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Japanese New Year Recipes

Celebrate the season with traditional and meaningful Japanese New Year recipes. Enjoy dishes like osechi ryori (New Year’s feast), ozoni (mochi soup), and toshikoshi soba (year-end soba noodles).

These recipes are rich in flavor and symbolism—meant to bring good luck, health, and happiness for the year ahead. Perfect for family gatherings and festive meals.

Osechi ryori in 3 tier boxes. Osechi ryori in 3 tier boxes.
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Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Food) おせち料理

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  • Koshian (fine red bean paste) and Tsubuan (chunky red bean paste).
    How to Make Anko (Sweet Red Bean Paste) 餡子
    142
    1 hour 40 minutes
  • A plate containing Miso Cod.
    Miso Cod (Black Cod with Miso) 銀だらの西京焼き
    462
    30 minutes
  • Kagami Mochi decorations: one made with plastic and the other made with hinoki wood.
    Kagami Biraki: Ushering The New Year 鏡開き
  • A donabe containing Nanakusa Gayu, Japanese seven herb rice porridge.
    Nanakusa Gayu (Seven Herb Rice Porridge) 七草粥
    24
    45 minutes
  • A black bowl containing Namasu (Japanese Daikon and Carrot Salad).
    Namasu (Daikon and Carrot Salad) 紅白なます
    51
    15 minutes
  • A green plate containing Datemaki, Japanese sweet rolled omelette, enjoyed during the New Years.
    Datemaki (Japanese Sweet Rolled Omelette) (Video) 伊達巻
    25
    40 minutes
  • A white and red Japanese bowl containing Kuromame, sweet black soybeans, topped with gold leaf for the Japanese new year's celebration.
    Kuromame (Sweet Black Soybeans) 黒豆
    18
    4 hours 35 minutes
  • A Japanese ceramic bowl containing simmered chicken and vegetables.
    Chikuzenni (Nishime) – Simmered Chicken and Vegetables 筑前煮
    52
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • A black and gold lacquered bowl containing Japanese New Year Soup Ozoni.
    Ozoni – Japanese New Year Mochi Soup (Kanto-Style) お雑煮
    49
    30 minutes
  • A black and gold lacquered bowl containing Japanese New Year Soup Ozoni.
    Ozoni – Japanese New Year Mochi Soup (Kansai-Style) お雑煮
    55
    50 minutes
  • Fresh homemade mochi made with a stand mixer.
    How to Make Mochi with a Stand Mixer (Homemade Mochi) お餅の作り方
    276
    2 hours
  • A roast beef being thinly sliced on the wooden cutting board garnished with thyme.
    Roast Beef with Japanese-style Soy Sauce Gravy ローストビーフ
    2
    1 hour 40 minutes
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    Japanese New Year – Oshogatsu お正月
  • Osechi ryori in 3 tier boxes.
    Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Food) おせち料理
  • A special Japanese chawanmushi cup containing savory steamed custard filled with kamaboko fish cake, chicken, and mushroom.
    Chawanmushi (Japanese Savory Steamed Egg Custard) (Video) 茶碗蒸し
    104
    50 minutes
  • A bowl of simple soba noodle soup topped wakame seaweed, blanched komatsuna, and green onions.
    Easy
    Soba Noodle Soup (Video) 温かいお蕎麦
    67
    45 minutes
  • Decorative kamaboko fish cakes on a black and red lacquered board.
    7 Beautiful Designs to Cut Japanese Fish Cake かまぼこの飾り切り
  • Simmered shrimp on the green plate.
    Simmered Shrimp えびのうま煮
    10
    25 minutes
  • A rectangular plate containing three flavors of mochi (sweet red bean, sweet soybean flour, and soy sauce and nori seaweed).
    Easy
    How to Enjoy Mochi (Japanese Rice Cake)
    22
    12 minutes
  • A Japanese plate containing Butter Soy Sauce Scallops.
    Butter Soy Sauce Scallops ホタテのバター醤油焼き
    20
    10 minutes
  • Japanese New Year dish Kuri Kinton is served in the lacquer bowl.
    Kuri Kinton (Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes) 栗きんとん
    18
    1 hour
  • White flower-shaped ceramic containing candied sardines (tazukuri)
    Tazukuri (Candied Anchovies) (Video) 田作り
    17
    20 minutes
  • A rice bowl containing Sekihan (Red Bean Rice).
    Sekihan (Red Bean Rice) (Video) 赤飯
    43
    1 hour 15 minutes
  • A Japanese bowl containing Toshikoshi Soba Noodle Soup with fish cake and wakame seaweed.
    Easy
    Toshikoshi Soba (New Year’s Eve Soba Noodle Soup) 年越しそば
    120
    30 minutes
  • Sweet black soybeans garnished with a gold leaf in a Japanese blue and white bowl.
    Instant Pot Kuromame 黒豆 (圧力鍋)
    18
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • A Kamadosan (Japanese donabe) containing Tai Meshi (Japanese Sea Bream Rice) garnished with julienned ginger.
    How to Make Tai Meshi with Leftover Baked Sea Bream 鯛飯
    14
    45 minutes
  • A lacquer tray containing a whole Japanese Baked Sea Bream.
    Japanese Baked Sea Bream 鯛の姿焼き
    9
    1 hour 3 minutes
  • Amazake (Fermented Japanese Rice Drink) in a Japanese bizen cup.
    Amazake (Fermented Japanese Rice Drink) 甘酒
    62
    10 hours 10 minutes
  • Japanese lacquer bowls containing red bean soup with mochi.
    Zenzai (Sweet Red Bean Soup with Mochi) ぜんざい
    30
    1 hour
  • A blue Japanese bowl containing Nishime, simmered vegetables and chicken.
    Instant Pot Nishime 煮しめ (圧力鍋)
    29
    1 hour 25 minutes
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  • Osechi ryori in 3 tier boxes.
    How to Pack Osechi Ryori in 3-Tier Boxes
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  • A black plate containing Pickled Lotus Root (Su Renkon), garnished with chopped red chili pepper.
    Pickled Lotus Root (Su Renkon) 酢れんこん
    10
    25 minutes
  • A Japanese bizen bowl containing Pounded Burdock Root with Sesame Sauce (Tataki Gobo).
    Pounded Burdock Root with Sesame Sauce (Tataki Gobo) たたきごぼう
    13
    30 minutes
  • A white ceramic bowl containing simmered taro topped with julienned lemon zest.
    Simmered Taro (Satoimo no Nimono) 里芋の煮物
    16
    50 minutes
  • Simmered Bamboo Shoots in a handmade Japanese-style ceramic bowl.
    Simmered Bamboo Shoots (Tosani)たけのこの土佐煮
    13
    30 minutes
  • Japanese plum wine (umeshu) in a glass jar.
    Japanese Plum Wine (Umeshu) 梅酒
    65
    15 minutes
  • Karashi Renkon - deep fried lotus root stuffed with Japanese hot mustard miso on a bamboo basket.
    Karashi Renkon (Lotus Root with Japanese Mustard) 辛子蓮根
    8
    1 hour
  • A donabe containing monkfish and vegetables.
    Monkfish Hot Pot (Anko Nabe) あんこう鍋
    11
    40 minutes
  • A blue Japanese plate containing salmon kombu rolls.
    Salmon Kombu Roll 鮭の昆布巻き
    5
    2 hours 25 minutes
  • A black lacquered plate containing Pickled Chrysanthemum Turnip (Kikka Kabu).
    Pickled Chrysanthemum Turnip (Kikka Kabu) 菊花かぶ
    5
    20 minutes
  • Yellowtail teriyaki served with blistered shishito peppers.
    Easy
    Yellowtail Teriyaki ぶりの照り焼き
    12
    20 minutes
  • A colorful Japanese plate containing manju filled with red bean paste.
    Manju 利休饅頭
    21
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • Sushi oke containing Chirashi Sushi.
    Chirashi Sushi 五目ちらし寿司
    10
    2 hours 40 minutes
  • A red lacquered bowl containing Kazunoko (Herring Roe) topped with katsuobushi.
    Kazunoko (Herring Roe) 数の子
    18
    20 minutes
  • Rice crackers served on a bamboo basket.
    Rice Cracker Recipe かき餅
    15
    20 minutes
  • Two bowls containing fine and chunky sweet red bean paste (anko).
    Pressure Cooker Anko (Red Bean Paste) 粒あん・こしあん (圧力鍋)
    81
    1 hour
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