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My grandma always made botamochi for the spring equinox.When I was a child, I thought that my grandma would make it forever.This is a delicious botamochi made with fragrant red bean paste and chewy rice. 【INGREDIENTS for Botamochi : 8 r...

Egoma (perilla seeds), a specialty product of Fukushima Prefecture, is a superfood with high nutritional value. It is said that if you eat it, you will live 10 years longer, so the locals call it "Junen" (meaning 10 years).”Junen botamoc...

My grandmother and mother cooked Sekihan for me even when I got a small award at school or when I was third in the race on sports day.In Japan, we eat Sekihan when we have a celebration. The red color is said to protect against misfortun...

Every May comes, I remember my grandma who was filling bamboo leaves with sticky rice to make Chimaki.In my hometown of Fukushima, we have a custom to eat Chimaki on Children's Day, May 5th. My grandma’s homemade Chimaki with the scent o...