[@MiwasJapaneseCooking]

kochirakoso itsumo arigatou! I can keep going thanks to your support and kind word!!

[@autumnanderson2695]

Just found out that my crush got over Covid... If I knew at the time I might've tried this for his.

[@autumnanderson2695]

Him*

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

Despite some of my comments I'm basically s fair person but I'm not when it comes to certain things

[@3lmodfz]

Depends how ill I am really. If I cannot taste/smell anything then there's little point in eating because it will all taste like cardboard. If I can taste, it's typically beige oven food lol, easy, quick and absolutely not nutritious 🤣 I haven't really been ill since the pandemic, got a bit of a cold now but that's it.

[@cutepuppy6844]

Comfort food is so culturally based, depends on what you grow up with... What I think of is: For upset stomach: toast For soar throat: hot tea with lemon and honey For a cold: fresh fruit like apples, oranges, pomegranate, blueberries, etc.