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.
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.
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 .
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.
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
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.
では、いただきましょう。
Let’s eat！
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.