Traditional Japanese New Years Food Vlog

black soybeans

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: canned black beans

Edamame offers similar texture and flavor, while canned beans are more accessible.

simmered fish

🥗Healthier: grilled fish

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Grilled fish is lighter and easier to prepare, while canned fish is budget-friendly.

sweetened chestnuts

🥗Healthier: unsweetened chestnuts

💰Cheaper: fresh chestnuts

Using fresh chestnuts reduces sugar content and cost.

sake

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic sake

💰Cheaper: rice vinegar

Non-alcoholic sake maintains flavor without alcohol, while rice vinegar is economical.

Prepare mochi by making a dough and shaping it into two round cakes, one smaller than the other.

Make nishime by adding sake and dashi to the pot with carrots, shiitake mushrooms, and zucchini.

Prepare shabu-shabu by slicing pork, beef, and salmon thinly, and arranging with cabbage, tofu, and bok choy.

Boil water and cook the thinly sliced meats and vegetables in it for shabu-shabu.

Serve shabu-shabu with rice and ponzu sauce.

Make sushi by rolling tuna, cucumber, carrots, and egg in rice and seaweed.

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