Recreating my favorite Japanese New Year’s Dish: Kuromame
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A big part of the Japanese New Year experience is the food. Growing up, I would usually visit my grandparents in Osaka for the New Year holiday. I always loved going because I got ‘otoshidama’, or New Year money, from all of my relatives. It was arguably better than Christmas presents-- receiving envelopes of cash that I could spend on anything was a dream come true.
Recreating my favorite Japanese New Year’s Dish: Kuromame
Recreating my favorite Japanese New Year’s…
Recreating my favorite Japanese New Year’s Dish: Kuromame
A big part of the Japanese New Year experience is the food. Growing up, I would usually visit my grandparents in Osaka for the New Year holiday. I always loved going because I got ‘otoshidama’, or New Year money, from all of my relatives. It was arguably better than Christmas presents-- receiving envelopes of cash that I could spend on anything was a dream come true.