Nanakusa-Gayu (Rice porridge with seven spring herbs)

Happy New Year 2017

I'll show a traditional new year's dish this time.
Nanakusa-Gayu is Japanese event food to eat on the morning of January 7
It was introduced from China and started over 1000 years ago.

It is used for seven kinds of herbal gruel which recover from the tired stomach with drinking too much for New Year Holiday. In addition, eating Nanakusa-Gayu means such as happiness, prosperity and long-lived life.


Not all seven spring herbs are used in the Nanakusa-Gayu, but the ingredients may also differ depending on the region. It is added root vegetables, fried tofu, chicken and others. In any case, it is a light taste.

 

The following are seven spring herbs.

      Seri (Water dropwort)

      Nazuna (Shepherd's purse)
      Gogyo(cudweed)
      Hakobera (Chickweed)
      Hotokenoza (Henbit)
      Suzuna (Turnip)
      Suzushiro (Japanese radish)

 

 

 

 

I hope you will have a great year.