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- MR23 suggested soaking beans in hot water overnight, then using fresh water and cooking them until very tender. They will firm up when adding sugar; and you need to add at least the same weight of sugar as beans.
- Then add 切り餅, which you can broil under the grill
- Serve this with something salty, like 大徳寺なっと or salted sea weed
- Instead of using a pair of chopsticks, use one くろもじ and a helper, 利休-shaped helper chopstick; because conceptionally, it's a sweet and not 懐石.
- In that case, add the pair like you would in 懐石 resting on the R rim of the tray
- However, you can also just put one 黒文字 on top of the lidded bowl
- In either case, the tray is served just like the normal 懐石 tray, with the guest leaning a bit forward to receive it.
- KS23 said that あわぜんさい is more common, which is cooked milled mixed with little 餅 pieces and with a drop of liquefied あん. I didn't think it looked particularly great; and while she argues it's more traditional for CNY, I think I prefer the soup.