December 29, 2008

New Year's Day/元旦

Today is December 29th, but I had some osechi for supper tonight. The reason for this is that I have to be away from home for a few days to visit my parents, leaving my wife and children at home.
今日は12月29日ですが、夕飯におせちを少し食べました。その理由は両親に会うため、妻と子供たちを家に残し、数日出掛けなければならないからです。
Osechi is a generic term for any special food for New Year. We had kamaboko (fish cake) and kuromame (lit. black beans).
おせちとは、新年のための特別な食べ物のことです。かまぼこと黒豆を食べました。



I also had this special sake, which contains gold foil.
金箔が入った、この特別なお酒も飲みました。

2 comments:

Nancy Heller said...

Happy New Year Hiroyuki!

Hiroyuki said...

Thanks! Happy New Year!