Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Zenzai" with New Year's rice cake!
This year's zenzai was tasted with boiled kuro-sengoku soybeans instead of boiled azuki beans.
The unique, gentle sweetness and nourishing flavor of Kuro Sengoku soybeans will soften your heart and soothe your soul for a blissful tea time!
We wish you a happy and healthy New Year with the energy of health and longevity from Kagamimochi (mirror-shaped rice cake) and Oshogatsu mochi (New Year's rice cake), in which the god of the year resides, and with the energy from the nutrient-rich Kuro Sengoku soybeans.
Recipes, dishes, serving style, and text by Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editorial assistance by Noboru Terauchi)