I was going to make ehōmaki today, but Zhengzhou’s PM2.5 is at 400 and I don’t want to go outside. The leftover rice can only become fried rice.

Ehoumaki (ehoumaki) is a food from Osaka, Japan. Personally I think of it as a big fat sushi roll, the kind you don’t cut. Around February 3rd you face the “eho” direction and eat a whole one, and you’ll have good luck next year. Of course “eho” means the direction of “eho”… basically the lucky direction. Which side is lucky I don’t know since I’m not Japanese, I’m just here for the ride.