Osechi 4 : kohaku kamaboko fish cakes
Like most people, I bought them this time.
They are kamaboko(fish cakes), blocks of steamed fish flesh. In the past, when there was no refrigeration, making kamaboko was a way to keep fresh fish a little longer. There exist hundreds of variations. In the West, the word surimiis well known, but that means pounded fleshand what is sold as surimi in Japan tends to be the raw flesh. Cooked items have other names.
For Osechi, it’s common to mix white and red. The kohakuauspiscious colors.
It’s pink not red ? Technically yes, but in the past Japanese language considered aka (ko)as one color that contained red and pink.
Just slice and alternate. They look good… but they are not full of flavors. There are tasty kamaboko, but they don’t look so nice.
As you see, they are imprinted with auspicious good luck kanji… not sure which way to place them.
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