BREAKFAST --- coffee | Pocky thin bread sticks
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed Chinese eggplant
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- fermented tofu tempura with dashi dip and grated daikon | sauteed bitter melon with fermented black beans | fish stew of cod and baby Yukon potatoes in red pepper cream sauce | rice | red wine
- on the dinner plate: fish stew is creamy red, bitter melon is bright green, and steamed rice is soft white