In order to clarify the formation of traditional food on the offering dishes, a field survey was conducted on the edible burdock dishes handed down as the offering dishes of the festival in Nara Prefecture Sakurai City Area. The results were as follows :
1) Edible burdock was used as an offering of the New Year's Festival because of its nutritional and medicinal effect.
2) From the standpoint of folklore, it was thought that what was connected with “OX” was offered as the offering dishes for praying an abundant harvest.
3) The offering dishes of edible burdock were cooked with salt and soybean, which had the meaning of worship of ancestor souls and wish for longevity. It can be guessed that the offering dishes of edible burdock gradually changed to the cookery using miso and soy sauce from salt and soybean.
