With nanakusa gayu, pray for a perfect state of health.
On the last day of the Matsunouchi period (January 1 through 7), people eat rice porridge with seven herbs to rest their heavy stomach after eating New Year’s feast. Suzushiro (daikon or Japanese radish) contains a lot of glutamine, an umami substance. (Umami substance in turnip: glutamate: 4-25mg/100g*analyzed by Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research Center. Umami substance in daikon radish: glutamate: 30-70 mg/100g)
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