When my wife told her family we were engaged, after the shock wore off ("Couldn't you find somebody younger?") her grandmother invited us over for sekihan, a way of giving her approval to the match, I think.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Sekihan
Sekihan 赤飯 is sticky rice (mochigome もち米) cooked with red beans. It's cooked for celebrations such as o-bon, which ends today. A basic recipe would call for 3 cups of glutinous rice, 1/3 cup adzuki beans, a little salt, and water. Cook it the usual way for rice and serve it at room temperature, topped with roasted sesame seeds.
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It's all quite exotic to me. Though now days all kinds of asian foods are popular and sushi is always a favourite. I visited Japan a couple of times on holiday an found the food home made and eating out to be major part of the culture.
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