Nishime

13th to 15th August is Japanse Obon which is a Buddist custom to honour spirits of one's ancestries.  Families get together to have dinner or lunch but it's said to eat vegetarian dishes.  "Nishime" is one of the typical Obon dishes for us.

It's not very easy to make this dish because it's better to cook each vegetable separately.  It takes so many pots and plenty of dashi.

「煮しめ」お盆に煮しめを作った。本格的に全て個別に出汁で煮含めたので随分と時間がかかった。しかも煮しめはしばらく味が染みている方が美味しいので翌日の方が美味しい。味付けの反省がいくつかあったのでもう一度作ってみようと思う。