Mom’s Life In Japan | Toddler Food Ideas | Soba/Matcha Ice Cream/Karaage | Online Supermarket
Content：
– What I Bought From Online Supermarket (Grocery Shopping Haul)
– Popular Kids Place “Asobono!”
– Lunch & sweets time at Takashimaya with 2 kids
– Toddler Food Ideas : Soba & Karaage [Recipe]
– Matcha Ice Cream Parfait [Recipe]
Menu:
– Steamed sweet bun [Recipe]
– Omelette with broccoli
– Tuna and tomato spaghetti
– Yogurt
– Apple
Item:
– Apple-shape Wooden Tray (agney*)
Menu:
– Onigiri with wakame seaweed
– Onigiri with salt
– Miso soup with tofu, wakame and fried tofu [Recipe]
– Simmered swordfish with teriyaki sauce
– Salad with bean sprouts, ham and cucumber
– Japanese omelette [Recipe]
– Sesame salad with spinach [Recipe]
– Simmered Hijiki Seaweed [Recipe]
Gohei-mochi is a local dish from the mountainous areas of the Chubu region (Kiso and Ina regions of Nagano Prefecture, Tono and Hida regions of Gifu Prefecture, southern Toyama Prefecture, Okumikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, and Hokuto and Suruga regions of Shizuoka Prefecture). It is made by dipping half-mushed non-glutinous rice with a sweet walnut miso sauce and roasting it on a skewer.
Mom’s Life In Japan | TSUTAYA BOOKS Tokyo | Gohei Mochi Recipe | Online Tonkotsu Ramen Class
Content:
– TSUTAYA BOOKS in Daikanyama area
– Cheeseburger & Vegan Pizza at IVY PLACE
– Gohei Mochi for snack [Recipe]
– Grocery Shopping Haul
– My Work & Online Tonkotsu Ramen Class
The evening of January 6 through 7 has the special name of “Seventh-day New Year”. All over Japan people take down heir New Year’s decorations and enjoy various events.
On January 7 in ancient China, people customarily made soup with seven kinds of vegetables as a symbol of their wishes for good health. This custom was introduced to Japan where people already had the custom of eating rice porridge cooked with seven grains on January 15.
These two customs merged and Japanese people started adding seven kinds of spring herbs to make this seven-herb porridge called “Nanakusa-gayu” (七草粥). The original intention is to protect oneself against evils and invite good luck. And to pray for the longevity by eating the seven herbs that endure throughout the winter.
What are the “Seven Spring Herbs” and its meaning?
1. Seri (Japanese parsley) せり: To win the competition
2. Nazuna (Shepherd’s purse) なずな : To cleanse the dirty thing
3. Gogyo (Cottonweed) ごぎょう: Reflects the body of god
4. Hakobera (Chickweed) はこべら : To spread the prosperity
5. Hotokenoza (Henbit) ほとけのざ : Similar shape of lotus position
6. Suzuna (Turnip) すずな : Similar shape of bell that brings god
7. Suzushiro (Japanese radish Daikon) すずしろ : Reflects the purity
How to make Nanakusa-gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge)
Ingredients (4 servings) :
1 Seven herbs kit
1/2 Cup (80g) Japanese rice
2 Cup (400ml) Water
Directions:
1. Peel the turnips and daikon radish and cut into bite-size pieces.
2. Wash other herbs and cut into small pieces.
3. Put rice and water in a pot, cover the lid and heat with high heat.
4. When it starts to boil, turn low heat and add seven herbs.
5. Steam for 10 minutes. Then, turn off the heat.
6. Enjoy with sprinkle of salt, if needed.
Menu:
– Onigiri [Recipe]
– Miso soup with tofu, fried tofu and wakame [Recipe]
– Teriyaki flavor fried chicken [Recipe]
– Stir-fry tofu and Komatsuna
– Japanese omelette [Recipe]
– Natto
– Sautéed potato, onion and bacon
Item:
– Apple-shape Wooden Tray (agney*)
Menu:
– Rice with Natto
– Miso soup with chikuwa, wakame and spring onion [Recipe]
– Gyoza *Gyoza pastry [Recipe]
– Japanese omelette [Recipe]
– Sesame salad with spinach, carrot and bean sprouts [Recipe]
– Mikan
Item :
– Seikou Kiln Shiba Inu Kutani Sauce Plate
– Seikou Kiln Shishi Kutani Sauce Plate
– Ihoshiro Kiln Animal Series Mino Ware Chopstick Rest
Osechi (おせち), the abbriviation of O-sechi-ryori, is a traditional New Year’s Dish which is severed in multi-tiered lacquered boxes called “ju-bako”(重箱).
Many years ago, Japanese people offered special food to the gods on the occasion of five different “sekku” (big festivals). These five were Nanakura, Hina Matsuri, Children’s Day, Tanabata and Chrysanthemum Festival. After the food was presented to the gods it was then enjoyed by the family. It was called “O-sechi (節)-ryori” because it referred to meals eatedn on “sekku” (節句).
Today, it has the specific meaning of festive food enjoyed at New Year’s. In samurai times the food was very spartan but nowadays it is quite elaborate and varies from region to region and family to family.
Osechi is intended to save Japanese housewives the trouble of cooking during the busy New Year’s holidays, so that they can take a break even for a few days, and it is also characterized by its strong overall flavor so that it can be preserved.
Osechi is also stuffed with dishes that bring good luck. For example, boiled shrimp (Ebi no Onigara-yaki) symbolize longevity because they are bent like an old person.
Fukubukuro is a Japanese New Year’s tradition in which a fukubukuro is made, the contents of which are unknown, and sold at a substantial discount of 50% or more of the list price. They are usually sold at a discount of 50% or more of the list price.
The word “fukubukuro” is composed of the words “Fuku” and “sack”. Fuku comes from the proverb, “There is good fortune in what remains.”
Popular stores usually have long lines of eager customers waiting for their fukubukuro bags a few hours before they open on New Year’s Day. Foreign brands are also aggressively selling fukubukuro.
