Osechi-ryōri Traditional Japanese New Year foods

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Osechi-ryōri (御節料理 or お節料理) are traditional Japanese New Year foods. The tradition started in the Heian Period (794-1185). Osechi are easily recognizable by their special boxes called jūbako (重箱)

Originally, during first three days of the New Year it was a taboo to use a hearth and cook meals, except when cooking zōni. Osechi was made by the close of the previous year, as women did not cook in the New Year.

 

 

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 In the earliest days, osechi consisted only of nimono, boiled vegetables with soy sauce and sugar or mirin. Over the generations, the variety of food included in osechi has increased. Today osechi may refer to anything prepared specially for the New Year, and some foreign dishes have been adopted as "Westernized osechi" (西洋お節 seiyō-osechi) or as "Chinese-style osechi" (中華風お節 chūkafū osechi). And while osechi was traditionally prepared at home, it is also sold ready-made in specialty stores, grocery stores, and even convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven.
The dishes that make up osechi each have a special meaning celebrating the New Year. Some examples are:

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Kagami mochi (鏡餅) Traditional Japanese New Year decoration

Kagami mochi  
 

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Kagami mochi (鏡餅),letteralmente dolce di riso a specchio e’una decorazione per il nuovo anno Giapponese
Normalmente e’ Composto da due mochi (dolci di riso ) Sovrapposti con il piu piccolo posto sul piu’ grande e un Daidai (arancio amaro Giapponese ) con una foglia all’apice . Si possono aggiungere  alghe Kombu  e anche uno spiedino di Cachi essiccati sotto il mochi

Il tutto e’ pogiato su un espositore chiamato sanpō (三宝) sopra un foglio chiamato shihōbeni (四方紅), che si supponga debba proteggere la casa dagli incendi negli anni a venire

새우튀김 사건 - Fried Shrimp Box

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