typically eats in a day

[Intro Music]

So many of you asked what Maiko

my Japanese wife typically eats in a day

so here we are in this video

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That said I'm gonna be doing something

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and in order for me to do that

we're gonna have to turn down the sound just a little bit

That said I think Maiko should be

getting ready for breakfast right now

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so here she is my Japanese wife Maiko

and mother of my two-year-old son

and this is what she normally eats when she's at

home cooking for herself

a very typical Japanese breakfast lunch and dinner

and now she makes Tamagoyaki

a Japanese rolled egg omelette typically eaten for breakfast

The seasonings vary depending on the area of Japan

usually sweeter in the east

and a stronger dashi with a salty appeal in the west

my wife is from Aichi

which is located in the middle

so she prefers to eat it sweet with a strong dashi flavor

Oh and she's making it just for herself

so she only needs to use one egg

and she likes to clean up as she cooks

maybe this is common around the world

and this is her breakfast

a bowl of rice, natto, tamagoyaki, yakinori seaweed

and yogurt with blueberry and granola

This is natto fermented soy beans

It has a uniquely strong scent and flavor along

with a gooey texture which for many

Japanese is a part of their everyday meal

There are many ways to eat natto

like eating it with raw egg or mayonnaise

my wife though usually

prefers to mix it with one of our many Japanese condiment tubes

Today she's going with a grated ginger

Itadakimasu

Gochisousama-deshita!

Now it's lunch time

To maximize her work efficiency these days

She usually orders UberEats

To eat something really fast

I guess today though

she's decided to make something quick at home

to save on money

This is her favorite Yakisoba, Maruchan

she doesn't buy anything else but this brand

Yakisoba itself in Japan is

considered a lighter meal and is often

found at festivals in food trucks or stalls

and to top it off she adds a soft cooked

sunny-side up egg

This entire meal costs less than a dollar fifty to make

In Japan eggs are often eaten raw as Japanese enjoy the

taste and texture of the raw yolk

like this

Itadakimasu

My wife also drinks black apple vinegar

once a day for her health

she hates the taste though

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Finally, dinner time

First my wife makes miso soup

she usually uses a pre-made dashi pack which

many Japanese use to minimize their prep time

You can use basically any ingredients to

make miso soup in order to balance it

out with the day's menu

and today my wife chooses to add Haksai and Nameko mushrooms

Nameko has a natural gelatin coating on the surface

and by adding it to the soup

it gives it a slimy texture again loved by many Japanese

Oh that's a trick my wife uses to preserve the miso

the wrap prevents miso from touching the air

and avoids oxidation

Many Japanese kitchens come equipped

with a small fish grill since grilled

fish is a very popular home dish

But nowadays the way it's used has evolved a

bit and can be used to deal with

different things like spare ribs and vegetables

Now my wife's making onigiri

a Japanese rice bowl

she adds several ingredients

so she can get as much nutrition as possible

into one bowl of onigiri

Oh she's using my son's baby cheese

For her skin she drinks Lypo C

Usually mixed with sparkling water

apparently Japanese women take into consideration

their skin when choosing what they eat and drink

Itadakimasu

and this is her dinner

a rice ball with

shiso kombu and cream cheese

a grilled salmon flavored with kojimote miso soup

with haksai and nameko kimchi and mozuku seaweed

okay so there you go

That's what my Japanese wife typically eats in a day

especially when she's out with me or my son Wolfy

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