What were they eating in Princess Mononoke?

The okayu, or rice porridge, from Princess Mononoke is especially exemplary of this simplicity. "It was traditionally eaten by monks for breakfast in temple," Ono says. The dish itself is a staple in East Asian cultures -- there's congee in China, jook in Korea.

Is Mononoke and Princess Mononoke the same?

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫 , Mononoke Hime) is a feature-length animated film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu, and distributed by Toho. ... Mononoke (物の怪) is not a name, but a general term in Japanese for a spirit or monster.

What to eat while watching Spirited Away?

Some of the food in Spirited Away is traditionally Japanese: onigiri (rice balls), which date back to the Heian period, konpeito (traditional, brightly colored Japanese sugar candies), ishi-yaki-imo (stone-roasted sweet potatoes), and ikameshi (a Hokkaido dish of rice-stuffed squid simmered in soy sauce).

Why does Ghibli food look so good?

Answering a question from a fan who wrote: “Why is it that all the food that appears in Studio Ghibli movies always looks so delicious?” Toshio answered simply: “It's because it's all food that Miyazaki himself has actually made.” Suddenly we're even hungrier for the fictional classics seen in Spirited Away and Kiki's ...