As soon as he took a few steps, Jiang Yunfeng suddenly turned around and wanted to ask what specific dishes were to be eaten for Christmas in Japan, but he saw that Erina Nagikiri, who usually had various inroads with Kohei Soma, actually coexisted peacefully and enjoyed a kotatsu together.

Looking at the two stalls of limp 'maltose'. Jiang Yunfeng sighed without sighing, the kotatsu is really a magical thing, it can turn enemies into friends. Erina, who is lazy, wants to reach for the tangerines in the basket not far away. But because I don't want to move, no matter how straight my slender arms are, they are always almost gone.

The white fingers touched the edge of the fruit basket several times, but they couldn't buckle it. The delicate little face of Erina Nagiri, who was angry, was wrinkled, and he coldly and Kohei Soma on the opposite side commanded, "Kohei! Push the tangerines over! ”

"Take it yourself." Kohei Chuangzhen replied without raising his head.

"You!" Erina Nagikiri wanted to kick Kohei Soma hard, but considering her own image, she finally gave up this unreliable idea. turned his gaze to Jiang Yunfeng, who was in a daze on the side.

Quietly pushed the fruit basket in the direction of Erina, Jiang Yunfeng smiled and asked, "That, what did Japan usually eat for Christmas in the past?" ”

Speaking of eating, Kohei Chuangzhen finally became a little angry, raised his head and thought about it, his tone was full of uncertainty, "It seems to be a hot pot, right?" ”

"Chuangzhen, are you a native of Japan, you don't even know what you eat during the holidays since you were a child."

"Our family usually only makes special dishes on traditional festivals." Kohei Soma propped his head with one hand and explained, "Like the New Year's New Year, we make imperial festival dishes, and the full meal is about 40,000 to 50,000 yen. ”

"It's expensive! In other words, is your New Year's month calculated according to the Chinese lunar calendar? ”

No, after the Meiji Restoration, Japan no longer used the Chinese lunar calendar, but instead used the Western calendar. Therefore, the first month of the first month in Japan does not refer to the fifteen days after Chinese New Year's Eve, but the beginning of a new year after New Year's Day. ”

"However, the first month of Chinese New Year's Eve has no New Year's feeling at all, and it is not authentic." Jiang Yunfeng was so tasteless.

"Do you still want to hear it?"

"Hehe, you go on, go on. Huh"

"Really..." Kohei Sokan glared fiercely, and then said, "The Seven Grass Day on the seventh day of the first month. Drink porridge made with seven kinds of vegetables, including celery, camellia, rat koji grass, mother and child grass, turnip, turnip, daiping, and spinach. The other side of the day is divided into the other side of spring in February and the other side of autumn in August. On the other side of spring, various folk activities began one after another, such as visiting shrines, visiting relatives and friends, and going out in the suburbs. Each household makes peony cakes, colorful sushi and wild vegetable tempura and distributes them to relatives, friends and neighbors to celebrate the arrival of early spring. Autumn in August is the other side of the year, where the latest harvest crops are used to create local cuisine. ”

"Isn't this other day the same as the spring and autumn equinoxes of the Chinese lunar calendar?" Jiang Yunfeng, who was not used to sitting cross-legged and sitting on the sofa, asked curiously.

"That's right, according to the Chinese calendar, it's the same."

The first time I heard so many interesting customs, it also aroused Jiang Yunfeng's interest, and he hurriedly asked, "Go on, what other interesting traditional festivals are there in Japan?" ”

Kohei Sojin thought for a moment, and then said, "After talking about February, the next thing is March, and the most important festival of the month, Erina-chan, has the most say." ”

Enjoying the warmth of the kotatsu and tasting the sweetness of mandarin oranges, Erina Nagiri said casually, "March 3, Daughter's Day." After wearing beautiful kimonos and visiting a shrine near their home, the girls carry liquor and delicate sweets and lunch boxes to visit their relatives and friends. Baijiu is a sweet wine brewed from steamed glutinous rice and koji, the degree is very low, and the color is as white as milk, so it is also called "turbid wine". The interviewees gave gifts to splendid humanoids and rag dolls, wishing the girls health and beauty. ”

"March 3rd, isn't this the 'Shangsi Festival'? And the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, the seventh day of July, and the Double Ninth Festival in September are all traditional Chinese festivals. It's all about walking, cruising, and winding water. In ancient times, it was also a rare opportunity for a big family to be raised in a deep boudoir, and the door was not out, and it was also a God-given opportunity to meet her own wishful king. With the cultural invasion of Western-style festivals, many young people in China are now unaware of these things. "Listen, listen. Jiang Yunfeng didn't feel a little sad.

"Don't be so sad about the holidays, come! Eat a tangerine. Kohei Soma grabbed a tangerine and threw it over, and continued, "I'll just pick out the festivals where you want to eat a specific dish." April 8 Buddha Festival, this is the festival of Buddhist believers, each temple has to hold a grand Buddhist ceremony on this day, the eaves of the temple are decorated with peonies, peony lilies, wisteria roses, swallow flowers, the Buddha statue is placed in the middle of the hall, the people who worship the Buddha statue hold sweet tea and pour it on the Buddha statue, wash off the dirt, after worshipping, take the remaining sweet tea home to study ink, write a number of "five strong Bodhisattvas", fold it in the wardrobe, it is said that it can avoid insect pests; If you write "Eight Dragon King Tea" and paste it on the patio, you can avoid natural disasters. Actually, this is all nonsense, and I don't believe it at all. ”

Jiang Yunfeng caught the tangerine, and after peeling it, he turned his hand and threw it back. quipped, "Chuangzhen, aren't you afraid that the Buddha will condemn you when you say this?" ”

"Cut~ Let the Buddha come to me. Thank you. Hmmm~ It's so sweet... Kohei Soma took the tangerine and swallowed it in one gulp, and then said, "The point is not to worship the Buddha, but on this day, all Japanese restaurants in Tokyo began to sell the most representative delicacy, bonito." In April, at the beginning of the bonito fishing season, the first bonito sashimi, which originated in the middle of the Edo period 300 years ago, is unique in its way of eating, and it brings out the deliciousness of the bonito to the extreme: after the bonito is removed from the skull, the meat is put on an iron skewer and roasted on the fueled reeds, which are hot when burning, and have a unique herb and incense that penetrates the fish body to make the smell more delicious. Once the skin of the fish is charred, it is immersed in ice water. This hot and cold process is quite intriguing to investigate. Artemisia reed has two effects: one is sterilization, and the other is that the fat in the body of the fish seeps out of the meat, which can add to the deliciousness of bonito. The reason why the grilled fish body is immersed in ice water is that the muscle fibers in the fish body are swelled and loosened by heat, and after being immersed in ice water, the fish flesh will be elastic after it shrinks suddenly when it is cold. Soak in water for 30 minutes, take it out and put it in the refrigerator to freeze it and harden it, then cut it into thin slices, sprinkle it with chopped green onions, and then dip it in ginger, garlic, mustard and soy sauce, it tastes cold and delicious, and the umami is catchy, it is the best in sashimi, and it is a delicacy with wine. ”

"Next is May 5th, the same day of the Dragon Boat Festival is also 'Men's Day'. On this day, every family with a boy hangs a carp streamer, and the boy bathes in calamus and eats calamus rice dumplings and cypress cakes to pray for the healthy growth of the child. ”

"Calamus dumplings? White rice cake wrapped in red bean paste, so sweet. It is very different from our Dragon Boat Festival zongzi. Next year, when I go to the Dragon Boat Festival, I will pack the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival to eat the zongzi for everyone to taste. ”

"Good! I made a note of that promise. At that time, Ah Feng, don't pretend to be crazy and stupid, Erina-chan also heard it. ”

Erina Nagi also nodded.

"Good! I'm not going to admit it. But I've just said that, but none of them explain what kind of food to eat for Christmas in Japan. Jiang Yunfeng finally remembered his initial question, and forcibly pulled his crooked topic back on track.

"Then let's have a Christmas dinner according to Western tradition." Kohei Soma gives full play to the special place of standing and talking without back pain.

Jiang Yunfeng pointed to the cabinet-type pendulum clock on the wall of the living room, "Big brother, let's see what time it is." Mrs. Wenxu has returned to her hometown. There are only a few basic ingredients in the kitchen, and no matter how good I am, I can't make a big meal for you. ”

Erina Nagikiri patted the table and gave the highest instruction, "Actually, there is nothing special required for Christmas in Japan, so let's make 'sukiyaki'." ”

Kohei Chuangzhen didn't know if it was brain pumping or just like funny, so he asked, "Why do you have to eat 'sukiyaki', can't 'Tianjin rice'?" ”

"Because I think that's good enough."

Jiang Yunfeng scratched his face and replied slightly embarrassed, "But I won't do 'sukiyaki'... ”

"Stupid! Bring the materials. I'll teach you by hand. (To be continued)