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Lisn2cats
August 30, 2021

My Heart is Full…and so is my tummy

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I forgot to take photos before we destroyed the beautiful food arrangement so I had to get creative. Anyway, each October we order a traditional Japanese New Year feast (Osechi-ryori) from one of DC's finest Japanese restaurants Sushi Taro. Yes October! For a week (or more) leading up to January 1, the chefs carefully prepare traditional delicacies - shipping in ingredients seldom seen in the United States just for the occasion.

The traditional Japanese New Year dinner is prepared and presented in tiered lacquer boxes (well, lacquer-looking plastic if from a restaurant) called the “o-jubako”. Every family owns at least one set - and it's only used once a year. And the food that fills the almost all have some sort of significance relating to good fortune, health or prosperity.

The food is prepared in advance and in abundance because it's meant to be eaten over the course of a few days because everything closes for the first days of the New Year. These days are meant for resting and gathering strength for the coming year. Growing up, I remember my mom cooking for days and days; then, when I grew up, I did the same (but much smaller quantities!) to fill my single-person sized o-jubako. Nowadays, I think most families buy theirs - and prices can range from $300 to well over $1000!!!

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