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Monday, September 19, 2011

Oshogatsu - Japanese New Year's in the United States

Japanese slave Ohshogatsu, New Year, January 1 This day is one of the most important holidays in Japan and has many traditions. Families continue tradition of making mounds of food for this special occasion, even though many families in Japan now, buy food, not to do.

In the United States, the family will cook a lot of special foods on New Year's Eve, and serve to family and friends who visited her home during the day on New Year's Day. They also visit other people's houses and eat food to celebrate the occasion.

is the first food you should eat the morning of New Year's Day soup called ozone. People make this soup a variety of ways, depending on where in Japan your ancestor came from, but it usually contains vegetables, kamaboko (fish cake) and mochi (rice cake). This soup is spicy and delicate at želucu.Pravi eating begins in the afternoon!

Another dish that has always served to this day is kuromame (black beans). Something sweet beans means good health, and you should eat a bean for every year old you are, plus one for next year. Tai, types of red snapper, is also sometimes used. This fish means good luck and serve whole. Kazunoko (herring ROE) is a crunchy, salty, and prepared in a ginger sauce and shoya. This dish symbolizes fertility.

Japanese Americans also serve other food on this day, such as sushi (California roll, Inari sushi, and makisushi ebisushi, for example), crabs, oysters, char Siu, teriyaki chicken, tempura, spam musubi, tofu , and some American hrane.Hrana is always in abundance, and this is a happy and joyous occasion and everyone looking forward to a healthy, successful and happy new year.