Japanese Listening for Beginners.Japanese shadowing お正月りょうり

Japanese Listening for Beginners.Japanese shadowing お正月りょうり

Video slides can be downloaded from the website. In the second half of the video [OMAKE], he speaks at a faster speed. Please also try listening to [OMAKE]! Let’s start the main story! Let’s learn Japanese! 20. Japanese New Year’s Holidays ⑥ New Year’s Dishes Hello everyone, this is Mii. How are you spending the beginning of the year? In Japan, there are special New Year’s dishes that are eaten at the beginning of the year. The special dishes eaten on New Year’s Day are called osechi ryori. There are about 20 to 30 types of osechi cuisine. In this video, we will introduce some of the most popular dishes. We will also introduce the meaning of eating osechi ryori and the special bento boxes that contain osechi ryori! 1. The meaning of making osechi ryori Most osechi ryori can be stored for about 3 days to a week. For this purpose, make the seasoning strong. There’s a good reason for this. In Japan, it was believed that Toshigami, the god of the new year, would visit people’s homes on January 1st and bring them happiness. Osechi ryori is a dish to entertain the New Year God. It is said that it is disrespectful to the gods if you do not finish cooking before the gods come to your home. And while the gods are at home, it is considered rude to be busy in the kitchen and not be able to entertain them. So, I will finish cooking before the end of the year. And from January 1st to January 3rd, we prepare dishes that can be stored for a long time so that we can provide hospitality to the gods without having to go to the kitchen. Osechi ryori starts cooking around the 28th of the year and takes about three days to complete. It used to be made at home, but now you can easily buy it at supermarkets. Some people eat dishes other than osechi ryori, such as sushi and sukiyaki, on New Year’s Day. As a result, fewer and fewer people were making their own osechi dishes. However, recently, as people are spending more time at home due to the coronavirus, more and more people are making it themselves. Some people create original osechi dishes by combining them with Western cooking methods. 2. Container for storing osechi ryori Osechi ryori is placed in a special bento box called a [jubako]. [Stacked boxes] is written as [jubako]. As the name suggests, this bento box is made up of several stacked boxes. A jubako made by stacking three boxes is called a sandanju, and a jubako made by stacking five boxes is called a godanju. Osechi ryori is often packed in two- or three-tier boxes. This [jubako] can also be used as a lunch box for the whole family when going to cherry blossom viewing or cheering at an athletic meet. 3. Types of Osechi Ryori There are many types of Osechi Ryori. I would like to introduce some of them. ① Red and white kamaboko A kamaboko shaped like a half moon. Its shape is said to resemble a half moon, and it is an essential dish for New Year’s celebrations. It is steamed minced fish such as cod or cutlass fish. It has a light and simple taste. It’s a good way to rest your chopsticks among New Year’s dishes that often have strong flavors. Decorate beautifully by arranging kamaboko of two colors alternately or making slits with a knife. ②Black soybean A dish similar to black soybeans in sweetness. Black color is said to ward off evil spirits and is used for New Year’s celebrations. It also contains the wish for [MAME] to be able to work and be healthy. ③ Herring roe Herring roe is salted herring eggs. The appearance of many eggs lined up symbolizes the wish for prosperity of descendants. It also has the meaning of wishing for the health and long life of one’s parents. ④ Kohaku Namasu Kohaku Namasu is a pickled radish and carrot dish. Kohaku refers to red and white. In Japan, this combination of two colors is considered very auspicious and is always used at celebratory occasions. The carrots are red and the radish is white, and these two ingredients are mixed with vinegar. The New Year’s table will be very colorful. And radish and carrot are root vegetables. From this, the wish is “so that you can spread your roots and live a solid and steady life.” Similar root vegetables, lotus root and burdock root vegetables are also very useful as New Year’s ingredients. ⑤ Shrimp Shrimp has long whiskers and a curved back. For this reason, people eat it with the hope that they will live long enough to bend their backs. It also has the meaning of “auspicious” because the eyes are sticking out . [Music] ⑥Kurikinton Kurikinton is a dish made with sweetly seasoned chestnuts. The yellow filling around the chestnuts is sweet potato. Chestnuts represent the bounty of the mountains and are a food that represents abundance. Its shining golden color also symbolizes a wish for increased financial luck. Sweet golden chestnut kinton is a popular New Year dish. ⑦ Yellowtail Yellowtail is a fish whose name changes as it grows. [INADA] when I was little. Next is [WARASA]. When it becomes an adult, it is called [BURI]. In Japan, there was a custom in the past to change your name when you became an adult or received a promotion. For this reason, fish that change their names as they grow are called “successful fish” and are considered to be very auspicious. Indispensable for celebratory dishes. ⑧Chikuzenni Chikuzenni is a stew of chicken and root vegetables. Since many ingredients are simmered together in one pot, it has the meaning of a harmonious family life. [Music] Lotus roots and carrots are cut into flower shapes to create a gorgeous celebratory dish. 3. Mochi Although it is not a osechi dish, mochi is an essential part of the Japanese New Year holidays. A dish in which mochi is added to a soup made with vegetables and chicken is called ozoni. Ozoni is a dish that must be eaten on New Year’s Day. When you get tired of eating ozoni, you can bake mochi, sprinkle it with soy sauce, wrap it in seaweed, and eat it. It is also eaten sprinkled with sugar and soybean flour. I eat it in various ways. I like to eat grilled rice cakes with soy sauce and cheese wrapped in seaweed. This time, we introduced the special foods eaten during New Year’s in Japan, focusing on osechi ryori. There are many ways to enjoy osechi ryori , including those who prepare it in traditional ways, and those who use Western-style recipes that use only ingredients to make it easy for children to eat . Even though times have changed, families and relatives gather around a meal to express gratitude to God and wish for happiness in the new year. This is the Japanese New Year that never changes. [OMAKE] From now on, we’ll start chatting a little bit using our normal speed. How different is the speed from the main story? Please listen and compare. This time I introduced Osechi cuisine. Among osechi dishes, I like herring roe. I love the crunchy texture, and when I eat it, I feel like the New Year has arrived. I made Chikuzenni and ozoni for New Year’s Day. I made a lot of other things too~ By the way, the seasoning and ingredients other than mochi for zoni differ depending on the region. I make a soy sauce-based ozoni with chicken and vegetables, but some regions also make a sweet shiruko-like ozoni. There are various ingredients. There are also areas where [NARUTO] is included, as shown in the photo on the right. I also ate rice cake. Mochi is sometimes received from relatives who make mochi at the end of the year. Some years I buy sticky rice and make it myself using a mochi making machine. This year, I ate rice cakes that I bought at the supermarket. Anyway, during the New Year holidays I spend more time in the kitchen than usual. I make a lot more food than I usually do while tasting the food. Therefore, I tend to gain weight during this period. This is also why the number of meat dishes and dishes with strong flavors is increasing. During the New Year, we go out a lot and eat out more, so we end up with even more calories! ! There is a word called “Sleeping New Year’s Day”, and the main thing about New Year’s in Japan is eating delicious food and relaxing with your family. Eating and gurgling, eating and gurgling. Once the New Year is over, it’s time to start your diet! How did you all start the year? Let’s take care of our health in the new year and spend each day carefully so that it will be a calm and educational year! Well, that’s it for now~ See you again, bye-bye!

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00:00 – Start
01:37 – OSECHI
04:33 – JYU-BAKO
06:05 – KAMABOKO
07:02 – KUROMAME
07:34 – KAZUNOKO
08:10 – NAMASU
09:51 – EBI
10:24 – KURIKINTON
11:19 – BURI
12:19 – CHIKUZENNI
12:58 – MOCHI
14:59 – OMAKE

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