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(Imoni)

Imoni

(Imoni is a hot pot dish using taro.)

Imoni is a hot pot dish using taro.

(In Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, a seasonal event called Imoni-kai is held in autumn,)

In Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures, a seasonal event called Imoni-kai is held in autumn,

(where groups gather to make and eat imoni on riverbeds.)

where groups gather to make and eat imoni on riverbeds.

(It is said that the Imonikai began in the Edo period.)

It is said that the Imonikai began in the Edo period.

(Originally, Imoni-kai was meant as a harvest festival to celebrate the harvest of taro,)

Originally, Imoni-kai was meant as a harvest festival to celebrate the harvest of taro,

(but in modern times, it has gradually become a leisure event)

but in modern times, it has gradually become a leisure event

(and has become an event for neighborhood associations and elementary and junior high schools.)

and has become an event for neighborhood associations and elementary and junior high schools.

(In the 1980s, the local tourism industry commercialized the Imonikai as a tourist event,)

In the 1980s, the local tourism industry commercialized the Imonikai as a tourist event,

(just like cherry blossom viewing,)

just like cherry blossom viewing,

(and people all over the country came to know about the Imonikai and come to eat it.)

and people all over the country came to know about the Imonikai and come to eat it.

(Imoni contains taro, green onions, and konnyaku, and is simmered in soy sauce, sugar, and sake.)

Imoni contains taro, green onions, and konnyaku, and is simmered in soy sauce, sugar, and sake.

(It used to contain no meat, but now beef and pork are also used as ingredients.)

It used to contain no meat, but now beef and pork are also used as ingredients.

(I recommend that you try imoni, a dish representative of southern Tohoku.)

I recommend that you try imoni, a dish representative of southern Tohoku.