I was wondering why there were all these long, uncut sushis for sale in the convenience store this morning. I thought it must be a new thing. Then I came home and my roommate told me that today is Setsubun. (It's that holiday where kids throw soybeans at the devil. Look it up. It's like the opposite of Christmas. Dad dresses up like the devil instead of Santa. You can buy devil masks at the grocery store.)
Then Emi told me some things I'd never heard about. Did you know that on Setsubun, Japanese people eat a long, uncut sushi roll called Ehouzushi for dinner? That's not the interesting part. The interesting part is that they have to eat the entire thing in silence. No TV or music or talking. And they have to eat it facing a certain direction that changes every year. This year, the direction you had to face was "touhokutou" and it was written on the package you buy the long sushi in. That means "Closer to east than North, but basically Northeast" and Emi drew an awesome little map for me. I love my roommate.
I learn so many interesting things.
I was wondering why there were all these long, uncut sushis for sale in the convenience store this morning. I thought it must be a new thing. Then I came home and my roommate told me that today is Setsubun. (It's that holiday where kids throw soybeans at the devil. Look it up. It's like the opposite of Christmas. Dad dresses up like the devil instead of Santa. You can buy devil masks at the grocery store.)
Then Emi told me some things I'd never heard about. Did you know that on Setsubun, Japanese people eat a long, uncut sushi roll called Ehouzushi for dinner? That's not the interesting part. The interesting part is that they have to eat the entire thing in silence. No TV or music or talking. And they have to eat it facing a certain direction that changes every year. This year, the direction you had to face was "touhokutou" and it was written on the package you buy the long sushi in. That means "Closer to east than North, but basically Northeast" and Emi drew an awesome little map for me. I love my roommate.
I learn so many interesting things.
6 comments:
I'm fairly certain that the makizushi tradition started here in Osaka too. Just now the rest of Japan is starting to catch on.
I had my tv on when I ate mine... whoops! I am cursed now I guess.
What a great holiday. I wish we'd had days when we could throw things at our parents growing up :D
You've got a cool blog here! Anyways, my name is Edwin and it turns out I work with someone you may know. She told me to check out your site. There's a photo of her here: http://adventuresofedrocker.blogspot.com/2009/01/launch-day-day-4.html
See ya!!!
Thanks Edwin! She's so cute. I love her.
You have a nice blog, too. It looks like a fun life for you.
I love your blog! Can you help me? I am trying to buy a gift certificate online from the US for a friend living in Tokyo and have had no success! Do you know of any sites online or stores that have English on their sites?
Uh-Mazing.
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