Zosui is Japanese rice soup, and there is a wide variety of zosui. Tori zosui uses chicken, and it's the most common kind. Steamed rice is simmered in dashi soup with various ingredients, such as vegetables, meat, or seafood. Make this comfort food for a cold day.

Tori Zosui Recipe

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Grilled tofu with sweet miso sauce is called tofu dengaku. It's usually skewered on bamboo sticks and is a popular item in Izakaya (Japanese-style restaurants). I like the sweet miso sauce which can be used on grilled eggplants, or many other dishes.

Tofu Dengaku Recipe

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It's a Japanese custom to eat seven-herb rice porridge (nanakusa-gayu) on January 7th, praying for good health. Seven harbs include seri (water dropwort), nazuna (Shepherd's purse), gogyou (Cudweed), hakobera (Chickweed), hotokenoza (Nipplewort), suzuna (turnip), and suzushiro (daikon radish). Since rice porridge (okayu) is easy to digest, nanakusa-gayu is a perfect dish to eat after holiday feasts. Seven herbs are sold at supermarkets in Japan, but they might not be available in your areas. Try using radishes and some leaf vegetables as substitutes.

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