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Among the many festivals, Hinamatsuri is a festival marking the arrival of spring and celebrating girls, and is particularly notable for its splendor with the display of Hina dolls.
Today's contents: "Girls' Festival"
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"Hishimochi (diamond-shaped rice cake)"
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When you think of Hinamatsuri, you think of the three-colored diamond-shaped rice cakes.
Hishimochi, with its color reminiscent of spring, originated from the solid-colored rice cakes made from motherwort that were eaten during the Snake Festival in ancient China.
Motherwort is a plant that blooms small yellow flowers, and it is said to have been eaten with the hope that mothers and children would stay healthy.
After it was introduced to Japan, people began to dye the mochi green with mugwort, and its unique strong fragrance was used to ward off evil spirits and pray for the health of children.
During the Edo period, people began to layer white rice cakes filled with hishi no mi (diamond fruit). When heated, hishi no mi (diamond fruit) has a fluffy texture similar to chestnuts or potatoes. Since hishi no mi (diamond fruit) also has medicinal properties, hishi mochi is also used to pray for longevity and prosperity of descendants.
Then, during the Meiji period, pink mochi containing gardenia, which has antidote properties, was added, resulting in three-colored hishi-mochi. Gardenia is famous for its yellow pigment, but it is also used to create red and blue pigments.
In addition, the way diamond-shaped rice cakes are stacked also has meaning.
The white center represents snow, and the three layered colors of the diamond mochi express the spring scene, with new green buds sprouting beneath the snow and peach blossoms beginning to bloom above the snow.
For a long time, when medical care was scarce, our ancestors made and passed down the tradition of making diamond-shaped rice cakes every spring, with the hope that children would grow up healthy.
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John Dory with Rape Blossom Sauce
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When creating a menu for Hinamatsuri, you can create a spring festival food atmosphere by incorporating the colors of spring flowers and diamond-shaped rice cakes into the recipes. The March festival food we will introduce this time is John Dory with Rape Blossom Sauce.
With the image of spring flowers in mind, I thought of using rape blossoms as a theme and adding them to the main dish.
The energizing yellow rape blossoms are made using scrambled eggs and seasoned with mayonnaise to create a moist sauce that goes perfectly with the white flesh of John Dory.
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