Making my dad’s New Year’s soup is a ritual I look forward to all year long. I grew up in a big, busy city called Mito, north of Tokyo. The week before New Year’s, my mother would prepare ...

based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques! Chef Saito's authentic recipes: (1) White Miso Ozoni (2) Isobeyaki with Sweet and Savory Butter Sauce. 1. Boil the spinach in salted water.

Mochi is a traditional dish for the New Year Day's in Japan that is typically served in a savory soup called ozoni. It is a thick and glutinous cake that is prone to getting stuck in people's ...

Related: 8 Japanese Comfort Foods That Everyone Needs to Try Ozoni itself is very simple. It’s very subtle, not spicy, not salty. It is not challenging to cook; it doesn’t call for complicated ...