zōni; New Year's rice cake soup
A traditional Japanese soup eaten at New Year's, containing mochi (rice cakes) and vegetables in a clear broth. Regional variations exist.
お正月には、家族みんなで雑煮を食べます。
On New Year's, the whole family eats zōni together.
この地方の雑煮は、白みそ仕立てです。
The zōni in this region is made with white miso.
In our family's zōni, we put in chicken and daikon.
In Japan, there is a custom of eating zōni on New Year's Day.
I made zōni using my grandmother's recipe.