暖かくなり、随分と春めいて来ました。
昨日から春のお彼岸の入りです。こちらのレシピで「ぼたもち(おはぎ)」など作ってみるのも良いですね!その呼び方には諸説ある様ですが、定説として春は「ぼたもち(牡丹餅)」、秋は「おはぎ(お萩)」とそれぞれの季節に咲く花に合わせて呼ぶのが正しいそうです。しかし、最近は年中「おはぎ」として売っているお店が大多数だそう。
In Japan, yesterday marked the first day of spring Ohigan, the week centering the vernal equinox day. During Ohigan, “botamochi” named after botan or tree peony is eaten. A Japanese sweet made of pounded glutinous rice wrapped in red bean paste, soy bean flower, black sesame, or green laver. Ohigan is also celebrated for the autumn equinox day as well, when these (almost identical) sweets are called “ohagi” named after hagi or bush clover flower. It seems these days, they’re available as “ohagi” all year round in the shops.