Washi no Sato food review!

Unpopular opinion- one of the things I particularly enjoyed about Washi no Sato was how the food was provided/prepaid for us. Only having to source our own lunch was quite nice, as it meant that we could get on with our day and have breakfasts and dinners provided without even thinking about it. Here’s a little review of the meals that were served to us!

Breakfast

To kick of our day, we had bento style breakfasts which consisted of a large serving of rice, one or two servings of fish, another protein such as egg or tofu, a small serving of salad and an orange slice. As someone who would not consider themselves a breakfast person, I was pleasantly surprised, and preferred this selection over Western style breakfast (mainly due to Western breakfast consisting of fry ups, bacon and eggs). As a result, I really loved having seafood and rice as an alternative! The only thing I did not enjoy was the eggs, though one really good thing about the bento style breakfasts is that all the foods are in their own sections, meaning I can easily remove anything. Best thing of all was that these breakfasts were really filling, meaning I didn’t have to often buy snacks from the supermarket.

In addition to the breakfasts, there was also a coffee vending machine in the main reception building; which became my ride or die throughout the stay at Washi no Sato. This was mainly due to the fact the vending machine made matcha lattes, which had a tiny bit of coffee in them as well; which were honestly so delicious for only 110 yen!

One of the numerous matcha lattes that I was routinely getting in the morning; I was having at least two a day and it became an endless cycle of pouring my coins down this machine!

Lunch

Despite the fact there was at least 5 restaurants to eat at in the middle of the day for lunch in the village food court, I found myself going to the same ramen place every single day for a meal. This was mainly because the lovely woman who owned the place won our hearts over, and was very keen to talk to us and feed us despite the language barrier. At this ramen restaurant, the menu had 10 different items, which were all priced 1000 yen or under. During my visits here, I ordered gyozas, pork belly ramen and a wonton ramen. The ramen and gyozas here would have to be the best food I’ve had so far in Japan, as they were so flavourful and lovingly made in front of us.

Dinner

For dinner, there was a lot many variation with the meals; half of them were a bento style whilst the other half were externally sourced and provided to us. The one thing that got me a little confused was the three servings of rice making up one third of the bento and taking up three sections of it, though honestly it was a good portion of rice and I couldn’t complain. I really liked how big the variation of food was in these bento style dinners, as it felt like a little taster plate of a bunch of different food! I think the only thing I had to get used to was how all the bento meals were provided cold, something which can be a little bit off-putting with tempura or crumbed foods. As for the other dinners, we had pizza one night which I expected to be much worse than what it was and a dinner served at a restaurant on the last night; where I chose the roast pork dish. I found this roast pork dish to be a very interesting combination of food, though it was surprisingly very nice and not too heavy on the stomach.

Overall, I really enjoyed the food in Washi no Sato, and found myself easily adjusting to the meals provided. I honestly am going to miss meals like these when I return back home, as everything is so healthy and fresh, and there is a good variation of different foods in the one meal.