They share a lot of vegetables with us! The warm and generous people are charming. Compared to Tokyo, the summers are not too hot and the winters are not too cold, so the climate is warm and easy to live in. In terms of raising children, it is a blessed environment with many events that children can participate in for free, such as treasure hunts on the beach and musicals at the community center.
【Product name】
Ao-ton
【Type】
Capsicum annuum var. grossum
【Wholesale area】
Shinmachi, Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture (Chiba Prefecture Yamaki Shippers Association)
【Origin of name】
It is called Shishito mustard because it has a tip that resembles the head of a king of beasts. The flesh is thicker and softer than ordinary SHISHITO green pepper, and it has a flavor peculiar to chili peppers. Also known as “Wrinkled Old Man”.
【Main features】
As of 2022, the local Chiba Prefectural Meat Corporation and Asahi City Tourism and Products Association are paying attention to the raw leather produced annually in the process of meat processing. In collaboration with Tanning companies and local sewing manufacturers that handle leather products, we have developed "Kujukuri Leather（About 440,000 pigs are shipped annually from the city for meat. The prefectural meat public corporation in the city processes carcasses, and 90% of the surplus skin is exported overseas. The remaining 10% is processed into tanning leather by a trader in Tokyo. Only tanning leather from Asahi City is procured from a vendor in Tokyo, and K.K. Takano Sewing, K.K. Sewing Asahi, and Nakanishi Auto Repair K.K. in the city process the products into bags. In addition, it seems that there are more than 20 kinds of brand pigs in the city.）", a leather that utilizes locally produced pig raw leather. In Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture, which boasts one of the largest pig production in Japan, local meat traders, tourist product associations, and sewing makers have teamed up to take on the challenge of branding leather products using the by-product raw leather. Processed into bags and accessories as "Kujukuri leather". The whole meat and skin will be used to appeal to the local industry. The city's pig production in 2020 is estimated to be about 19.5 billion yen, and it seems that it is the second largest production area in Japan by municipality. While there are more than 20 kinds of various pork brands, it is difficult to unify PR, and it seems that the problem is that it is not well known as a production area. With the spread of cheap artificial leather and the declining global demand for leather products due to the new coronavirus disease, the raw leather industry continues to be in a difficult situation, so we will work together as a breakthrough. Asahi Meat Cooperative: Many people may think of pork as Kyushu, but in fact Chiba prefecture is the third largest pig farming prefecture in Japan after Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures. Our main production areas are the Toso region, including Asahi City, where the Asahi Meat Cooperative is located. The piglets seem to grow up quickly in a warm and blessed environment surrounded by Kujukuri Beach and the Tone River. 288 houses of pig farms raise 614,400 pigs throughout the prefecture, shipping about 870,000 pigs annually, and the amount of pigs produced is said to be 54.6 billion yen. Chiba Prefecture is famous for agricultural products such as peanuts, pears and rice, and marlin products such as marlin, marlin and sardines, and although it seems to be hidden behind the scenes, its history dates back to Edo. According to the record that "there are people who can raise pigs in Kamimusada, Yamabe District, Kazusa, Shimomusada, and Hosei's three villages during the Tenpo era (1830s)", the pig farming in Chiba Prefecture was later in Yamabe District, now Togane City. It seems that the beginning is around. It seems that there were already 20 soy sauce brewers in Choshi during the Bunsei era (1818-1830) before the 1930s when pig farming began. This is good because you can get good quality soybeans, wheat, and salt by using the water transportation of the Edo River and Tone River, and you can transport the products you made to the whole city of Edo. It was because the conditions were met. The Edo Shogunate at that time focused on fostering industries around Edo in order to escape from the dependence of daily necessities on the Kansai region. It seems that Choshi in Chiba Prefecture developed as a soy sauce producing area. Speaking of pig farming at that time, the mainstream was "garden pig farming" in which each farmer raised several pigs in the garden. Pig farming is a very small scale, and it was convenient for a producer to have one pig to eat anything. At that time, sardines were so big that they could be used as fertilizer in the fields, and the pigs in the garden seemed to be able to eat nutritious fish. As for the food, as the name "Sweet Potato Pork" suggests, it seems that they have been eating a lot of sweet potatoes since this time. Chiba Prefecture is also the second largest producer of sweet potatoes in Japan (2020). It began in the Edo period (Genbun year) when sweet potatoes were cultivated on a trial basis in Makuhari, Chiba City, at the behest of 8th Shogun Yoshimune to save famine. Thanks to the research of Konyo AOKI, who was later called Dr. Kanyo, cultivation spread to Chiba and eastern Japan. And soy sauce cake from Choshi's soy sauce factory. It is rich in soybean-derived fat, vitamin E, vitamin K1 (C31H46O2), and Isoflavones, and seems to be perfect for food. These special products of Chiba prefecture seem to have been a major factor in making pig farming nationwide as it is today. It seems that it developed because the blessed environment is complete, the production areas of soy sauce, agricultural products and marine products overlap with the breeding areas of pigs, and the large consumption area Edo is near. In the Meiji era, pig farming began to be established as an industry. In the middle of the Meiji era, the ancestors of the director of the association seemed to go to buy pigs by boat using the water transport of the Tonegawa River. Go up the Tone River to Ryugasaki and Narita in Ibaraki Prefecture, buy live pigs, put them in a bamboo basket, first ship to Choshi, put the unpaved road in a rear car, and then put it on the SL running on the Sobu Main Line. It seems that it was shipped to Tokyo. In the Taisho era, Hisaya Iwasaki (Mitsubishi zaibatsu) opened a Suehiro farm in Nanae, Tomisato Village, Imba District (currently Tomisato City), and has 200 breeding pigs on hand, up to 1,000 breeding, hams, sausages, bacon, etc. It seems that the processed products of were also produced. Together with the Livestock Experiment Station of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Prefectural Sakura Breeding Farm, which were established after that, it seems that the foundation of pig farming in Chiba Prefecture was laid as a supply center for excellent breeding pigs. “Asahi City, Chiba Prefecture”, Yoshimasa KISO（19th descendant of General Asahi Yoshinaka KISO）, a Sengoku warrior who ruled the area after the fall of the Muromachi Shogunate. 開基 : 殿玉山 西徳院 東漸寺, 1593（Shingon style Chizan-ha）. 懸仏: A three-dimensional statue of Buddha（旭市指定文化財）, 木曽義昌公遺跡（旭市指定文化財）. It is said that he had good politics and was loved by the lords. Takamasa Nonokuchi（Okuni）- Kyoto poet: Time has passed and he visited in 1852 and wrote a poem. “信濃よりいづる旭をしたひ来て東のくにに跡とどめけむ”, I remembered Yoshimasa. Full of vigor and vitality (like the rising sun) (vigour); It also comes from the desire to develop with momentum in the future. Located in the northeastern part of the prefecture. It is located within 50 km from Chiba City and 80 km from the city center. The southern part faces the beautiful bow-shaped Kujukuri beach. ‘干潟八万石（Approximately 5,100 hectares of farmland changed from sea due to reclamation in 1670: 辻内 刑部左衞門 - 井戸野と仁玉間の排水路工事; 新川が完成,椿海の排水開始.）’ , In the north（Boso Peninsula）, a farm belt and a gentle hill zone, Hokso tableland, spread out. The surrounding area develops as an urban area. And the annual average temperature is 15 ℃, which is a warm climate.In industry: Institutional horticulture, livestock, rice farming, open-air vegetables, etc. Including active agriculture, fisheries, commerce, industry, etc., grow in a well-balanced manner. July 1, 2005: 旭市 / 海上町 / 飯岡町 / 干潟町（Area 130.45 km2）, Born by merger. Expected to develop in the future as a nucleated city in the Toso region.旧石器時代: 約25,000年前-桜井遺跡, 縄文時代前期: 約6,000年前-九十九里海岸低地の形成, 縄文時代中期/後期: 約4,500年前-仲島遺跡, 坊之場遺跡, 古墳時代後期: 6-7世紀頃-東総地域最大の前方後円墳-御前鬼塚古墳, 鏑木古墳群等, 大化元645年: 房総-安房 / 上総 / 下総, 下総国-香取/海匝/海上, 鎌倉時代前期: 13世紀-東庄 / 三崎庄（千葉氏一族）, 建長年間1250年頃: 然阿良忠（Ryochu Nena; 記主禅師）- 海匝 / 印旛地域（浄土宗）平安-鎌倉時代中期: 木造伝聖観音立像 / 木造阿弥陀如来（立像 / 絹本著色釈迦涅槃図）etc. 1826年: 宮負定雄 氏-平田篤胤 氏, “農業要集”, 1838年: 大原幽学-先祖株組合 ≒ “農業協同組合” - 長部村で結成, 1871年: 新治県, 1873年: 千葉県誕生, 1888年: 石橋太郎兵衛氏, 千本松喜助氏- 揚繰網開発, 1889年: パリの万国博覧会-濤川惣助（七宝家）氏-名誉大賞受賞, 1879年: 総武鉄道-成東銚子間開通, 1912年: 穴澤松五郎氏- “穴澤式改良甘藷苗床; 改良増収穴沢式甘藷栽培法: 西ケ原刊行会, 1935”, etc. 国指定 : 有形文化財（歴史資料）, 大原幽学関係資料一括, 長部, 旭市, 平成3年6月21日, 国指定 : 記念物（史跡）, 大原幽学遺跡旧宅墓および宅地耕地地割, 長部, 旭市, 昭和27年10月11日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（建造物）, 玉崎神社本殿1棟, 飯岡, 玉崎神社, 昭和48年3月2日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（建造物）, 旧林家住宅1棟, 長部, 旭市, 昭和54年3月2日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（建造物）, 玉崎神社拝殿1棟, 飯岡, 玉崎神社, 平成17年3月29日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（絵画）, 絹本著色釈迦涅槃図1幅, 琴田, 海宝寺, 平成11年3月30日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（彫刻）, 木造伝聖観音立像1躯, 溝原, 東栄寺, 昭和41年5月20日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（彫刻）, 木造阿弥陀如来立像1躯, 蛇園, 還来寺, 平成12年2月25日, 県指定 : 有形文化財（工芸品）, 古瀬戸狛犬1対, 飯岡, 玉崎神社, 平成2年3月16日, 県指定 : 無形民俗文化財, 水神社永代大御神楽, 後草（水神社）, 昭和29年3月31日, 県指定 : 無形民俗文化財, 鎌数の神楽, 鎌数（鎌数伊勢大神宮）, 鎌数伊勢大神宮神楽保存会, 昭和40年4月27日, 県指定 : 無形民俗文化財, 倉橋の弥勒三番叟, 倉橋, 倉橋弥勒三番叟保存会, 昭和42年3月7日, 県指定 : 無形民俗文化財, 熊野神社の神楽, 清和乙（熊野神社）, 鎌数伊勢大神宮神楽保存会, 昭和55年2月22日, 県指定 : 無形民俗文化財, 太田のエンヤーホー, ニ, 太田八坂神社氏子会, 平成20年3月18日, 県指定 : 記念物（史跡）, 御前鬼塚古墳, 鏑木, 正賢寺（単立）, 昭和50年3月28日, 県指定 : 記念物（天然記念物）, 龍福寺の森, 岩井, 仙滝山 龍福寺（真言宗智山派）/ 旭市, 昭和54年3月2日.“Capsicum annuum”, Chili is native to Central and South America and is known as the fruit of the Solanaceae Capsicum genus. It is a highly adaptable plant and is cultivated and loved all over the world because it grows relatively easily in any soil. It is said that it became widespread worldwide when Christopher Columbus brought it back to Europe in the 15th century. In August 1492, the group departed from a Spanish port and sailed west to west in order to obtain Zipangu's golden country and Indian pepper. After a long voyage, I finally discovered the West Indies.They believed that this was India, called the natives Indians, and thought that the small red spicy fruits they saw there were peppers because of the way the natives used them, and brought them back to their country. Initially, the aroma was so poor that it was so spicy that the bright red fruits were merely cultivated for ornamental purposes. However, in Spain and Portugal, it was not possible to grow pepper with the flavor and spiciness that Europeans liked at the time, but it is said that spicy peppers could be easily cultivated. For that reason, it is said that it was gradually used as a spice. There are pungent and sweet varieties, and when it is called chili pepper, it usually refers to pungent varieties. 紅葉の山を思わせる多量の唐辛子; 浮世草子 / 世間胸算用, 1692; 大晦日は一日千金, I wrote Saikaku IHARA: In January, it was published by Osaka / Itamiya Taroemon, Kyoto / Uemura Heizaemon, and Edo / Manya Seibei as publishers, and consists of five volumes. “人間五十年の究まり それさへ我にはあまりたるにましてや 浮世の月見過しにけり末二年” - 西鶴置土産. “Green chili”, It is an immature chili pepper that turns red when it is fully ripened on the tree while it is still growing. Red pepper is a ripe green pepper. Well-known as a raw material for Yuzu Pepper, the skin and green pepper are made into a paste, and salt is added for aging. I hear that the peak season for green chili peppers is from July to September, and that the varieties are mainly “hot parasol” with high yields. When you think of it as a literally spicy umbrella, it's like a closed umbrella. It's a little spicy, but I can't stand the spicy spiciness that stimulates my appetite. It is said that a soil temperature of around 28 ° C is required for germination. The planting period for open-field cultivation is based on the time when there is no concern about late frost, and temporary attraction is performed after planting to prevent lodging due to the wind. Pruning removes all the axillary buds below from the first branch (where the first flower settles). Topdressing should be done when the fruits are the most enlarged to some extent. As the branches grow, they are attracted firmly to prevent lodging, and it is recommended to take early action against pests. It is colored and fully ripe in about 50 to 60 days after flowering, and the cropping table shows the harvest period of ripe fruits, which is about 30 days after flowering. The standard for harvesting fruits and vegetables is when the skin color becomes darker and the skin becomes glossy.
Chili peppers are said to be spicy as they mature. In other words, red pepper is more spicy than green chili. This is because capsaicin accumulates in the white cotton area around the seed, called the placenta. That's why it gets hotter as it matures. It is said that if you make red pepper and dry it, the spiciness will increase further. It is a plant of the genus Capsicum of the Solanaceae family, and I heard that the country of origin is Central and South America. It is said that it was transmitted from Central and South America to Europe, via India and China, and then to Japan in the 16th century. Thousands of varieties are cultivated all over the world, and it is indispensable for various dishes such as Korean food, Chinese food, ethnic food, and curry. In addition to common red peppers and green chili, there are also varieties such as yellow, orange, and purple. In addition, peppers and paprika are also plants of the genus Capsicum of the Solanaceae family, which is the same as chili peppers. Certainly, I feel that the shapes and textures are somewhat similar. In addition, it has a bactericidal and insect repellent effect, and if you put dried red pepper in a rice bowl, insects will not easily attach to the rice. It is said that pests can be prevented by soaking in shochu with garlic, diluting it and spraying it on plants.
It seems that green chili has an appetite-promoting effect and can be expected to prevent it in the summer. The hot days continue this year, so why not give it a try? The recommended way to eat it is green chili miso. It can also be used for rice balls and various dishes, so please come with your children!
As for the knowledge, chili peppers continue to spread throughout Japan from the Warring States period to the Azuchi-Momoyama period and the early Edo period. The use for food is rather modern, and it seems that when chili peppers first arrived in Japan, they were treated as poisons due to their spiciness, or they were put in japanese socks with split toe to prevent frost burning.
