Indigo Pizza!
Yes! There's such a thing as "Indigo pizza" here in Muroto. Actually, it's not that outrageous. Indigo is not poisonous. It's edible, even good for health.
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Indigo Pizza!
Yes! There's such a thing as "Indigo pizza" here in Muroto. Actually, it's not that outrageous. Indigo is not poisonous. It's edible, even good for health.
We harvested abundant sansho pepper this spring! Amazing! The sansho tree produced only about 20 of peppercorns last year, and I was hoping to get just a little bit more this year. But I wasn't expecting THIS!!
A stroll under cherry blossoms with mom. .
Homemade buckwheat noodles and deep-fried shoots of an edible wild plant. One way to enjoy spring in a countryside. :)
This is a homemade birthday cake for my fifty something-th birthday. :) So what do you think?
This is how I enjoyed the manybar goatfish I had caught the other day. :)
Project Opuntia -13 A Journalist Meets Opuntia / Project ウチワサボテン-13- 読売新聞記者サン参戦!
This time, a journalist from Yomiuri newspaper joined us to experience removing opuntia and write an article. 今回は、読売新聞の記者さんが1人、サボテン駆除を体験して記事を書くために参加してくれました。
My catch today. Manybar goatfish. 36cm.
The beginning of a new year is like the beginning of a new chapter of life. It is time to put some things in the past and start anew. Probably it’s a universal custom to wish good luck for the fresh start of the year. And people must be doing that in many different ways in different parts of the world. Different things must be associated with good luck and happiness because of their shape, color and names. Here in Japan, people customarily relate lots of things in nature to good luck. Perhaps that is due to Shinto, the “indigenous faith” of this country. According to the faith, there are many deities residing in nature. Thus, ancient people might have seen the potentials in certain plants and animals in nature to mediate between human wishes and the deities.
Of course Japanese people today do not literally believe in the magical power of the deities and good luck charms. But they are still inclined to follow the custom just in case there is some unnatural power beyond our scientific knowledge. In rural areas, you can still find traditional customs that were lost in big cities decades ago. My hometown is no exception. For many grandpas here, getting correct plants for New Year’s decoration has the highest priority at the end of the year. For many grandmas, failing to buy certain food ingredients for New Year’s feast is a horrible mistake that they should avoid at all costs.
For those who may be interested in such Japanese traditions, let me share some of our family tradition of New Year’s celebration as of 2023.
Be filled with wonder. Be touched by peace.
This happened at the end of November. I thought I was invited to a potluck party on Saturday. I had promised to bake strawberry cakes, so I made about 20 cup capes and brought them to the venue.
... And there was no one there...
Project Opuntia -12 Welcome to an Award-winning Project! / Project ウチワサボテン-12- 奨励賞に輝いた取り組みの体験ツアーへようこそ
Today we (Geopark's conservation team) removed opuntia with some helpers. They were participants of an experience tour for those who are interested in promoting biodiversity. The tour was hosted by the organization which awarded us an encouragement award, and the participants were here to experience the award-winning project.
ジオパーク推進チームの「まもるチーム」は、先だって「ふるさとのいのちをつなぐこうちプラン大賞」の奨励賞をもらいましたが。この受賞チームの活動を体験しようというツアーが組まれていて、生物多様性の推進に関わる人達に募集をかけていました。そのツアーで、今日、まもるチームとツアー参加者が一緒に、ウチワサボテンの駆除を決行!
I love making sun-dried fish at home. Store-bought ones are often too salty for me. These are silver bullseye (and one horse mackerel).
Project Opuntia -11 High School Kids' Project / Project ウチワサボテン-11- 高校生がサボテン食べちゃうゾ!
This time, we didn't go to the coastal trail. Instead, we chose to work along the National Road Route 55. Near the national road, there are two sea caves which are relatively known as a sightseeing spot. And near those caves, there is an opuntia bush that keeps spreading no matter how local people try to stop it. And this time, we had two special helpers! 今回はいつもの海岸遊歩道ではなく、国道55号沿いでの駆除。観光地として知られた2つの海蝕洞があり、その近所に、どんなに食い止めようとしても広がり続けてる、ウチワサボテンの茂みがあるんです。
そして今回は、特別な助っ人が2人!