
We started 2008 with a traditional Japanese meal on the 1st day of the year. Of course, one of the first things I have to tell you in this new year is eating! Can you tell that we love eating? Since I grew up eating mochi (rice cakes) for New Year's, it doesn't feel like it's Oshogatsu without mochi. First of all, I cooked sweet rice. Then we had to pound the rice until it got sticky enough to make balls. Pineapple also helped a little bit. She had a very curious look on her face, probably wondering what was going on. I prepared several traditional dishes before the new year came so that we could eat them little by little over the next few days. It was the very first time for me to cook some of the dishes by myself, but oh my, it's so convenient to be able to check recipes easily on internet nowadays! Just to let you know, I also bought some items from stores.
2008年はまず元旦に食べた日本の伝統的な食事から始まりました。新年に入ってもちろん最初に食べる事を話さなくてはね!食べる事が大好きだって、もうお分かりでしょう?私はお正月と言ったらお餅という環境で育ってきたので、お餅がなくてはお正月と言う気分にはなれません。そこで最初に餅米を炊き、丸められるくらいまで餅をつきました。パイナップルも少し手伝ってくれました。いったい何が起こっているのだろうと思っていたのでしょうか、とても興味深げに見ていました。年越し前におせち料理をいくつか準備したので、それを少しずつ数日かけて食べられるようにしました。自分では初めて作ったおせち料理もありましたが、今ではインターネットで作り方を簡単に調べられるのでとても便利でした!予め言っておきますが、お店から買った物もいくつかありますよ。







