Rest Your Stomach !?

In Japan, we have a traditional dish on the morning of 7th January. It is called 'nanakusa-gayu', seven greens rice porridge, to bring longevity and health. Nanakusa means seven edible wild hearbs, and they are traditionally;
  • Water dropwort
  • Shepherd's Purse
  • Cudweed
  • Chickweed
  • Nipplewort
  • Turnip
  • Radish

File:Nanakusa gayu on Nanakusa no sekku.jpg
source; Wikipedia
To be honest, our family haven't had this custom. Once we had nanakusa-gayu as for dinner, but I didn't like it very much because taste was too simple for kids. But, it must be a good opportunity to rest your stomach after the big feast of Christmas and new year's days.

Comments

Popular Posts