Thursday 3 January 2008

Ozoni (お雑煮)


Ozoni is eaten on New Year's Day in Japan. There are many variations for this soup in different regions. Traditionally in Okinawa, we don't have Ozoni for the New Year, but I grew up with having this soup on New Year's Day. My mum used to live in Tokyo when she was young, and she has carried on this Japanese tradition. Therefore, our Ozoni is Kanto-style, which is a clear flavoured soup. We use steamed chicken, daikon, komatsuna, and of course, mochi!! A yellow thing in the middle is called yuzu.

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