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Simmering the Bolognese
Image by su-lin
The meat, vegetables and milk, all simmering. No tomatoes yet.
Blog post at Tamarind and Thyme.
sauce
Image by Matt Westervelt
5 spoonfuls of sugar and some soy.
餅 (Mochi)
Image by Robert Otani
Mochi (もち)
Japanese rice "biscuits," which are often toasted over hot coals and served with sweetened soy sauce and nori.
These are commonly eaten all year, however copius amounts are consumed during New Year's Day festivities (in addition to saké, of course).