- Ozoni / New Year's Day soup with mochi rice cake, gobo burdock root, carrot, konnyaku yam cake, kamaboko fishcake, yakidofu [broiled tofu], and grilled ling cod
- Namasu / daikon radish and carrot in citrus vinegar marinade: red and white is the color combination for celebratory occasions
- Ebi no umani / prawns in light soy sauce flavored broth: prawns are cooked in a bent form, implying a wish for longevity (live until your back bends)
- Yabane kinusaya / snow peas cut in arrow shaft feather shape: arrow shaft feathers at shrines are a symbolic item to ward off evil spirits
- Datemaki / rolled seafood omelet: represents intellectual enhancement and cultural appreciation, based on the roll's resemblance to a scroll
- Kamaboko musubi-giri / fishcake cut in knot shape: knot implies connections between people, pledges and celebrations of beginnings and ends. White and pink (red) are for celebrations.
- Kuromame no fukumeni / lightly sweet soy sauce flavored black soybeans: a pun on "mame [beans]" and "mame [health]"
- Nishime (satoimo baby taro root, plum-blossom cut carrot, flower-cut lotus root, gobo burdock root): baby taro root, a very prolific vegetable, symbolizes the prosperity of descendants; plum blossoms imply a celebratory occasion and early spring; lotus root, which naturally has lots of holes running through it, lets you see the other side, thus implying foresight; burdock root grows deep into the ground, representing strength and stability.
- Gindara to hotate no saikyozuke / grilled saikyomiso-marinated black cod and sea scallops
- Kikuka kabu / chrysanthemum-cut Japanese turnip
- Nanbanzuke / deep-fried fish in sweetened spicy vinegar
- Yudebuta no yuzu remon-zuke / slow-cooked pork marinated in yuzu citron and lemon
All recipes are for 2 servings unless noted. Oil is canola oil and salt is kosher salt.
2012-01-02
Osechi New Year's Day meal, 2012
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