Simplicity looks good

I never appreciated the simple pleasure of something like ochazuke. But after eating a nicely prepared meal from the restaurant Torafuku in Santa Monica I noticed the intricacies in the type of tea used and the texture of the rice. In this picture I used hojicha tea with umeboshi marinated with katsuobushi (bonita flakes). It's simple and looks pleasant. The warmth of the tea and the filling of the rice makes this comfort food at its very Japanese core.