Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Porridge with seven herbs & Rice-Cake making;

*The seven herb rice porridge*

The seven herb rice porridge (七草粥・nanakusagayu) was introduced from China and then became popular in Japan by Edo period. Traditionally, we have dish on Jan.7th. Its original intention is to protect oneself against evils and invite good luck and longevity by eating the seven herbs that endure the cold winter. From this Wikipedia page page you can see the detail. 　　     Picture of the left side is 7 herbs from PC and the right side is the package I bought to make the porridge. Let me show some pictures how I made this dish.

Below is the picture of how I made this Dish;


*Rice-Cake making from last year*
Sorry for late posting for this topic. Not like previous years, we didn't have guests this year. So a bit quiet and need to make only for us about 150 of them. p-;)  We have to wait about 35 minutes after  glutinous rice washed and put inside the rice-cake-maker.
For the "Saturday's critters" I found this heron at the city port;
Thank you very much for stopping by,
Hoping all of you had started a good new year;

Linking this post to these pages and Thanks to all the link hosts;
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9 comments:

  1. AngieJanuary 12, 2022 at 2:38 PM

    Miyako - fascinating post about the porridge, and I enjoyed seeing the photos showing the process. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  2. BreathtakingJanuary 13, 2022 at 2:19 AM

    Hello, Nice sighting of the Heron.

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  3. SylviaJanuary 13, 2022 at 4:22 AM

    Miyako, Anything to increase the good outcomes is excellent. Thanks for sharing. Sylvia D.

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  4. Jo-Anne's RamblingsJanuary 13, 2022 at 6:19 AM

    Such an interesting post

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  5. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJanuary 13, 2022 at 7:47 AM

    Dearest Miyako,
    Every afternoon I have tea, mainly green tea, with a tamarind rice cake.
    Love they and you're fortunate for being able to make your own!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  6. David M. Gascoigne,January 14, 2022 at 4:50 AM

    I wish I lived close by!!

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  7. Mae TravelsJanuary 15, 2022 at 5:30 PM

    I hope your rice cakes do bring luck and longevity. A little better luck would be helpful for the whole planet.

    best...mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  8. riitta kJanuary 15, 2022 at 6:59 PM

    So interesting. Wish the porridge prevents all evils from coming. Warm greetings, riitta

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  9. eileeninmdJanuary 15, 2022 at 7:21 PM

    Hello, Miyako
    The porridge with herbs sounds good, we all need protection from evil. I wish you much luck and longevity. Wonderful photos of the Herons, they are one of my many favorite birds to see. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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