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本来は1月11日に行うものですが、松の内が15日の地方では20日にやるようなので、11日やり損ねた我が家としては、まあ今日で良いでしょう。。。という次第です
The photo above is “Kagami mochi”. Kagamimochi is two-round piled up rice cakes. It’s a Japanese tradition to decorate “Kagami mochi” in our house in the new year. At the end of new year, we eat Kagaminochi , which is believed to have the god’s spirit exists to wish good health and happiness of the family.
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木槌で餅を割ろうとしても中々うまく割れず、苦労しながらも何とか粉砕。
We break Kagamimochi into small pieces by hitting with a wooden hammer. We say “waru” in Japanese to say “break” but “waru” is also a direful word. Therefore, it became to say “open” instead of “break” for believing in good future.
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その間にママは小豆を煮てお汁粉の準備です。
Meanwhile, my wife boiled azuki beans and prepared sweet red bean soup with grilled rice cake .
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これでほぼ完成、我が家では二通りの食べ方です。
This is almost complete, and there are two ways to eat it.
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お汁粉のような、ぜんざいのような。。。我が家では甘くない味付け
Sweet red bean soup with grilled rice cake. The seasoning of my home is not sweet
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もう一つは、柚子の香りを効かせたおろし餅
The other is to eat grated daikon radish with the scent of yuzu.
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では、いただきましょう。
Let’s eat!
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アタシは自分が食べられないものには興味ありませ~ン
I’m not interested in things I can’t eat.