Auspicious Cuisine (Osechi Ryori) (Ep. 45)

<p>Want to increase your chances of a new year filled with health, prosperity, and an abundance of children and grandchildren? All you need to do is eat some delicious <em>osechi ryori.</em> <em>Osechi</em> is Japan's New Year's cuisine that includes such delicacies as herring wrapped in kelp and tied with gourd strings (<em>nori maki</em>), dried and candied anchovies (<em>tazukuri</em>), and golden sweet potato and chestnut mash (<em>kurikinton</em>).</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-956 aligncenter" src= "https://www.uncannyjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/osechi.png" alt="" width="383" height="350" /></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>You can also find me on:</p> <p><strong>Twitter:</strong> <a href= "https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/UncannyJapan</a><br /> <strong>Facebook:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/uncannyjapan/</a><br /> <strong>Patreon:</strong> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a><br /> <strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/uncannyjapan/</a><br /> <strong>YouTube:</strong> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAtoUS51HDi2d96_aLv95w</a><br /> <strong>Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.uncannyjapan.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.uncannyjapan.com/</a></p> <p>Notes: Intro/Outro and music bed by Julyan Ray Matsuura. <a href="https://www.julyanray.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here</a> and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd_1GQA_VlOiK2xi2euTFYA" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. And <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/julyan_ray/" target="_bl