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Hinamatsuri
Girls' Day in Japan: scattered sushi, clam soup, and sweets in pink, white and green.
What is eaten for Hinamatsuri
On 3 March families with daughters set out a display of dolls and pray for the girls' health and happiness. The meal is chirashizushi, vinegared rice scattered with prawns, lotus root, egg and other bright toppings. A clear soup of clams is served with it, because the two halves of a clam shell fit only each other, a wish for a good match. The sweets are in spring colours: hishi mochi in three layers, small puffed rice crackers called hina arare, and sakura mochi. Sweet low-alcohol amazake is poured.
The dishes
Also part of it, and being written: Hishi mochi (Diamond rice cake in pink, white and green layers.), Arare (Small sweet rice crackers in pastel colours.).
Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Hinamatsuri" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.