" OSECHI for Two "

The New Year starts with OSECHI every year for us.

Every year we celebrate New Year with friends over these traditional Japanese foods.

Last year couldn't do it, as you well know.

We were hoping to do it this year 2022, 

but again we had to cancel the plan by rapid spreading of OMICRON.

So we did start the New Year with just two of us.

Japanese Tradition will live on in Manhattan...

After OSECHI we finished with ZONI.

Which is Roasted MOCHI or Pounded Sticky Rice Cake in a seafood broth 

with Fish-Cake, Daikon Radish, Shiitake, and Japanese Leek.

It was scaled down "OSECHI & ZONI".

But I still shopped & cooked for the 2 days before January 1st.

I sincerely hope, I'll be able to do it with friends next year.