I went to Japantown to get some food for New Years but when I got to the Japanese market I saw that the store was packed and every cashier had at least ten people in each line. I immediately turned around and went back home to the Richmond District. There are a lot of Asian markets in the Richmond and I thought I could at least get some mochi at one of them. I went to New May Wah which has food items from all of the Asian countries but they didn't have what I wanted so I headed to New Seoul Market two blocks away. I walked up and down the aisles and saw no mochi.
Japanese usually bring in the new year with traditional foods made from root vegetables, beans, eggs, chicken, fish, rice and tofu. There are probably some other things that I can't think of at the moment.
I had none of these good luck foods to start off January 1. I wanted some zoni which is a clear broth soup with a piece of mochi. Instead I had Krusteaz pancakes and a cup of coffee. As I ate my breakfast I wondered how my luck will be in 2017. I am hoping it will be a good year for coincidence.
