Shio-kombu, that is Japanese salted kelp.

For 2

Carrot: 1
Salted kelp: a pinch

How to cook

1: Cut a carrot into pieces, about 5-6mm wide and 5cm long, and boil them lightly.
2: Only mix boiled carrots with salted kelp.

Tastes also good when cold.

For 2 to 3s

Ground chicken: 200 grams
Tofu (firm): 1/2
Starch: 2 tablespoons

A
Soy sauce: 2 tablespoons
Mirin (sweetened cooking liquor): 3 tablespoons

How to cook

1: Put ground chicken, tofu, and starch into a bowl and mix well.
2: Divide to 12 to 16 pieces, and round them to make balls.
3: Heat a pan with cooking oil, and grill chicken-Tofu balls for about 3 minutes for each side.
4: Add A and heat them a bit more.

Enjoy natural sweetness of pumpkins.

For 2 to 3

Pumpkin: 1/4 (about 500 gram)
Katsuobushi: a handful
Water: 1 cup

*A
Sugar: 1 tablespoon
Mirin (sweetened cooking liquor): 1 tablespoon
Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon

How to cook

1: Take out seeds out of a pumpkin, and cut it to 3cm pieces.
2: Heat pumpkin pieces, water, Katsuobushi in a pot.
3: When boiled, add A. Use a paper towel as a lid and cook for 10 to 15 minutes with medium heat till water reduces to about 1/3.