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The classic way to prepare this is to cook it with shrimp-shaped taro (ebiimo<\/em>) to make a dish called imob\u043e\u0304. The dried cod actually takes around 3 days to one week to rehydrate, so you need to plan ahead if you\u2019re making this dish (I\u2019ve never made it myself). But I can say it is delicious! It\u2019s salty and sweet and sort of melts in your mouth. And it is an unforgettably delicious traditional New Year\u2019s dish.<\/p>\n And now for one of my favorites\u2014ozoni<\/em>! Kansai and Kanto have a different the lucky trio! There will be lots of opportunities to drink and eat as we go into the new year. Make sure you don\u2019t eat or drink too much. And have a happy 2022!!!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The end of December is always a busy time of year! And it\u2019s a fun time to go food shopping in Kansai! There are lots of special foods that you\u2019ll see lined up on the shelves of your local supermarket. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the ingredients you might find. Many of them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":10679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,90,78],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"author_id":"","author_name":"","author_image":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10676"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10978,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10676\/revisions\/10978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maido-bob.osaka\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThis soup is a traditional part of New Year\u2019s meals all over Japan. In Kansai it\u2019s made with white miso, so it\u2019s rich and creamy and absolutely delicious! I always put taro in my ozoni and cut it in the traditional 6-sided shape. It takes a bit of time, but looks lovely. Any leftover miso, I use to make yuzu miso and then saikyo-zuke<\/em> (a Kyoto-style pickled fish).
\nBut, let\u2019s get back to the ozoni. I always put taro, red carrots, round mochi , and yuzu into a sweet miso broth. There\u2019s even a special kind of taro that I sometimes serve. The largest part of the taro root is called \u201ckashira imo\u201d and can be reserved for the head of the household. The meaning behind this particular root is to bring success in life and the ability to lead others. <\/p>\n![\"Kansai](\"https:\/\/maido-storage.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com\/maido\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15741016_1220112341407663_5381743804655203969_n.jpg\")
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\nLike many traditions, there are a lot of differences between New Year\u2019s food in Kansai and Kanto. Many people live alone or with a small nuclear family and may not eat big New Year feats, so I\u2019ll just mention the 3 lucky appetizers to go with your New Year\u2019s meal or drink. Both regions eat sweet black beans and herring roe, but Kanto traditionally includes dried sardines or anchovies and Kansai tradition includes burdock root. Because burdock grows straight and deep into the ground, it is thought to bring stability and happiness to one\u2019s family.<\/p>\n![\"3](\"https:\/\/maido-storage.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com\/maido\/uploads\/2021\/12\/26111939_1563220537096840_7484657605393791546_n.jpg\")
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