“Oden is many things: a stew of fishcakes and radish, boiled eggs and root vegetables or bits of meat that need a long, slow cooking. Winter food that is both cheap and nourishing, though little more. But to me, right now, it is the most comforting thing that has ever passed my lips.” SoupStewComfort FoodJapanese CuisineOden Book:A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts Source: A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts