It’s here!!!! Doyo-ushi-no-hi! Unagi eating day! 土用の丑の日
When it arrives my family and I go out to eat unagi at one of our favorite Japanese restaurants. This year there are 2 Eel eating days: July 23 and Aug 4.
Find out more:
- A fun look at why we eat eel this time of the year in English
https://fromjapan.info/topics-about-tradition-of-eating-eel-in-summer/ - When will the next one happen? The day is different each year. Check out schedule until the year 2050. I like to plan a trip to a special restaurant for this meal even if I’m not in Japan. It is something fun to look forward to in the middle of hot summer days
http://kikuko-nagoya.com/html/doyo-ushi.html - Try reading about it in Japanese! This post has lots of items to use as context clues to help you catch the gist before you decide if you’re diving it to the reading.
https://39mag.benesse.ne.jp/kosodate/learning/content/?id=113385 - Try listening to this book about the history of 土用の丑の日 in Japanese
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWiDm9KYY6U - Want to make it yourself? Try this Unagi Donburi from my favorite Japanese recipe site:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/eggplant-unagi-donburi/
Comment below if you are going to eat eel this week, or if you are making a new summer tradition of doing so.
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