New Year’s dishes(おせち料理)

snoda97821422011-01-04

Osechi-ryori are specially prepared New Year dishes which are cooked in order to be preserved for at least three days. We enjoyed colourful dishes at the inn including zoni soup containing rise cake, vegatables and chicken. After that we visited a Shinto shrine, 'Kasuga taisya' in order to make traditional wishes for health and happiness, I drew a sacred lot which fortold very good luch for me. I hope I didn't waste part of my luck at the beginning of the year.
おせち料理は新年に特別に作られる料理で、少なくとも3日は保存できるように調理されています。僕らは雑煮などの色取り取りの料理を楽しみました。春日大社という神社に一緒に健康を祈願して参拝した後、おみくじを引いたところ「大吉」でした。年の初めから運を使ってしまったのではないといいのですが。