About Japanese Food: Preparing for Japanese New Year "Oshogatsu"

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Japanese Food Japanese Food Basics Easy Recipes Traditional | Holiday Recipes From Judy Ung, your Guide to Japanese Food  As the end of the year approaches, I'll be sharing a few recipes for Japanese New Year or Oshogatsu. The traditional Japanese food that is served for this occasion is called "osechi ryori", but in addition to these foods, there are many other Japanese dishes that are served, especially when it involves a large party of people. Stay tuned! Slow Cooker Black Soy Beans (Kuromame) for Osechi Ryori Kuromame, is a traditional Japanese New Year’s (Osechi Ryori) dish of sweet black soy beans with a hint of “umami”, made in the slow cooker for ease! Search Related Topics:  osechi ryori  japanese new year recipes  soy beans Sweet Red Bean Soup (Zenzai) with Toasted Rice Cakes (Mochi) Zenzai, is a Japanese dessert soup of sweet red beans with toasted rice cakes (mochi) that is traditionally served during the colder winter months. Search Related Topics:  zenzai  sweet red bean soup  japanese winter recipes Dried Hachiya Persimmons Dried Hachiya persimmons (hoshigaki) can easily be made at home by hanging them in the sun. It's a great way to enjoy the otherwise astringent (shibugaki) persimmons. Search Related Topics:  hachiya persimmons  dried persimmons  japanese dessert Turkey Rice Porridge (Okayu) Turkey rice porridge, or okayu is a thick, flavorful Japanese porridge and perfect for using leftover Thanksgiving turkey. Search Related Topics:  leftover turkey recipes  turkey  okayu Related Searches Japan Japanese Pop Culture Japanese for Kids Japanese Cuisines Japanese Food In Featured Articles Shop for Japanese Food Online Glossary Modern Japanese Recipes Japanese Food Basics Blog Japanese Fish & Seafood Recipes   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Judy Ung Japanese Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Japanese Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Connect with Judy Ung via Social Media Pinterest Facebook Google+   Follow me on: Advertisement