I Found Bamboo Shoots and Made Japanese Mixed Rice たけのこを見つけたので混ぜご飯を作る [English and Japanese]

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I Found Bamboo Shoots and Made Japanese Mixed Rice

I think many people have experienced difficulty finding the exact ingredients for specific meals when living in different countries, even when there are international food stores nearby. The price of international food is often expensive, and it's not always easy to find specific brands.

The other day, I went grocery shopping at my usual local store. I'd never noticed that they had some international sections on the shelves. Since this store doesn't carry many specific international foods, I have to carefully check the shelves. When I'm in a rush, I don't have time to inspect products thoroughly. On this day, I had enough time to explore the store, and there weren't many customers since it was just before closing time. The atmosphere was calm and quiet.

My husband has excellent eyesight. He spotted bamboo shoots on the top shelf. I usually don't buy canned food because I prefer fresh vegetables. However, I don't mind buying rare foods like these.

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Japanese Mixed Rice: Takikomi Gohan

As soon as I bought the canned bamboo shoots, I decided to cook Japanese mixed rice, called Takikomi Gohan (炊き込みご飯). I used a rice cooker, so it was very easy to make!

Ingredients:

Bamboo shoots 1 can
Bacon 4-5 slices
Sake 1 tablespoon
Mirin 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Hondashi 2 teaspoons
Water (for two scoops of rice, I pour up to water level 1)
Seaweed for topping
Butter to taste

The cooking time is about 30 minutes, including the preparation time. You can also add mushrooms and carrots if you like. After cooking, add butter and mix it. The flavor of butter combined with the soy sauce rice crust (okoge おこげ) is so tasty.

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Foil Grilled: Hoil Yaki

I also enjoy cooking foil-grilled food called Hoil Yaki (ホイル焼き). It's so easy to make because it only takes 10-15 minutes to boil after preparation. This time, I cooked haddock, shrimp, carrots, beans, leeks, and cheese.

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This is also a standard miso soup using tofu and leeks. I love eating tofu, but unfortunately, I have to limit my intake due to a health condition. I only scoop a few pieces when I have tofu miso soup.

I really enjoyed eating a combination of Takikomi Gohan, Hoil Yaki, and miso soup!

Japanese 日本語

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たけのこを見つけたので混ぜご飯を作る

きちんとした材料が思うように手に入らないというのは、海外暮らしをしている人にとってあるあるだと思います。多国籍食品が販売されているお店が近所にあったとしても、なかなか完璧に材料が揃うということは珍しいのではないかと思います。さらに、そういうお店で購入すると値段が高いうえに、確実な商品が手に入るとは限らないですよね。

先日、いつもの地元のスーパーに買い出しに出かけました。その店には多国籍の食品がひとつの棚にまとまっておらず、あらゆるところに散らばって陳列されています。注意深く棚に並ぶ商品を探索しなければなりません。時間がなく急いでいるときは、見逃している商品も多いです。その日は時間に余裕があったので、店内をゆっくり見ていました。さらに、閉店間際だったので、お客さんが少なく穏やかで静かな空間でした。

目がとてもいい主人が、いちばん上の棚に並んでいたたけのこの缶を見つけました。普段、新鮮な野菜の方がおいしいので、缶類をあまり買いません。

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混ぜご飯

たけのこの缶を見つけた時、すぐに炊き込みご飯を作ろうと思いました。炊飯器で炊くのでとても簡単です。

材料:
たけのこの缶 1
ベーコン 4−5枚
酒 大さじ1
みりん 大さじ1
しょうゆ 大さじ2
塩 少々
ほんだし 小さじ2
水 (2合の場合はメモリ1まで水を注いでいます)
のり トッピング
バター 少々

準備時間も含め、調理時間は30分くらいです。お好みでキノコやにんじんを入れてもおいしいですね。炊き上がったら、バターを入れてよく混ぜ合わせます。香ばしいしょうゆのおこげとバターの相性が良いです。

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ホイル焼き

ホイル焼きはよく作ります。準備が整ったら、10−15分ほどで蒸し上がるので超簡単です。今回はタラ、エビ、にんじん、インゲン豆、ネギとチーズを入れて蒸しました。

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そして、定番の豆腐とネギの味噌汁です。豆腐が大好きなのですが、健康上の問題があるため制限しなければなりません。器によそうときは、たくさん食べたいのを我慢してちょっとだけ豆腐を入れるようにしています。

炊き込みご飯、ホイル焼きと味噌汁のコンビネーションは最高でした!

Thank you for reading!
お読みいただきありがとうございます。

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My hubby love bamboo shots so much your rice looks so rich 😋😋

Oh, is that so? It's nice to hear that someone likes bamboo shoots like your husband does! This Japanese mixed rice is so simple but tasty. :) I really like the texture of bamboo shoots.

Ehh, bamboo shoots in a can 🤔, thats really cool. I never encounter that one yet, vut good for you, you found one in a store and even use it as an ingredients. And this one looks really good, that Takikomi Gohan. Wish I could try that, I'm curious how good it is 🤤✨

Thank you! I used to get fresh bamboo shoots from a Japanese supermarket in Japan, but I can only find canned bamboo shoots here in Canada. However, it's good to see some familiar ingredients like this! Takikomi Gohan is super easy because the rice cooker does all the work for me!