Recipes · Japanese · Side Dishes

Ochazuke (Tea over Rice)

One serving has 305 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (74%), selenium (48%), cobalamin (41%), thiamin (34%), niacin (33%) and copper (32%). Ready in 10 minutes.

Ochazuke (Tea over Rice)
Photo: Kossy@FINEDAYS from Akabane, Tokyo, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (437 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: fish

Ingredients

  • 200 g Rice, white, long-grain, cooked
  • 200 g Green tea, brewed
  • 30 g Smoked salmon
  • 2 g Seaweed, dried
  • 5 g Scallions, raw
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Brew the green tea hot and keep it warm.
  2. Flake the smoked salmon into small pieces and tear or shred the dried seaweed.
  3. Warm the cooked rice through and place it in a bowl.
  4. Scatter the salmon, seaweed, scallion and a pinch of salt over the rice.
  5. Pour the hot green tea over the top just before eating, so the rice stays slightly firm in the middle.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy305 kcal14%
Carbohydrates57.8 g
Water363 mL
Fiber1 g4%
Protein12 g25%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.44 g
Isoleucine0.49 g
Leucine0.9 g
Lysine0.7 g
Methionine0.29 g
Cystine0.17 g
Phenylalanine0.51 g
Tyrosine0.37 g
Valine0.61 g
Histidine0.29 g
Fat1.9 g
Monounsaturated0.79 g
Polyunsaturated0.48 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.08 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.06 g
Omega-60.28 g
Saturated0.46 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol6.9 mg
Calcium34.4 mg3%
Copper0.29 mg32%
Iron3.3 mg18%
Magnesium42 mg14%
Manganese1.3 mg74%
Phosphorus139 mg20%
Potassium177 mg4%
Selenium26.6 µg48%
Sodium733 mg
Zinc1.2 mg15%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.37 mg34%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.22 mg20%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.6 mg33%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg21%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.29 mg22%
Folate (vitamin B9)127 µg32%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.98 µg41%
Choline5.8 mg1%
Vitamin A10.6 µg2%
Vitamin C1 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.21 mg1%
Vitamin K10.8 µg12%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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