Japanese people eat Ekata rolls on New Year's Day. www.biquge.info Of course, Jian Yi is no exception now, the thick sushi roll is a special food eaten by the Japanese to welcome spring, called "Ekata", and "Ekata" is the direction where the god of good fortune is located, that is, the direction of auspiciousness. Therefore, in Japan, there is also a custom of eating Ekata rolls to welcome spring.

The so-called "Eibata-roll" is thicker and larger than the usual sushi, and it contains seven special foods. In order to make people eat good fortune, the Japanese used the legend of the Seven Lucky Gods to wrap seven kinds of food, including dried zucchini, cucumber strips, mushrooms, eggs, eel, and dried fish floss, in sushi and named it "Ekatamak".

The Japanese believe that if you eat a thick "Ejikata" in the direction of "Ejikata", you will make a wish come true, and you will avoid disasters and attract blessings. Moreover, even if the "Ekata roll" is long, it cannot be cut off, because cutting off the sushi is equivalent to cutting off the blessing, which is a big taboo.

There are many legends about the origin of Ekata rolls. It is said that in the Edo period, Osaka merchants ate Ekata rolls in order to pray for good business, and it has been passed down to this day. There is also a theory that originated from the Japanese Banrekansha Society. When the shrine holds a large event, it is distributed to the worshippers a type of sushi called "Yufukumaki Sushi". If you eat it, you can drive away ghosts and avoid evil spirits, and if you don't cut it off, you can eat it and take it, and you can't cut off the meaning of fate, and it also has the meaning of rolling blessings.

Hawkers, but the length of the Huifang roll made by Jian Zi himself is quite appropriate.

"I'm moving!"

Jian Yi watched everyone silently make a wish in their hearts, and then swallowed the black and thick Hui Fang roll into his mouth, uh, this scene made Jian Yi feel weird.

Because as a gentleman, Jian Yi knew that in the previous works of painters on Pixiv, Meguma appeared in various "sound" gentleman's paintings as a synonym for something black, hard, long, and thick.

In addition, some people believe that one of the sources of Ekata-maki is the dena (guest) of Shimabara Yukaku (Kyoto no Hana Street, Qinlou Chukan) from Edo to Meiji, and they think that it is interesting and loving to have the long Eimaki in their mouths.

Therefore, because of knowing these things, Jian Yi felt that as a boy, he was embarrassed to eat this thing, and he didn't know if Emilia was because the Hui Fang roll was too delicious or because he deliberately made Jian Yi ugly, she actually made a soft "hum" sound while eating. Watery eyes flashed with inexplicable provocative looks, looking at Jian Yi.

Hey, hey! Emilia, you definitely take the Eimata roll in your mouth for something, right? Absolutely, right?

No way! I really can't eat this thing.

Jian Yi shook his head, girls eat this, at least in the past, but let Jian Yi be a boy, no, this is completely different from eating ham!

"Husband-sama? Why don't you eat it? Not with the appetite? ”

Emilia asked Jian Yi with a somewhat sly smile.

Jian Yi can be sure that Emilia definitely knows the other meaning of the Hui Fang roll, otherwise what is the matter with her little devilish smile at this time?

Well, well, Emilia is a demon.

"Uh...... That, because it's the first time I've eaten this thing, I'm really not used to it. ”

Jian Yi could only choose to fool the past.

"Husband-sama? Not used to it? ”

Jian Zi also asked at this time.

"Well, yes, so, Purple, I'm a little sorry for wasting a piece of your kindness."

Jian Yi said embarrassedly to Jian Zi.

"Uh-huh...... It doesn't matter, it's the concubine's negligence that didn't ask her husband first. ”

Jian Zi is still as gentle as ever, and she never blames Jian Yi, even if Jian Yi is really wrong, she will find a way to take the mistake on herself.

"Purple ......"

But when Jian Zi said this, Jian Yi felt so guilty again, he knew that Jian Zi had slept after midnight last night in order to prepare these things.

Even the two nocturnal demons, Emilia and Alice, had already slept, but Jian Zi was still alone in the kitchen, carefully cutting and cooking all kinds of ingredients.

Because Jian Yi has a habit of going to the toilet at night, when he found that the magic lamp in the kitchen was still on, Jian Yi quietly went to see it.

Probably because she was afraid of disturbing everyone's rest, Jian Zi closed the door, and she was very careful when cutting food, for fear of making too much noise and disturbing others.

And this morning, Jian Zi was still the first person to come out of the room, and it is estimated that she may not have rested at all last night.

Therefore, as soon as he thought of this, Jian Yi suddenly felt that the Hui Fang scroll in his hand had become so heavy again, and looked at this black, long and thick Hui Fang roll again, and those bad thoughts at the beginning were completely gone.

What Jian Yi saw now was Jian Zi's carefulness, gentleness, and meticulousness, so he slowly opened his mouth and didn't think about what he had, and Jian Yi took a bite of the Hui Fang roll.

"Hmmm! It's delicious! ”

It is completely different from the unsightly appearance of Ejikata, and the taste is very delicious.

"Really? If only you could like it! ”

Seeing that Jian Yi finally ate it, Jian Zi was actually very happy.

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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the three-day New Year has reached the last day, the "Great Dawn Day".

Generally speaking, on this day, everyone finishes all the preparations for the New Year by noon, and in the evening, the family reunites to start the New Year around the fireplace. The food of the Great Day is soba noodles, which in Japan is called "Nianyue buckwheat", just like our dumplings in China and China.

And there's a saying from the past. That is to say, daughters are like Christmas cakes, they must be married before 25, and boys are buckwheat deer in the Chinese New Year's Eve, and it doesn't matter if they don't marry after 30.

After all, the last night of the new year is equivalent to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The so-called Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is most meaningful only when you eat happily with your family. Although everyone is not really a family.

But Jian Yi feels that in this world, Jian Zi, Emilia, Amaterasu, Shiyu, Alice, Tianyu Hime, and Iki Ayuko. They're all their own family, yes, their own family.

It is a friend and a family member, and the so-called family is to share happiness with everyone when they are happy, and to share it with everyone when they are sad. We can face the unhappiness of life together, and we can work together for a better future.

For Jian Yi, this New Year in post-apocalyptic Tokyo was the happiest and most meaningful New Year in his life in every sense. (To be continued.) )