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exas A&M has strength
ened ties with Japanese
culture during recent
years, and although foods from
Japan are not exactly plentiful
in College Station, the traditions
that are associated with them
are not forgotten by the Japan
ese students who make their
homes here.
Takanori Tachibana, a senior
bioenvironmental science ma
jor, said there are many special
foods associated with the time
surrounding the end of the year,
especially the New
Year holiday
itself.
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While all family members typ
ically take part in festivities,
Tachibana said the women in the
family usually prepare the dish
es, and they are more familiar
with the traditions associated
with the preparation.
The New Year is considered to
be one of the most important
parts of the year in Japan, and
most citizens make special ef
forts to follow the traditions that
are associated with that part of
the year.
Food plays a large part in the
New Year celebration, according
to a Website on holiday activities
in Hiroshima.
Omochi, a traditional rice
cake, is one of the most impor
tant foods linked to the New
Year, and almost all families start
the new year with a meal of
omochi that is either grilled or
served in a soup.
Easy-to-prepare vegetable
dishes are also popular during
this time of year, since most
stores remain closed for the
three-day New Year holiday.
Ron Lai, a electrical engineer
ing graduate student and a mem
ber of the Japan Club, said there
is an unfortunate side effect
sometimes associated with the
yearly omochi-fest.
“At New Year’s, the rice they
eat is really gooey and sticky,”
Lai said, “and they usually have
a few people die every year.
“It’s really easy to choke if
you’re drunk.”
Another culinary tradition
associated with the last
quarter of the year
is the appearance
of certain edible
mushrooms.
Mushroom
hunting is a popular
pastime for many, ac
cording to the Tourist
Office at Saijo, Japan,
and reservations may be made by
those interested in finding their
own food in the wild.
The most popular mushrooms
are matsutake, shiitake, and
shimeji, but matsutake is consid
ered the finest of the bunch.
Found in pine forests, the
mushroom can grow to a width
of more than eight inches and is
prized by connoisseurs, the
months bring changes as well.
“You can get cold noodles in
the summer, as well as hot noo
dles in the winter,” he said.
In general, Lai said the _
differences in cultures
should not keep others from
trying Japanese food.
“Japanese food usual
ly isn’t that spicy,”
Lai said.
ikura
“Most people
may find it kind of
bland or very salty. It’s not like
Mexican food, which is really hot.
“Most Americans will like
Japanese food if they eat it, it’s
not that hard to
office said.
Not all
special
foods
are
limit
ed to
cold
weather.
Lai said the
summer
California roll
get used to.”
While
sushi, tem-
pura and
other
dishes T i
may be
in the vo
cabulary of
most people
who have ven
tured beyond the
local McDonalds,
everything is not known
by most would-be Japanese
food connoisseurs.
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kind of
like a
secret
ingre
dient
in
most
Japanese
Lai
said. “It’s
dried anchovies. A lot of
when they start cooking
thing, they put thatic
water and the
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get the
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Jap
food.
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powder
known as
dashi otd:
to, is wii
available
considered
important part of Jap
ese cuisine and
sponsible for the sal;
fishy flavor present in many
es, Lai said.
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from typical American
should not come as a
that the most widely
sumed beverage in Ja
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