Hataraku Gohan

Meals of a working life in Japan. The big meal is breakfast.

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Omurice, pumpkin soup, and pound cake

A Japanese breakfast of omurice with ketchup, pumpkin soup, salad, and a slice of pound cake.

Omurice topped with ketchup beside a green salad, with a cup of pumpkin soup, a slice of pound cake and yogurt with fruit

On the tray

  • Omuriceオムライス
  • Pumpkin soupかぼちゃのスープ
  • Pound cakeパウンドケーキ
  • Saladサラダ
  • Yogurtヨーグルトwith fruit

Omurice for breakfast, with pumpkin soup and a slice of pound cake.

Omurice is an omelet wrapped around fried rice, with ketchup on top. It is one of the best known dishes of yoshoku, the Western-style cooking of Japanese homes and diners.

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