Why is fructose of concern? First, it is sweeter than either glucose or sucrose. In fruit, it serves as a marker for foods that are nutritionally rich. However, in soft drinks and other âsweets,â fructose serves to reward sweet taste that provides âcalories,â often without much else in the way of nutrition.
Osechi-ryori is a dish that is cooked before New Year's Eve to eat on New Years Day. On New Years Day, the God of the Year, named Toshigami comes to the world and the world starts a new year. The god came through a special gate, a Kadomatsu, into our world.He is god of agriculture.t is one of the most important annual events in Japan. Osechi food is packed in colorful lacquer boxes called jubako. Each dish and ingredient in osechi has a meaning, such as good health, fertility, good harvest, happiness, long life, and so on.
It is often said that Osechi-ryori is eaten at the New Year so women can take a rest for at least three days. However, this practice originally came from the fact that we were supposed to refrain from cooking in kitchens so as not to make noise, while welcoming the gods during the New Year.n Japan, since ancient times, there had been court events which offered food to the gods at banquets on Sechinichi (*), the days that mark the turning of the seasons. The dishes that were served at the court events were called Osechiku, which is the origin of Osechi-ryori.