Ozoni 2013

Marty CohenFood Photography, Japanese New Year Celebration 20134 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) It is a common Japanese tradition to have the first meal of the New Year be Ozoni. It is a soup that always contains mochi (a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape). It’s usually flavored by … Read More

Shiitake

Marty CohenFood Photography, Japanese New Year Celebration 2013, Sushi6 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) Shiitake are native to Japan, China and Korea. They have been cultivated for over 1,000 years.Fresh and dried Shiitake mushrooms are used in a number of Japanese dishes. These had been dried when purchased, then rehydrated in water before cooking. This photograph is of the i … Read More