Menu: Japanese New Year

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Menu: Japanese New Year

 

Recipe By : Vegetarian Celebrations, by Nava Atlas, page 10

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Menus

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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Ozoni

(New Year Soup with Rice Cakes)

Daikon and Carrot Salad

Nori-Maki Sushi

Soba Noodles

Silken Tofu Pudding

(See separate recipes)

***SPECIAL INGREDIENTS***

12 ounces Machi -- (sticky rice cakes)

1 Kombu -- (sea vegetable)

(3-by 10-inch piece)

6 Shiitake mushrooms -- up to 8

2 Daikon radishes

(two 7-inch-long radishes)

OR one fresh and one pickled

Rice vinegar

2 cups Sticky rice

(also labeled rice " or " glutinous rice " )

1 package Nori -- (sea vegetable)

pretoasted

with at least 8 sheets

Wasabi powder -- one package

1 jar Pickled ginger -- small

Sake or dry sherry

Soy sauce or tamari

1/2 pound Buckwheat noodles -- (soba),

1 bottle Dark sesame oil -- one small bottle

20 ounces Silken tofu

(two 10-ounce packages)

Bamboo rolling mat -- (sudare)

 

6 servings

 

The Japanese New Year, celebrated at the same time as ours, abounds in

special dishes traditional to the day. Many are vegetarian dishes, in

fact, several of which have been incorporated into this menu. Though

neither I nor most other American cooks can duplicate the visual beauty of

a Japanese meal, the sushi does make a dramatic centerpiece. The dishes in

this meal are quite easy to prepare, fortunately since there is not much

that can be done ahead of time. Sushi is the most involved, but once you

get the hang of it, it is not difficult. If you've never made it, you

might like to try a trial run in advance of the meal.

 

Contains no eggs or dairy products.

 

Shopping list of special ingredients: Here are the unusual ingredients

needed for this menu which may not be in your pantry. Look for them in

Oriental groceries and in natural food shops. Many fish stores, too, carry

sushi supplies such as pickled ginger, sticky rice, and even the bamboo

rolling mat (sudare).

 

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