Food Maker, Chef, and Traveling Diner
Happy New Year! 2023 came and went and here we are a brand new year and ready to go in 2024! I am so grateful to continue to share these Japanese and Japanese American traditions from the Fujitaki family! Every year things get a little …
Another Osechi Ryori has come and gone, but this year is also a special one because Bachan will turn 100 on July 21, 2023, so this is her 100th Oshogatsu and I am so grateful that I was able to prepare and host this year’s …
Happy New Year Everyone!
I am so grateful to have had an amazing season of cooking, togetherness and family time. I am vowing to keep this togetherness and love in mind in 2017. I know no matter how busy I get, how much yoga I am teaching, I will always make this time to have these traditions with my family. I am so excited to share my favorite meal of the year to start 2017. I hopefully share every year these traditional and not so traditional Japanese dishes for good luck to our family and friends, things that mean so much to use and that we are grateful to share together. This Year was Adelyns first New Years and we were so happy to have her with us even if she can’t enjoy all the food just yet.
Here are the last 6 years of this family traditions.
2016, 2015, 2014, 2013. 2012, 2011
May 2017 bring joy, togetherness and love to you and your family.
Menu
Beef Korokke
Dashi Soy Shrimp
Chicken Katsu
Teryaki Chicken
Inari
Tuna Sashimi
Salmon Sashimi
Char Siu-Style Sliced Pork
Sweet Asian Fried Chicken Wings
Tsukemono
Pork Wontons
Kinpira (sato shoyu gobo and carrots)
Tazukri (candied, dried sardines)
Kamaboko (pink and white Japanese pressed fish cake)
Namasu (pickled carrots and daikon)
Nishime 5-Sided Carrot, 5-Sided Daikon, Kombu (rolled seaweed), Shiitake Mushrooms, Satoimo(taro root), Renkon (lotus root), Takenoko (bamboo shoots), Gobo
Ozoni (New Year’s Japanese Soup) (Kombu, Carrot, Kamaboko, Daikon, Imo [taro root], Renkon [lotus root], and Mochi in Seasoned Homemade Dashi)
Mochi
Happy New Year, everyone! 2015 came and went in a flash. It was truly a year of so many ups and downs, but there was so much to learn and so much to grow from through all those experiences. I am so grateful to have …
Happy New Year! Already 12 days in and I’m still feeling the freshness of the new year and all that it has in store for us. 2014 was a great year, lots of amazing opportunities and growth that I look forward to carrying over into …
I’ve been writing now for three years 2011 and 2012 about Oshogatsu, which is traditional Japanese New Year celebrations. Of course my family is American so we do things probably very different than in Japan, but I love these customs and I hope to keep them for a very long time. Osechi–Ryori are traditional Japanese foods cooked in soy sauce and sugar or vinegars to be prepared for future consumption. It’s taboo to cook for the 1st three days of the New Year, so the food is placed in beautiful Japanese boxes called Jūbako to preserve its freshness for the days to come. This year we had a large New Year’s celebration filled with lots of love and tons of food. I hope you started the New Year just the way you wanted.
Toasting Mochi with Bachan 
2013 Osechi-Ryori
Menu
Kagami Mochi
Manju (Japanese sticky rice confection)
Ozoni (Konbu, Carrot, Kamaboko, Shiitake Mushroom, Imo (taro root), Renkon (lotus root), and Mochi in Seasoned Homemade Dashi)
Jubako
5-Sided Carrot, 5-Sided Daikon, Kombu (rolled seaweed), Shiitake Mushrooms, Satoimo(taro root), Renkon (lotus root), Takenoko (bamboo shoots)
Kinpira (sato shoyu gobo and carrots)
Tazukri (candied, dried sardines)
Kamaboko (pink and white Japanese pressed fish cake)
Dashi Steamed Shrimp
Tsukemono (salted cucumber)
Namasu (pickled carrots and daikon)
Umeboshi (Japanese picked plums)
Blistered Sesame and Soy Shisito Peppers
Sake and Mirin Grilled Shrimp
Salmon Sashimi
Maguro (Tuna) Sashimi
Spicy Crab and Japanese Vegetable Sushi
California Roll
Vegetable Roll
Inari
Japanese-Style Short Ribs
Sweet Asian Fried Chicken Wings (mom’s contribution)
Pork Wontons (mom & dad’s contribution)
Char Siu-Style Sliced Pork
There you have it!
Happy 2013! May it be filled with health, love, peace and happiness.
From the Fujitaki Family to you all! Thanks for sharing in our families tradition.
To see my sister in law Linh’s beautiful photos of our New Year please visit her blog here.
cheers
-Unrivaledkitch
New Year’s day is one of my favorite days of the year because it’s time for family and friends, new beginnings, reflections and always tons of food. Last year I went over the traditions behind everything (if you want a bit more information, check out this post) and this …