Japan

Group C - JAPAN

What was it?

Steamed rice with nori (toasted seaweed), miso soup and “rolled” omelette.

How was it?

The overall feel of this particular breakfast was salty and stodgy. It was a fun mixture of textures, with each item wildly different from the others. The best component was the nori, when wrapped around rice with some soy sauce. This gave the dish its only real source of sweetness, allowing it to stand out dramatically.

Overall thoughts:

If I had accompanied this meal with some other extras (perhaps some pickles) to add greater variety to the flavours then it would have been more enjoyable. As it was, it felt unrelentingly salty. Still, it was a pleasant mixture of different types of component, and easier to put together than it initially looked (although my attempt at a rolled omelette came out more or less like any other omelette…)

If it was a Japanese footballer?

I felt powerful eating so much rice and egg, so I’d have to go with the defender Maya Yoshida.