世論 What Japan Thinks

The above phrase may often be heard throughout Western homes a couple of days into the New Year as everyone has had their fill of left-over turkey, but what about in Japan? goo Ranking decided to find out what people fancied eating when they got fed up with お節, osechi, the traditional Japanese New Year cuisine. As usual, there’s no demographic information, and the survey was unseasonably carried out at the end of November.

This site described the posh shop-bought osechi, but most often it is home-made, and in our case consists of miso soup with mizuna and mochi. I fortunately managed to break the monotony with a 10-pack of Mister Donuts (twice!), but I could fair go a pizza myself!

Q: What would you like to eat when you get bored with osechi?

Rank	Food	Score
1	Ramen	100
2	Curry	81.0
3	Yakiniku	62.5
4	Sushi	60.9
5	Ocha-tsuke	55.8
6	Pizza	41.1
7	Nabe	37.1
8	Udon or soba noodles	36.1
9	Pasta	35.9
10	Gyoza	34.5
11	Okonomiyaki	33.1
12	Hamburger (McDonald’s style)	32.7
13	Rice porridge	30.6
14	Hamburger (no bun, as main dish – beefburger)	29.6
15	Fried soba or udon	26.4
16	Chawan, pilaf	25.8
17	Onigiri rice balls	23.0
18	Cake	22.4
19	Gratin (usually fish and macaroni grilled in cheese sauce)	22.2
20	Tempura	21.4