Happy New Year, everyone! How did you spend your New Year’s Day? Mine was in Monaco with my Japanese friends living there. We got together with the home-made traditional Japanese New Year’s dishes, called ‘Osechi-Ryori’. Traditionally, these special meals are made by the end of the previous year so that women (well, it could be men! of course) does not need to cook and can have a good rest during the celebration period. Talking of the Japanese New Year, 2012 is the year of the Dragon. The kite which I am holding in the picture has a kanji (Chinese character) meaning “dragon.” Flying a kite is also a traditional Japanese New Year’s pastime. I very much hope I will fly high this racing season, just like this dragon.
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Those dishes looked beautifully prepared. I would love to taste one of them!