New Year's Day is a very festive day for the Japanese. On most years, I prepare a traditional feast at my house.

Veggie Plate - The obligatory finger food. If you look in the upper, left-hand corner you can see the packages of mochi (rice cakes) which are often consumed this time of year.



Chirashi - "Mixed up" sushi rice. I used fish cake, bbq pork, scrambled eggs, ginger and seaweed.



Sashimi #1 - Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, fatty tuna, giant clam.



Sashimi #2 - Abalone, octopus, yellowtail, salmon, tuna, fatty tuna, seared albacore.



Sashimi #3 - Halibut, seared albacore, octopus, giant clam, abalone, sea urchin.



Oshinko and Kuro Mame - Japanese pickles and "good luck" black beans.



continued...

 

Kimpira Hasu and Gobo - Lotus root and burdock root saute'd in soy, sugar, sesame oil with chili peppers.



Nasu Miso - Eggplant saute'd with miso.



Kurobuta Sausage - Black pig sausages. These are kind of like link sausages, but with a "snappy" skin and much more flavor.



Nishime - Japanese stew with chicken, fish cake, carrots, turnip, japanese potato, seaweed, lotus root, burdock root, yam cake, tofu and shitake mushrooms.



Ozoni - A very traditional New Year's soup. It's basically a chicken stock with chicken, fish cake, carrots, shitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, lotus root, burdock root. The rice cakes are place in this soup along with some mizuna (greens).



Desserts - Pound cake with orange glaze, rice crispie treats, brownies, 7 layer jellow, white chocolate covered strawberries.

 

And here's mine;

 

Wow Mark. Looks incredible.

 

Those Sashimi plates look so tastey!

 

thanks russ.

amir, the sashimi was very good. i picked it the day before from the fish market.

 

Excellent stuff as usual!!!

 

I'm impressed, thats a colorful meal... I though my mom was the only one who made that jello!!

 

Looks really good, man!

 

Are you the Iron Chef? Can I come over for a meal when I'm back in town?