nhp | (Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 31 January 2018

31 January 2018

Characters: Kujo Household.

Title: Eho-maki or soba

-Kujo Household: Living Room-

Kirishima: Oh, hey! Ain’t it almost Setsubun?

Miyase: Yes, that’s right. Shall we make eho-maki again this year?

Kirishima: Yeah, that sounds good! That stuff is tasty~

But can’t we have anything else besides nori-maki? There’s not enough meat in it.

Kaname: I think it was more correct to have said futo-maki there…… That’s the custom, right?

Kujo: It’s a practice that’s passed around the West of Japan. It seems as if this was not formerly so for the East.

Kirishima: So you’re saying that the Eastside ate nothing?

Kujo: No, apparently they ate soba up until the later years of the Edo period.

Kirishima: Soba!? Even though it ain’t New Year’s Eve?

Kaname: Isn’t that because it would be if we go by the Lunar calendar?

Kujo: Precisely. Such was written in this book.

Kaname: You’re right. Hmmm…… It’s all here.

Kirishima: Is there a reason or something why they ate soba?

Miyase: (Kirishima-san is rather eager to learn today, I see……)

Shindo: (When it comes to food, his eyes change color.)

Kaname: Umm…… It sounds like there are various opinions on it. Such as to overcome misfortune or to live a long life……

Oh, there’s also speculation for a lot of money coming your way.

Shindo: …… !?

Kirishima: You can summon money with soba?

Kaname: It says that the artisans used the soba flour to collect gold foils.

Miyase: And based on that, it was decided that money would come your way if you ate soba.

Shindo: …………

Let’s go with soba for Setsubun.

Kirishima: Huh? We’re not gonna make eho-maki then?

Shindo: That’s a custom of the West. There’s no need for us to absolutely abide by that practice.

Isn’t it also important for us to inherit the culture that continued up until the Edo period as born-and-bred Japanese citizens?

Kirishima: I getcha now! Wow man, you’re really thinking about this country, huh!

Shindo: ……………………… Of course.

Kaname: …………

Kujo & Miyase: ……

As they thought about how he was probably, without a doubt, reacting to the mention of money……

The other members of the Kujo Household exchanged looks agreeing to have both dishes on the day.