Dec. 28th, 2014 01:34 pm
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earth_colorsFinal Ep. 30: "Crossing the Year Soba"
Episode Synopsis:
It's New Year's Eve. Master (Kobayashi Kaoru) opens his shop earlier than usual, and prepares handmade soba. One by one, his expected patrons come in: Chuu (Fuwa Mansaku), Marilyn (Ando Tamae), Komichi (Uno Shohei), Kanemoto (Kaneko Kiyobumi), Hachiro (Nakayama Yuichiro), Kasumi (Tanimura Mitsuki) and Kimitoshi (Shuhei Takahashi). However, each brings his own soba... After quickly closing his own bar, Kosuzu (Ayata Toshiki) arrives just in time as well, along with Kou (Yoshimi Yukihiro). Meanwhile, in a nearby police booth, cops Noguchi (Mitsuishi Ken), Izumi (Shinohara Yukiko), and Kogure (Odagiri Joe) are together eating the soba made by Master. Everyone that night is eating and slurping handmade toshikoshi soba. As the Meshi-ya patrons are about to make a toast, the Ochazuke Sisters (Sudo Risa / Kobayashi Asako / Yoshimoto Naoko) who are wearing lovely kimonos, are able to make it at the last minute. Then, local gangster, Ryu (Matsushige Yutaka) and his subordinate Gen (Yamanaka Takashi) also appear. They have just finished preparing the rice cake for the zoni (rice cake soup). Everyone revels in Meshiya's warmth and friendly atmosphere, as they usher in the New Year together...
Drama Notes:
Toshikoshi Soba [年越し蕎麦]. I already mentioned this in my drama notes for Kodoku Season 2. For a recipe: thekitchn.
(pic: umaies)
Toshikoshi Soba VS. Toshikoshi Udon. Some regions do eat udon for New Year's, but refer to it as "Toshi-ake Udon" [年明けうどん] or "New Year Udon". Mostly, it is being promoted in Kagawa Prefecture, the home of Sanuki Udon. But why is eating soba more popular than udon during New Year's Eve? One theory states that soba is easier to cut, and eating it symbolizes the cutting off from disasters and hardships of the previous year. Also, because the buckwheat plant (source of soba) bounces back up even during stormy and windy days.
(info: ja.wiki, udon)
Irideppo ni Deonna [入り鉄砲に出女]. Acc. to japanvisitor: "The Tokugawa regime was on the look-out for guns and women traveling in disguise - a possible sign that the daimyo, who were forced to leave their wives and children in Edo as virtual hostages under the policy of sankin-kotai, were planning some kind of revolt or insurrection. Hence the saying: irideppo to deonna (search for guns coming in to Edo; women going out). Firearms, even a small number of them, could possibly change the balance of power, and were particularly worrisome to the Tokugawa regime." Above pic from one of these checkpoints, the Hakone Checkpoint, now a museum, is a depiction of how a traveling woman is checked for disguises.
Otoshidama [お年玉袋]. It is the custom of giving money to children during the New Year, usually placing the money in small decorated envelopes called 'pochibukuro,' (pic above) similar to Chinese red envelopes.
(info: wiki) (pic: ryoufuu)
Zoni [雑煮]. Also, known as "O-zoni", it is a traditional Japanese soup containing mochi or rice cakes. It is often eaten during New Year's Eve and part of an osechi or ceremonial foods.
(info/pic: wiki)
Ep. 30 "Toshikoshi Soba". This episode is based on the manga's Chapter 131 of Vol. 10.
Episode Index: (link)
Episode Synopsis:
It's New Year's Eve. Master (Kobayashi Kaoru) opens his shop earlier than usual, and prepares handmade soba. One by one, his expected patrons come in: Chuu (Fuwa Mansaku), Marilyn (Ando Tamae), Komichi (Uno Shohei), Kanemoto (Kaneko Kiyobumi), Hachiro (Nakayama Yuichiro), Kasumi (Tanimura Mitsuki) and Kimitoshi (Shuhei Takahashi). However, each brings his own soba... After quickly closing his own bar, Kosuzu (Ayata Toshiki) arrives just in time as well, along with Kou (Yoshimi Yukihiro). Meanwhile, in a nearby police booth, cops Noguchi (Mitsuishi Ken), Izumi (Shinohara Yukiko), and Kogure (Odagiri Joe) are together eating the soba made by Master. Everyone that night is eating and slurping handmade toshikoshi soba. As the Meshi-ya patrons are about to make a toast, the Ochazuke Sisters (Sudo Risa / Kobayashi Asako / Yoshimoto Naoko) who are wearing lovely kimonos, are able to make it at the last minute. Then, local gangster, Ryu (Matsushige Yutaka) and his subordinate Gen (Yamanaka Takashi) also appear. They have just finished preparing the rice cake for the zoni (rice cake soup). Everyone revels in Meshiya's warmth and friendly atmosphere, as they usher in the New Year together...
Drama Notes:
Toshikoshi Soba [年越し蕎麦]. I already mentioned this in my drama notes for Kodoku Season 2. For a recipe: thekitchn.
(pic: umaies)
Toshikoshi Soba VS. Toshikoshi Udon. Some regions do eat udon for New Year's, but refer to it as "Toshi-ake Udon" [年明けうどん] or "New Year Udon". Mostly, it is being promoted in Kagawa Prefecture, the home of Sanuki Udon. But why is eating soba more popular than udon during New Year's Eve? One theory states that soba is easier to cut, and eating it symbolizes the cutting off from disasters and hardships of the previous year. Also, because the buckwheat plant (source of soba) bounces back up even during stormy and windy days.
(info: ja.wiki, udon)
Irideppo ni Deonna [入り鉄砲に出女]. Acc. to japanvisitor: "The Tokugawa regime was on the look-out for guns and women traveling in disguise - a possible sign that the daimyo, who were forced to leave their wives and children in Edo as virtual hostages under the policy of sankin-kotai, were planning some kind of revolt or insurrection. Hence the saying: irideppo to deonna (search for guns coming in to Edo; women going out). Firearms, even a small number of them, could possibly change the balance of power, and were particularly worrisome to the Tokugawa regime." Above pic from one of these checkpoints, the Hakone Checkpoint, now a museum, is a depiction of how a traveling woman is checked for disguises.
Otoshidama [お年玉袋]. It is the custom of giving money to children during the New Year, usually placing the money in small decorated envelopes called 'pochibukuro,' (pic above) similar to Chinese red envelopes.
(info: wiki) (pic: ryoufuu)
Zoni [雑煮]. Also, known as "O-zoni", it is a traditional Japanese soup containing mochi or rice cakes. It is often eaten during New Year's Eve and part of an osechi or ceremonial foods.
(info/pic: wiki)
Ep. 30 "Toshikoshi Soba". This episode is based on the manga's Chapter 131 of Vol. 10.
Episode Index: (link)
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