I love a dish like this colorful tuna salad that has many colors (but not artificial colors though.) because I can enjoy the beauty of the dish with my eyes and it makes me into a bright mood before I enjoy the taste of it. I feel like it could even be considered as a course meal itself as you enjoy the look first with your eyes, then enjoy it with your mouth next 🙂

One of the things I do and enjoy, when I make some dishes, is trying to make them look beautiful. To me, cooking is one of my artistic works. The biggest part of the art is when I serve on a plate and decorate the food I just finished making, but it’s not only that and there are many other parts to enjoy the artistic sides along the whole process of cooking dishes. I’m often mesmerized by the beauty of the natural colors of food like vegetables and fruits.

All the colors are pretty and they look beautiful! Do you agree?

Colorful Tuna Salad

So this night, I was really excited when I made this colorful tuna salad as I was cutting all the ingredients which were avocado, onion, yellow paprika, and red paprika while I was feeling like I was getting all the bright energy from all the beautiful vivid colors of them. It was really fun as well to see each color were getting layered one by one on top of other colors when they were being served on the plate.

I love this dish because it checks so many boxes off as it gives you extra fun when you are preparing, has the beautiful combination of all the colors for your eyes to enjoy, it also tastes really good when all the ingredients are mixed together with the dressing in your mouth, and furthermore, it gives you all the different vitamins and other important nutrients such as vitamin C, iron, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, magnesium, calcium, omega 3, protein, etc.

Yummy to your eyes and also to your mouth💗
It’s perfect, isn’t it?! 😁
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Like this one:

Tabletop Stove

These are very common in Japan and used throughout winter when the entire family gathers around a nice warm pot of Japanese soul food.

And ideally, you want to use clay hot pot like this:

Clay Hot Pot

Alternatively, you could use a deep frying pan/skillet instead of clay hot pot.

Deep Frying Pan

Most of the effort is in the preparation, which is quite easy. Just chop and clean vegetables. Don’t you love the colors of the meat and vegetables in this photo? I’m getting hungry just looking at this photo while writing this post. I guess I will need to make a Japanese hot pot again soon.

The tricky part is finding a butcher or grocery store to slice the Shabu Shabu meat for you. Japanese supermarket is the easiest option, as you can find prepared meat, specifically for Shabu Shabu.

If you have any questions on where to buy these things or need advice, please comment below.

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-Shio Koji Hot Pot Recipe – A Healthy Japanese Dish
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During winter, or really anytime the weather gets cold, I’m always thinking to make Shio Koji hot pot. I love the mix of the vibrant colors in this dish, don’t you? When using high-quality and rich-tasting organic vegetables, there is really no better dish. From an appearance, taste, and health benefit. I can even get my kids to eat the vegetables sometimes.

If you are interested in making this dish at home, please check out my Japanese Shio Koji Hot Pot recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions. Enjoy with your family or friends on a cold winter day!

Here is a photo of my most recent creation…please comment below to tell me what you think of this dish!

If you like to read about other hot pots, I recommend you these posts:

-Shio Koji Hot Pot Recipe – A Healthy Japanese Dish
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