Centenary Favorites: Japanese New Year's Feast Special Edition

In 1986 the Rainbow Circle (women’s group) of Centenary United Methodist Church dreamed of a way to support the building of the new church. Many of the recipes were created by the members of the Rainbow Circle going into the kitchens of their Issei sisters and making notes of the measurements as most Issei cooks created their dishes by memory! Under their incredible leadership, Centenary Favorites was created!

This year, with the COVID 19 Pandemic, you may be having your own OSHOGATSU for New Years, rather than attending large family and friends gatherings. To that end, we’d like to share our Centenary Favorites to assist you as you bring in the new year with traditional Japanese recipes.

We hope to release the rest of the cookbook in the coming year!

Ecclesiastes 9:7 (NLT) So go ahead. Eat your food with joy and drink your wine with a happy heart for God approves of this!

Let’s celebrate the new Year with our Centenary Favorites as we remember the traditions and foods of the Japanese culture.

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All proceeds from this cookbook will go toward the mission of Centenary United Methodist Church (Los Angeles, CA) - A place where we ENRICH lives through experiencing God's love, and become EMPOWERED to IMPACT the world.

Visit our website, centenarydtla.org, to learn more about us.

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"You must love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your being, with all your mind,
and with all your strength.

The second is this, You will love your neighbor as yourself.
No other commandment is greater than these."
(Mark 12:30-31, CEB Version)

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Table of Contents

FOREWORD

HELPFUL TIPS

JAPANESE NEW YEAR
Introduction to New Year's Feast

1. O-Misoka Soba
2. Sumashi Ozoni (Tokyo style)
3. Miso Ozoni (Kyoto style)
4. Satsuma Zoni (Kyushu style)
5. Sunomono
Amazu
Renkon or Hasu
Kohaku Namasu
Kiku Kabu
6. Kaki Namasu
7. Karashi Renkon
8. Kimpira Gobo
9. Tazukuri
10. Onishime
11. Nishime
12. Kazunoko
13. Kombu Maki #1
14. Kombu Maki #2
15. Nishiki Tamago
16. Tamago Vaki
17. Kuromame #1
18. Kuromame #2
19. Kinton
20. Kuri Kinton
21. Kanten
22. Yokan

SUSHI AND RICE
1. Sushi Rice
2. Vinegar Seasoning for Rice (Awase-Su)
3. Age-Zushi
4. Maki-Zushi (Rolled Sushi)
5. How to Roll Maki-Zushi
6. Hosomaki-Zushi
7. Bul Gogi Sushi
8. Temaki-Zushi
9. How to Make Nigiri-Zushi
10. Chirashi-Zushi #1
11. Gomoku-No-Moto Chirashi
12. Chirashi-Zushi #2
13. Ebi-Zushi
14. Saba Sushi
15. Kuri Gohan
16. Sekihan

OTHER RECIPES
1. Vegetable and Beef Rolls
2. Cabbage Ramen Salad
3. Rainbow Circle Chinese Chicken Salad
4. Somen Salad
5. Tofu Salad
6. Udon
7. String Beans Goma-ae
8. Horenso Shira-ae
9. Sashimi
10. Baked “Chi Chi” Dango
11. Dashi

GLOSSARY