It turns out that with 4kg of miso, you can theoretically make it all the way to Bhutan.

Winter preparation.

The other day, the miso I prepared this past February was finally ready to eat. This year, I used barley koji instead of rice koji, so I opened the barrel with a mix of nervousness and excitement. I wondered what kind of dishes I should use it for. A mix of nervousness and excitement.

There is a proverb that says, "A bowl of miso soup gives you the strength to travel three ri."

Three ri for one bowl of miso soup. Since one ri is 4km, that means you can dash 12km on a single bowl of miso soup. That is what it means.
If you use 10g of miso per bowl, 4kg will give you 400 bowls. In terms of distance, that is 4800km.

4800km from Tokyo.
When I looked it up, Bhutan was about 4789km away.

If anything, after arriving in Bhutan,
you could even travel another 11km within the country.

400 bowls. If I drink two bowls of miso soup a day,
and walk 24km a day, I will arrive in Bhutan in 200 days.

I see.
If I carry this year's 4kg barrel, drink miso soup,
and keep moving across the continent, I have found that, theoretically, I can reach Bhutan.

If I were to say, 'I'm going to Bhutan starting tomorrow'
to my landlord,

what are you aiming for by having such an experience?
What is the point of having such an experience?

I might end up being asked questions like that.
In such cases, I will reply like this.

“Doctors and miso are best when old.”

That is what I would say.

It is better to be experienced, and miso becomes tastier as it matures and the flavors blend. I will do a miso barrel walk to Bhutan, undeterred by rain or wind.
I will enjoy the process. I will say that there is value in the experience itself, on top of the public nature of the experience.

However, even while retorting,
I might start to feel that it is a bit of a waste to dedicate 200 days, two-thirds of a year, to a miso barrel walk.

Could I somehow make it there in about 100 days?
If I drink 4 to 5 bowls a day. If I keep asking for seconds, couldn't I dash more than 24km a day?

Appearing as if to interrupt Rei-chan's thoughts is the proverb

“Three bowls of soup for a fool.”


Asking for three helpings of miso soup is brazen.
Drinking too much is not good. That is what it means.
If I am told that, there is nothing I can do.

It seems I have no choice but to stick to two bowls a day, 24km a day,
and arrive in Bhutan in 200 days.

Even so, two bowls of miso soup every single day. Wouldn't my body eventually start to feel strange? Wouldn't it be better to eat something else, like komatsuna?

I start to worry about my health.
Miso sayings appear to counter such worries.

“Miso soup is a medicine for longevity.”

As long as you drink miso soup,
you can stay healthy and live a long life.

“Instead of paying a doctor, pay a miso shop.”

Instead of getting sick and paying a doctor, you should spend your money at a miso shop to eat miso soup and miso dishes on a regular basis.

If this were true, there shouldn't be any doctors left in the world by now. However, the proverb says that miso saves human health. It might even save the planet. If that's the case, I have no choice but to be convinced. I'll give up on komatsuna. Let's drink only miso soup for 200 days.

Now, with this, I can head to Bhutan with a clear conscience.

2 bowls a day
24km a day
200 days
Only miso soup

As long as I stick to this, that's 4800km. I'll arrive in Bhutan.

That said, as a final check,
let's also consider risk hedging.
When something happens and I can't drink miso soup, that's when I've shared my miso with someone else.

There are people who are hungry and want to drink miso soup.
Normally, I'd be generous and share it,
but here, my arrival in Bhutan in 200 days is at stake.
A tiny amount is fine, but if it's too much,
I won't be able to reach Bhutan.

However, there is a saying:

“The salt put into miso does not go elsewhere.”

The salt put into miso becomes invisible, but it helps in the fermentation and flavor of the miso. Helping others will eventually come back to benefit yourself.

I see.
If you help someone, it's like the crane's repayment.
A repayment of miso will occur.

Next year, nearly 10kg of miso might be sent to me from the person I helped. If that happens, next year I can do a miso barrel walk to an even further country. If that's the case, it might be unavoidable.

While thinking about that, I realized something.
That miso alone isn't enough.
If it's miso soup, I need water.

Even if I can cover the food part of food, clothing, and shelter with just miso soup, I still need clothing and shelter. I'll need pajamas. I'll also want a tent and a sleeping bag. Oh right, something to boil water and a pot to put the miso soup in.

《《《Miso Barrel Bhutan Walk Extremely Difficult》》》

It's a bit late, but I finally realized it.

What's this about 2 bowls a day for 200 days to Bhutan?
What's this about dashing 24km a day?
What's this about eating only miso soup?

Are you kidding me? What is this? I want to scold myself for coming up with such an unplanned trip the moment I opened the miso barrel.

And one word.

“Wash your face with miso soup.”That's what I want to tell myself.

I gave up gracefully and quietly enjoyed some miso soup with shredded kelp. It was delicious.

“Wash your face with miso soup.”
(It means: Get a grip.)