Cat rice, this is the most popular food in Japan.

In the past, this was a cheap meal for Japan's lower classes, designed to maximize the eater's satisfaction with minimal ingredients.

Since Japanese cats like to eat bonito, Japanese people also like to feed their domestic cats with this cheap bonito. This kind of rice with bonito flakes and seasonings is called "cat rice".

In ancient and modern Japan, this "cat rice" was a staple food for the poor.

Sprinkle dried bonito flakes (we usually call them "bonito flakes") over the rice and sprinkle with soy sauce or miso soup.

This is the basic method of making "cat rice".

However, depending on the region, there are different ways to eat "cat rice".

In eastern Japan, the popular way to eat "cat rice" is to add a little soy sauce to rice sprinkled with bonito flakes; in western Japan, the mainstream way to eat "cat rice" is to add miso to rice sprinkled with bonito flakes.

Soup.

This way of eating is more like kimchi and has a stronger taste, which is very consistent with the way Kansai people eat it.

In Hokkaido, the mainstream way of eating "cat rice" is more like the way of eating in western Japan, but Hokkaido people should add butter to the miso soup to keep out the cold.

Entering modern times, the living standards of Japanese people have improved significantly.

However, there are still many people who mainly eat "cat rice".

But the current meaning is no longer completely the same as before. Nowadays, people are more willing to eat "cat rice" in order to lose weight and balance their diet.

There are also many current students who also like "cat rice". The reason is very simple, that is, it is very cheap!

For example, a bowl of beef rice bowl costs 300 yen; natto rice costs 200 yen; and "cat rice" may only cost 100 yen.

It’s so cheap, delicious, and filling. No wonder it has become a popular table delicacy among the public.