[Niigata / Tokamachi] Tokamachi's Ka-chansho and freshly picked gottsu

[Summary] Learn traditional Tokamachi cooking from local mothers. Not only will you cook, but you'll also help harvest and source ingredients, creating a delicious feast made with fresh ingredients! [Schedule] Meet at a designated location in Tokamachi City at 9:00 AM. After gathering the ingredients, you'll move to the cooking venue and prepare the food under the guidance of the instructor's mother. The menu will generally consist of three side dishes, rice, and miso soup. As seasonal ingredients will be used, the menu will be a surprise until the day of the tour. Once the food is ready, enjoy a chat with the instructor's mother as you savor the meal! (You may discover a new flavor.) The tour will conclude around 1:00 PM, with a drop-off location. *Available in Japanese and English only.

The Tokamachi and Uonuma areas, which are also heavy snowfall areas in Niigata Prefecture, are characterized by their excellent technology for preserving food for a long period of time. This is because it was closed to snow for nearly five months of the year before the snow removal equipment that covered the city as it is today. And because of the abundant water and temperature difference, rice is still cultivated in many places as a rice-producing area, and the land near the house is used to produce more than enough vegetables to eat at home. There are many homes that are raised. Logistics has been improved and products from all over the country can be eaten anywhere in Japan, but dishes using seasonal ingredients such as freshly picked vegetables and wild plants can only be tasted at that time. is.

The instructors are mothers who live in the area. You can hear about various things, such as what kind of daily life they lead in the area and how it has been passed down through the generations. You can hear not only about food, but also about interesting customs and culture.