Kamis, 17 November 2011

An Introduction on Japanese New Year Food

By Lary Brown


January 1 is the Japanese New Year.

In Japanese New Year, Mochi plays a first role in fact.Boiled Spinach can be eaten with mochi, or you could prefer it with soup.

It is meaningful for Japanese noodles on the table in Japanese New Year Food.Japanese New Year Food also have Kouhaku Namasu, Kuromame, Kurikinton, and Tataki Gobo. Kouhaku namasu is made from daikon and carrots . Aside from the food usage of Daikon, a Chinese radish, it is also utilized for as weight loss remedy and medicinal purposes.Japanese consider the colors red and white to be good colors for the New Year that's why they're making alternatives for the food colors that will consist of the Japanese New Year Food . Beginning from appetizers, main course, deserts to finger foods. Because of the impact of Chinese and Japanese traditions on New Year Food Ideas, families have been selective on the food choices and what they represent . For instance, Black Eyed Peas in the United States is intended for good luck and prosperity in the coming year. Kurikinton from the Japanese New Year Food is also called as mashed Asian sweet potatoes with chestnuts that symbolize wealth because the color is similar to that of gold .

Black beans in Japanese New Year Food keep off from evil.Japanese New Year Food includes Kuromame because of the word "mame" from it means "active", healthy and have the ability to work hard .

Kazunoko also is prepared to bring fertility.Tatsukuri or Small Sardine from Japanese New Year Food means health and prosperity and rice harvests of fifty thousand years . And from other Japanese Foods, Red, Pink or White Fish Cake presents the triumph of the rising sun . Japanese Family Tables are equipped with different Japanese New Year Food that symbolizes one virtue to the next. They are delicate in terms of the food preparation that should be coincided with the colors for more abundance and success .




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