Sekihan recipe

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This dish is traditionally prepared to celebrate special occasions in Japan, because its red colour which is symbolic of happiness. The dish is called 'Sekihan'

I haven't posted a basic Japanese recipe here in quite a while, so it's about time I did again! The main basic here is the method for cooking sweet rice. Osekihan (お赤飯) means "red rice" (actually, 'honorable red rice' would be a literal translation, since the o makes it honorable). It's a holiday or special occasion dish in Japan, mainly because of its red (actually a very pleasing purplish-brown) color and the azuki beans in it (Beans are a symbol of good luck and fertility). It can be…

Try this easy rice cooker method for sekihan - Japanese red bean rice - no soaking required! Serve this bright and colourful dish for family celebrations or use it to make pink onigiri rice balls!

Sekihan or Osekihan is the most delicious festive Japanese mochi rice and azuki bean. Simple to make, amazing to eat.

Steamed sticky rice tinted red with adzuki beans is essential Japanese celebration food, for graduations, festivals, milestone birthdays and even first periods (to the extreme embarrassment of teenage girls). Sekihan is usually one of many dishes on the table, and more than pairing with any particular flavor, it conveys a sense of ceremony. In Japan, it’s not essential to osechi ryori, New Year’s cooking, but for some Japanese and many Japanese-Americans, sekihan is part of welcoming the New…

Make and share this Sekihan recipe from Food.com.

Sekihan Onigiri.⠀ Sekihan is cooked sticky rice with Azuki beans and is traditionally eaten during a celebration. If you have a pressure cooker, it’s very easy to make. My favorite way to eat is as a rice ball.⠀#onigiri#sekihan

Make and share this Sekihan recipe from Food.com.

Let's make Sekihan, sweet rice with azuki beans in a heat resistant glass pot. It’ll be interesting to watch the rice cooking inside! This dish is often served to celebrate special occasions!

Sekihan (赤飯) is a dish served on special occasions throughout Japan, made of red azuki beans and sweet rice. Other names for sweet rice are mochigome, glutinous rice – and most commonly, sticky rice. Fun fact: Sekihan literally translates into ‘red rice’. However, in common conversation, saying, “let’s eat sekihan,” pretty much means, “hey – let’s celebrate!” You see, this delicious dish typically accompanies birthdays, weddings, the birth of a new baby and regional festivals in Japan. It’s…

Sekihan: Japanese sticky rice with azuki beans

Sekihan Flickr by nyaa_birdies_perch Sekihan is traditional dish from Japan. It's made of glutinous/sticky rice and azuki beans. The ingredients are steamed and served with roasted black sesame seeds. The rice is soft, fluffy and red in color, a...

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Sekihan (赤飯) is a common rice dish that is popular throughout many regions of Japan.

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