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Japanese Cuisine: Vegan Ozoni (Japanese New Year's Soup with Rice Cake)

Discussion in 'The Asylum' started by Heizengard, Jan 26, 2015.

  1. Heizengard AKA Cernel Joson

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    A little late with this one but oh well. Ring in next year with this traditional Japanese new year dish.

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    Many dishes in Japanese cuisine can easily be madevegan, as is the case for this traditional Japanese New Year's soup, known as zoni, also called ozoni (honorific term). Ozoni is a soup consisting of vegetables and mochi (rice cake), and may include chicken, fish, seafood, or kamaboko (fish cake) in non-vegan versions. Traditionally, the soup is enjoyed for breakfast, or as the first meal of the day.

    Depending on the region of Japan, the base for ozoni soup, as well as the ingredients differ. For example, the soup base might be miso (fermented soy bean) based, clear dashi (bonito or kelp) based, or even chicken stock based. Similarly, depending on the region, and family traditions, the types of vegetables included in the soup also differ.

    What makes ozoni unique from other soups is that one of the primary ingredients is a large piece of mochi, or rice cake. Each individual serving of ozoni includes one piece of soft and chewy mochi.

    As the end of the year approaches, some families make mochi at home, a tradition known as “mochi tsuki”. While homemade mochi is a wonderful treat, you’ll find that many Japanese super markets sell pre-made, fresh mochi. Fresh mochi may be stored in the freezer, then defrosted and either warmed in the microwave or toasted in a toaster oven.

    RECIPE TIP: Each family's ozoni soup differs slightly from the next, so feel free to incorporate other vegetables such as shiitake mushrooms, lotus root (renkon), spinach etc. Similarly, adjust the amount of dried konbu (kelp) dashi powder seasoning, soy sauce(shoyu), and salt to suit your taste.

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