Journal of Home Economics of Japan
Online ISSN : 1882-0352
Print ISSN : 0913-5227
ISSN-L : 0913-5227
Types of Sake, Sweets, and Tea on the Menu of Food Offerings Presented by the Rai Family for Confucian Seasonal Rites in the Spring and Autumn
Sachiko ODAKEKeiko OKUBO
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2011 Volume 62 Issue 11 Pages 727-734

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The menus presented in offerings of seasonal rites (33 times in both the spring and autumn), mainly recorded by Shunsui Rai (1746-1816, a Confucian in the late Edo era) were investigated. Sweets and tea were provided in all rites, and sake was recorded after 1804. The types of product presented were made by both traditional and innovated methods started during the Edo era, such as morohaku-sake (refined clear sake), neri-yokan (azuki bean jelly solidified with agar), and green tea. These products were supplied from all over Japan. Some sake brands represented each season, like residual snow and cherry blossom for the spring rites, and chrysanthemum and rice in the autumn events. Fruit harvested in the autumn was also often offered.
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