Miso—Steeped in Nutrition and Ceremony

On New Year’s Eve, the Japanese make ceremonial offerings to the Gods and cook “Ozoni,” a traditional soup to be eaten on New Year’s day. On the morning of the new year, the special miso soup is placed on an altar with prayers for health, prosperity, and happiness.
Ozoni is made with mochi (rice cake) and vegetables and is seasoned with miso. It is considered an auspicious dish in Japan and is said to be blessed by gods.
Ishihara, a salesperson working at the miso counter of Takashimaya, Osaka, Japan, told The Epoch Times, “In the morning of the New Year’s Day, every family will make the miso soup and put it on the altar, and wish to get God’s blessing.”…



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