Ochazuke is an easy and quick Japanese dish with cooked rice topped with various ingredients, over which hot green tea is poured. When you don’t have time to cook or lack appetite, Ochazuke is a popular choice for many people in Japan. Here, I’ve made a summer version for when you don’t want to eat hot food. Cool all the ingredients and pour ice-cold green tea over them. Is this refreshing or what?! Toppings can include typical Ochazuke ingredients like salmon flakes and pickled vegetables, or you can use any vegetables or meat you like. However, the toppings need to be a little saltier than you might think because the green tea will dilute the taste quite a bit. So, choose strongly flavored toppings. When you don’t feel like cooking in a hot kitchen, try this simple and soothing Cold Ochazuke. It’ll make you feel good. Hope you give it a try soon!
Ochazuke is Steamed Rice with hot tea poured over and some added toppings. It is not really a formal meal, but Ochazuke is often eaten when you don’t have time or don’t want to cook. Dashi Chazuke is using seasoned Dashi instead of merely tea, so there is a tiny bit more cooking involved to make Dashi broth.
Ochazuke is usually rice in green tea with some salty toppings or pickled vegetables. It is very simple food that involves hardly any cooking. Ochazuke is a “you make it at the table” kind of thing, so you probably won’t find it on the menu at restaurants, especially outside Japan.