Japanese New Year (Shogatsu)

Learn all about Japanese New Year traditions, food, and customs! And celebrate the New Year (Shogatsu) in style with our best Japanese New Year food recipes, featuring traditional osechi ryori おせち料理 and modern dishes. 

A temaki hand roll sushi spread on the dining table, consisting of plates and bowls containing sushi rice, sashimi, vegetable fillings, and nori seaweed.
Rice crackers served on a bamboo basket.

Rice Cracker Recipe かき餅

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Make fresh, crunchy Kakimochi at home with my easy Japanese Rice Cracker recipe. Flavor...
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)

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Delicious and easy anko recipe (red bean paste) prepared in a pressure cooker just...
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Mizu Yokan (Video) 水ようかん

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Easy Mizu Yokan recipe with delightful chestnuts in red bean jelly is a chilled...
A black plate containing otoro sushi two ways, served with soy sauce, wasabi, and sushi ginger.

Otoro Sushi Two Ways (Video) 大トロ寿司

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Learn how to make Otoro Sushi with melt-in-your-mouth fatty tuna belly. Sear and drizzle...
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Sushi Rolls (Maki Sushi – Hosomaki) (Video) 細巻き

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Learn to make thin sushi rolls called Maki Sushi or Hosomaki at home with...
A Japanese red plate containing daifuku mochi.

Daifuku (Video) 大福

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A popular Japanese confection, Daifuku is a small, round mochi filled with sweet red bean paste...
Salmon roe and shiso leaf stuffed inside the kamaboko fish cake.

Kamaboko Fish Cake with Salmon Roe 蒲鉾いくらのせ

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Make this Kamaboko Fish Cake with Salmon Roe appetizer as a beautiful part of...
cucumber wrapped sushi on a white plate

Cucumber Wrapped Sushi きゅうりの軍艦巻き

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Serve this easy and fun Cucumber-Wrapped Sushi filled with sashimi or your favorite creative...
White plates containing strawberry mochi cut in half.

Strawberry Mochi (Ichigo Daifuku) いちご大福

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Make my recipe for Strawberry Mochi (Ichigo Daifuku) with soft and springy mochi with...
Temari sushi in a black lacquer box.

Temari Sushi 手まり寿司

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Celebrate happy occasions with these colorful ball-shaped Temari Sushi! It‘s the prettiest sushi you...
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