Rice Consommé with Chicken

Zosui, rice consommé, is a full-meal dish made from dashi (fish stock), a little rice, and vegetables, a protein source, or both. In the olden days, this simple dish was a frugal dinner for country people who could not afford full portions of expensive rice. In this way they could stretch the small portions with dashi and vegetables. In today’s highly Westernized Japanese diet, which employs much more meat, dairy products, and oil than in the past, rice consommé has iro