Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: Osechi ryori

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Osechi ryori

お節料理御節料理節会料理
alternative words: Osechi ryouri, Osechiryori, Osechiryouri, Sechie ryori, New year cooking, New year dish
keywords: food
related topics: Sekku , New year , Mochi , Ozoni
related web sites: http://www.sonoda-u.ac.jp/R/bunrui.htm , http://cali.lin.go.jp/japan/k24/oukakoko/kotu/oseti121.htm , http://www.sgm.co.jp/conts/club/tei/garage/9912/9912.htm
explanation: Initially it designated special dishes prepared for 5 sekku but now it designates food assortments prepared for new year and packed into lacquered boxes (jubako). The content varies from region to region but mostly it contains: kuromame (stewed black soybeans), kazunoko (salted herring roe), kamaboko (broiled fish paste), datemaki (sweet omelet made with mashed shrimp), broiled shrimp and sea bream. It has a good preservation property and is eaten with ozoni soup.