Item:Osechi (Doubutsu no Mori+)

The New Year's Food is a furniture item in. It can be placed on the surface of tables and other similar furniture that have surfaces for items.

The New Year's Food can be obtained from Tortimer on New Year's Day. It does not have any color for the purpose of fêng shui.

Leftover dummy item
In, the New Year's Food is still leftover in the game data as a dummy item, unobtainable without gameplay modification or glitches. It has the unused name "osechi" and uses the dummy model, a white triangle with red Japanese text reading ダミー (damī, dummy). Its name was also translated to other languages in the European version of, with the name "osechi" in Spanish, "osechi" in French, "Osechi" in German, and "osechi" in Italian.

The item remains unused in, where, as with all dummy items in that game, its name will appear as "かぐ？" (kagu?, furniture?) in the player's inventory. However, when dropped on the ground outside, its name from is shown. The item appears as the same dummy model but cannot be placed down in the player's house if in their inventory.

Real-world information
In Japan, (御節料理/お節料理) or simply known as osechi (おせち) are a traditional  food served during  (or the Japanese New Year). The name originated from o-sechi, meaning season or period. Osechi is served in, or tiered boxes, with different dishes present in each one. Common dishes include, , ebi, and a grilled lobster. Osechi was originally developed during the of Japan, when it was taboo to cook meals using a hearth except for  during the first three days of the New Year. Osechi would be cooked before the New Year and then eaten over those three days of no cooking.