New Year

I spent New Year at my home in Saga with my family. On New Year's day, I ate OSECHI and drunk OTOSO. OSECHI is what most people in Japan eat at the beginning of the new year. Many of the delicacies inside are named in hopes for the families health and prosperity. Osechi isn't something you'll ever find on a Japanese menu. You can find it in the first few days in January, in the Japanese home.

OTOSO is a special drink of sweetened sake flavored with herbs. After exchanging New Year's greetings, family members drink otoso as a solemn rite. OTOSO is a healthy special drink. Children also drink it in the New Year. It's lucky drink.