🍱 Ozaku

"Ozaku" is a vegetable soup made by boiling vegetables such as satoimo(=Japanese taro), daikon radish, and carrots in Dashi (=Japanese soup stock), soy sauce, and sugar. It is said to have come to be called "Ozaku" because it is made by chopping vegetables into chunks. In winter, root vegetables taste better because of frost and snow, and they are more flavorful and delicious when made in generous portions and cooked back. It was considered a feast when there were no bento stores or convenience stores. In some regions, gobou(=Burdock), tofu, and cormorant meat are added.