Vegan Chirashizushi / Sushi Rice with Vegetables and Tofu ビーガン散らし寿司 [Recipes Spring 春レシピ]
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The season of pink, yellow and green has arrived !
What a splendid world !!
Just a few weeks ago, the world I saw was the color of a kind of monotone and the air was so tight and cold.
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It is as if the nature has a magical wand to cast a spell.
I must enjoy this short precious period to my heart’s content !
Going outside and strolling is the best way to feel the spring air.
There’s another way for me to enjoy the spring at most.
What do you think it is ?
It is cooking.
Cooking something very springy !
Cooking with the wild plants that I foraged.
I enjoy the moment that I feel the spring on my cheek and look at those wild plants.
Honestly to say, I sometimes feel guilty to pick them up. I always try not to pluck them to keep their roots untouched except the plant called Nobiru which is so powerful and strong and keep growing by creeping under the soil.
Nobiru's roots are tasty, and I feel like I'm also getting stronger like them whenever I eat them..
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The recipe that I am introducing today is something I created to express the joy of spring season.
For this recipe, you do not need the wild plants to replicate it.
You can make it with the ingredients that you can probably find in the grocery store.
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“Chirashizushi” means scattered sushi literally.
Usually a several kinds of raw fish are scattered on the sushi rice, but my vegan version, of course, is no usage of fish, so uses vegetables and tofu instead.
It is absolutely suitable for “Hinamatsuri” festival (Girls Festival or Doll’s Festival), which is also called “Momo no sekku” (Peach Blossom Festival).
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“Hinamatsuri” is supposed to be celebrated on March 3 of the lunar calendar, which falls on Aril 11 this year.
So why don’t you try it, and celebrate this special occasion with your friends or family.
It is a good idea to let the all the dolls you have at your home such as stuffed toys or figurines join you while you are celebrating.
Hina dolls that my daughter made with the clay
when she was in elementary school
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Hina dolls that I made with origami paper.
You can know more about Hinamatusri from my previous blog.
I must admit that the preparation for today’s recipe is not so simple and you might find it is time consuming when you tried it.
But it is worth spending time as everyone, especially kids and girls get excited when they see it on the table, and become happier when they put it into their mouth.
