Happy New Year! Shall we have a home party for New Year's party in 2025?

What is a thoughtful snack? If you are going to serve them at home, you don't have to work that hard and you want to keep the cost as low as possible. However, we want to make our guests happy with hospitality, don't we? The popular izakaya "Kasugai" has specially prepared some simple and tasty snacks that are hard to come up with. This time, we introduce four gorgeous dishes from appetizers to rice balls. Why don't you add them to the menu for your New Year's party?

1) Cut arugula into bite-size pieces, and drain by exposing to water for about 5 minutes.
(2) Remove the stems from the strawberries and cut them into chunks. (If large, cut into 2 pieces; if small, cut into 3 to 4 pieces)
(3) Put seasoning A in a bowl, add ① and ②, and dress.
(4) Thinly slice the sea bream, place on a plate, lightly drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with coarse salt.
⑤ Arrange ③ on ④ and finish with black pepper and cheese powder.

The resilient and flavorful sea bream is accented with the sweetness of strawberries and the bitterness of arugula.

1) Combine octopus, avocado, pak choi and seasoning A in a bowl.
(2) After serving, add pak choi, sesame seeds, and spicy thread pepper.

Octopus and avocado are delicious when arranged in an ethnic way.

1) Place pork in boiling water and when it changes color, lift it up and drain.
(2) Cut tomatoes into 5 mm cubes and drain; cut bean sprouts in half.
Mix A and tomatoes well.
(4) Place the bean sprouts on a bowl, top with (1), and pour (3) over the top.
(5) Sprinkle with crushed almonds.

The acidity of the salsa sauce and the savory flavor and texture of the almonds accentuate the dish.

(1) Boil noodles and rinse in cold water.
(2) Stir-fry 70 g of ground pork and add 120 g of the prepared yakisoba sauce.
When (3) ② comes to a boil, add the noodles.
When the sauce is thoroughly mixed and the sauce starts to fly, chives and bean sprouts are thrown in.
(5) Add seasoning ingredients and toss quickly.
(6) To serve, place the yolk in the center and sprinkle with black pepper to finish.

This is the shime. The spicy and tangy noodles are served with the yolk.

For New Year's parties, there are drinks and food that everyone can enjoy. Craft beer and naturals wines have become very popular in the past few years, but they are still profound. And thank you to everyone at "Kasugai" who taught us how to make delicious snacks for Huinamu this time! Let's have a lot of laughs, good health, and fun in 2025!