umami Archives - Addicted to Sushi https://www.addictedtosushi.com/tag/umami/ Sushi, Japanese food & Bento news, tips, products and recipes! Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:59:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.addictedtosushi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png umami Archives - Addicted to Sushi https://www.addictedtosushi.com/tag/umami/ 32 32 ‘Nanakusagayu’ Seven-herb Rice Porridge — January 7th O-kayu Breakfast Custom https://www.addictedtosushi.com/2017/11/nanakusagayu-seven-herb-rice-porridge-january-7th-o-kayu-breakfast-custom/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:59:59 +0000 http://addictedtosushi.com/2017/11/nanakusagayu-seven-herb-rice-porridge-january-7th-o-kayu-breakfast-custom/ Nanagusagayu is a rice porridge dish traditionally eaten on the morning of January 7th. It features 7 kinds of spring herbs and is one of those culinary things that is more about culture and custom than taste — it tastes unremarkable. Still like most any bland dish, with some scrutiny and creativity, it has potential to be delicious while still celebrating tradition. Here is how I made mine. My ‘Nanakusagayu’ Seven-herb Rice Porridge Nana•gusa•gayu Terminology nana (七): seven kusa (草): lit. grass (herb) (o)kayu (粥): rice porridge, also called zosui (雑炊) ＊o-kayu vs kayu: You will often see and...

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