We spent a very pleasant and far to brief new years break with Rika's family at her mum's place.
This was a chance to relax, eat good food and enjoy traditional japanese activities like watching 'kohaku' - the annual NHK (state television) new years eve bonanza of light entertainment. And an opportunity for Rika's family to play with Hanna.
Traditional foods for new years eve in Japan are satsumas, rice cakes (mochi) and new years eve noodles (toshikoshi soba). The latter were prepared from scratch.
Rice cakes are made by kneading boiled rice that has been shaken to make it super-stickey.
Sona noodles are made from a flour, water & egg mix that that is kneaded...
...rolled flat...
...cut into thin strips....
... arranged into noodle shapes...
then boiled and eaten fresh with a dipping sauce, spring onions and wasabi. Oishii!
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