Japanese style Mango Rice

This is modified to Japanese style since I used regular Japanese rice instead of Thai Jasmine rice.  It's because I wanted to introduce something that you can get conventionally in Japan.

Ingredient
1)  cooked rice (cold left over is OK)   1 Ochawan(Japanese rise bowl)
2) coconut milk  a half a can, 100-150 g
3) A package of Frozen Mango or Fresh mango if you can find
4) Suger
5) Condenced milk
6) Cinnamon

Combine rice and coconuts milk in a pot, with a table spoonful of sugar.  You can add or omit, the sugar, depending on how you like.  I think you can substitude coconut milk to soy milk if you need more protein. In that case add the cream of coconut milk after cooked so it will have a flavor of coconut.

Cook over the simmering heat for about 5min until rice is smooth. Don't overcook since it will become very sticky. If it became too heavy, you can always add some water or more coconut milk.

Let it cool in a fridge.  Serve with mango, condensed milk and sprinkle of cinnamon. If you can not find cinnamon, some sesame seeds or diced pistachio will do.

You can find a frozen mango so easily in a convenience store anywhere in Japan.  Cooked rice called "Satou no gohan" can be found same. condensed milk too.  So in the mountain, all you need to bring is a can of coconut milk. I think a can of coconut milk makes 2 servings.

A package of frozen mango is 200 yen so other ingredients will be another 200 yen.  Total 400 yen for 2 servings. 200 yen (2 dollar) per dish. Not too bad for a snack or a light breakfast.

How to make Shiraae (Tofu sauce)

This is how to make Japanese traditional vegan dish, Shira ae (pronounced like She la ah eh).

Shra ae can be used with any vegetable since it is basically tofu sauce. 

Ingredient
1) Tofu (drained very well)
2) white sesame paste  (Tahini is OK)  1 TBS
3) Soy sauce  1 TP
4) Suger  1TBS
5) salt     pinch

6) any boild or steamed vegetable     a handful

like, mushroom, string beans,  asparagus. You can add Toasted Usuage, if you like. Usuage is a version of Tofu, it is sliced and deep fried so it is crispy.

I used one quarter of Tofu of the regular size package. Say 70g.

Combine  all of them in a bowl.

 Tofu and Usuage (toasted)

 combine them all

 I steamed a bunch of asparagus.
It was so cheap in this season, this was only 399 yen(about 4 doller).

Tonight's dinner.

Soumen noodle (1 bunch)

and

Shira ae of Asparagus and Usuage. 

Cost is about
Soumen 50 g x 20bunch = 555 yen so per 1 bunch is about 30 yen.

Tofu was 160 yen so 40 yen.
Usuage is like 10 yen.
Asparagus?  Maybe 30 yen or so?
Soumen need Dashi so it is 30 yen?

adding all, perhaps tonight dinner costed me as much as 200 yen?

I am trying to write down the cost since foreign climbers are believeing it is very expensive in Japan. It's yes, if you try to bring your lifestyle in Japan, but if you do as other do, it is quite reasonable.

I am going for vegan plus at night I don't eat much so this is quite simple dinner but I will keep taking a note of my everyday meal so anybody visit in Japan will get an idea of how we live.