Spinach is delicious.
It's an essential ingredient in my lunch of ham and eggs -- but it's been pricey lately.
"I can't pay 400 yen for a bunch of Komatsuna," I say, picking up the Komatsuna next to it.
Komatsuna is roughly half the price of spinach, but its taste is not as good as spinach.
So, for the komatsuna, I cut it into 1 cm pieces and saute it to obscure the flavor.
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"One egg, one slice of ham, enoki mushrooms, spinach, or komatsuna greens sauteed with one crushed red pepper and one slice of toast"
This is my breakfast and lunch.
I have to keep it down to this level to keep my weight down while working from home.
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By the way, if you have a mental breakdown, you can skip even this lunch.
No, this is not "okay".