Osechi – ryori is a traditional Japanese New Year food. Usually Osechi ryouri is easily placed in a special box called Jyubako. This jyubako is usually have three-tiered box. And these osechi-ryouri have meaning and reprisent the luck and happiness in the fallowing year. ^^ We start to make this Osech-ryouri from 29th, 30th, and eat this on a new year (Jan 1st) Our new year continue till 3rd of January. We (women) cook a bunch of food at one time it because we don’t need to cook during a new year. We eat a whole food through this 3 days holiday. We did not put a lot of effort to make Osechi this year. Humm… anyway…
In January 1st, we visit home to home to celebrate a new year. First, we visit a husband side of home and celebrate a new year, then visit wife’s house to celebrate a new year. So, basically, we are drinking and eating in the morning to the night. In my case… 1.Visit my in-law parents’ house. (Celebration 1) 2. My husband’s sister came and visits. So celebrate again (Celebration 2). 3. Go visit my mother-in-law’s family home. (Celebration 3), 4. Go visit father-in-law’s family home. So, my January 1st goes like this every year… ^^
When you visitting a house to house, you will have sake (Japanese rice alchole) called Otoso with sliced tangle and dried cuttlefish. You do not care how old you are, you will have otoso. (Picture is my nieces who are 5 years old and 2 years old)This is how a real Osechi-ryouri looks like.
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