Atsumejiru

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Rice with mixed ingredients (atsumejiru)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Mid-summer
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Atsumejiru 集め汁 (あつめじる) "mixed soup"
"stay safe-soup", mujitsujiru むじつ汁（むじつじる）

All kinds of ingredients are cooked together.
Already known since the Muromachi period. When eaten on May 5, the Boy's Festival, it was supposed to ward off evil influence.
When eaten on the day of Mujitsu Koo 無実講、mujikko　ムジッコ, it was called "stay safe soup". (This day was originally December 8, but now it has become a kigo for mid-summer).
When six different ingredients are used, it was called "six ingredients soup 六質汁", a play of words with "staying safe".
Fish, meat, konnyaku and namafu 生麩（なまふ）were also used.

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***** WASHOKU ... Japanese Food SAIJIKI

***** Ceremonies and Festivals SAIJIKI

***** Boy's Festival, May 5


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