It's 9th day of my quarantine at a hotel. I will take a PCR check tomorrow and if the result is negative, I send the proof to the government administration office. They will check it and release me the day after tomorrow.
During the quarantine, we can go out quickly when it's necessary. I went out few times for grocery shopping to convenience stores and super markets close to the hotel.
As I wanted to eat vegetables, I thought about cooking in my room. It sounds like a stupid idea but we can. There is a water cooker and microwave. It's quite a lot.
I cut and pack vegetables, tofu and rice in a container, close the lid slightly and microwave it. You can also make an Onsentamago, a kind of soft cooked egg, to top on. Don't put an egg simply in a microwave. You can find the way online.
The following one is something more easy. Natto, fermented sticky soybeans, over rice with vegetables. I didn't cut anything. I just warmed up the rice with microwave and top on other things. Veggies I bought at a convenience store were cut and packed already.
Other than this kind of food, I eat granola with fruits for breakfast, sandwiches, canned soup with bread, curry, Udon (! ... in Japan there is a pre cooked Udon you can reheat in hot water) and so on. Quite a lot of variety.
I use my Swiss army knife and a small cutting board to cut vegetables.
It can be trickier if you want to eat meat or fish as washing cooking tools and dishes might be difficult. If you buy detergent, of course you can. I clean my items just with hot water as nothing is oily and less chances of food contamination with vegetables.
I definitely eat less variety and amount of vegetables but luckily so far I don't find any sign of malnutrition, which I notice from having red patches at the corners of my mouth.
After I finish quarantine next week, I'll change my place to a hotel close to my mother's hospital. I wish I can keep on eating vegetables there too.
Quarantine is tough but there are something we can enjoy in the limited environment :)
今日はホテルでの自主隔離9日目です。明日の朝PCR検査を受けて結果が陰性であれば、証明書のコピーを提出して、 OKが出れば明後日には解放される・・・はずです。
隔離期間中は、不要不急でない外出は短時間許されると解釈しています。ホテルから事前に送られてきた規定でも人の少ない時間なら共用のコインランドリーや電子レンジを使ってもいいと書いてあります。荷物が届いたらフロントに取りに来てくださいと電話がかかってくるし。なので、ホテルの近くのコンビニとスーパーに人が少なそうな夜遅い時間に何度か買い物に行きました。
野菜を食べたかったので、部屋で料理することを考えました。そんなバカなと思われるかもしれませんが、電子レンジと湯沸かしポットで意外といろいろなものができます。
たとえば、野菜ときのこと豆腐を切って、お米と一緒に容器に詰めて、ゆるく蓋を閉めて2分ほど電子レンジにかけます（蓋までレンジにかけられる容器便利だ・・・）。電子レンジでは温泉卵も作れます。
もっと簡単なのは納豆丼で、ご飯だけ電子レンジで温めて、コンビニの袋入りのカット野菜を加えて終わり。
この他にも、朝食にフルーツ入りのグラノーラを食べたり、サンドイッチ、パンとキャンベルのスープを温めたり、カレー、うどん（茹でうどんは熱湯で1-2分温めると普通においしい）などなど、いろいろ食べました。
調理道具といえば、電子レンジと湯沸かしポットのほかは、スイスアーミーナイフと小さなまな板のみ。
肉や魚を食べたい場合は、調理器具や食器を洗うのが大変かもしれません。洗剤を買って洗えばいいですが、洗剤が大きいのしかなかったのと、野菜だけで油はお揚げくらいだったら熱いお湯で充分だと思います。
普段よりは食べる野菜の種類や量は少ないですが、今のところくちびるの端が切れるなど栄養不足の兆候は見られません。
来週の自主隔離が終わったら、母の病院の近くのホテルに移ります。そこでも野菜を食べられるといいな。
自主隔離は正直もうこりごりですが、限られた環境の中で楽しめることも結構あります。あと2日がんばることにしましょう。
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I saw a video on a different social media platform about a guy on TikTok who is a chef and he makes videos about cooking in hotels. He uses the iron as a cook top and will grill fish on it and stuff (I think he was putting down aluminum foil on top to keep it clean)! It was pretty amazing. People are so ingenious when they need to be. I'm proud of you eating real food and vegetables at a hotel! Most people are probably eating takeout.
It might be an interesting series! I’m not viewing TikTok (it sounds like I’m a grandma) but probably it’s time to start exploring videos on TikTok. I’ve never thought about using an iron. I must see I have one on the next room 😁
Here he is! :) I don't have a TikTok account either, but you can still watch.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jagoscrandles?
Oh wow! I see, also pressing food with iron works … genius 👍😁
Did you ever see the movie Benny and Joon? XD
I didn’t know the movie. It sounds interesting 😊