Rich and Strange Aeons

Recently I'd watched some videos on the Platonic modern Japanese breakfast (tamagoyaki, grilled salmon, miso soup, picked veg, rice, maybe natto) as well as what some Japanese people actually eat. Also a close friend is visiting Japan now. So today I found myself suddenly thinking I would take a stab at it. Or something like it, I had some but not all of the ingredients.

• tamagoyaki -> scrambled eggs, though I put soy sauce on some of the end product.
• miso -> miso. I have paste that claims to have dashi in it, so I get to cheat a bit. Spinach instead of seaweed for greens. Small amount of red onion for allium, since I don't have green right now. Also cheated by simply boiling water in the electric kettle, then pouring that over paste in a bowl and mixing.
• grilled salmon -> canned salmon in a dish. Didn't have any fresh salmon and I think Japan has cheaper access than I do. Also don't have a quick-heat toaster oven for small batches.
• picked veg -> You're supposed to plan this ahead of time, and I now have a batch pickling, but for today I just cut up some cucumber and poured vinegar and salt over it. First thing 'prepared', last thing eaten, so it had nearly 20 minutes to work.
• rice -> I actually do have some brown rice, but I forgot, and it's not quick to prepare anyway; no rice cooker. I would have made some quick oats, but decided to drop having a starch dish.

Lacking a good table in this place, I brought the folding tray in from my bedroom to the kitchen, arrayed the dishes, and sat cross-legged. 12 minutes from "let's do this" to Itadakimasu. I could probably have slipped oats in without losing much time. I'm not sure how long a rice cooker would take for white rice, but I feel you'd have to start that earlier. I suppose I should watch the right videos again.

About 10 minutes to eat, including part of a bowl of berries I'd bought this morning on my walk.

7 minutes to clean up (hand-wash) fully without cutting corners; this took longer than it needed for breakfast, since I had some accumulated stuff to clean too.

So, just under half an hour. Not quick compared to a banana and a bowl of cereal, and rinsing the bowl, but richer and more diverse.