27 February: Pokémon Red and Green arrive, and a bowl of Dango-jiru
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green came out in Japan on 27 February 1996, and a generation of trainers set off to catch them all. Dango-jiru catches a whole field in one bowl: burdock, taro, daikon, carrot and shiitake with hand-pulled dumplings in miso broth.
Soup of the day
Dango-jiru
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Dango-jiru is a hearty miso soup from Ōita Prefecture in Kyushu with flat, chewy wheat dumplings. A soft dough of wheat flour, water and salt is rested, then pulled by hand into long, flat strips and dropped into the simmering pot.
Read about Dango-jiru and get the recipe →What happened
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green are released in Japan (Pokémon Day).
Sources
- Pokémon: Celebrate Pokémon Day on February 27
- Pokémon press: Pokémon Day
- Pokémon official (Japan): 30th anniversary
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