Agricultural Improvement

From Towada Chamber of Commerce and Industry: The Towada Chamber of Commerce and Industry has entered into an agreement with the Towada Barayaki Seminar, a civic group that works to revitalize the town through food, for the exclusive use of the trademark Towada Belly Meat Yaki, and manages the use of the trademark and the brand. A dish made of beef belly and a large amount of onions, seasoned with a sweet and spicy soy sauce, and then grilled on a griddle. There are also grilled pork belly and horse belly. It is said to have originated at a food stall in front of the Misawa US military base about 50 years ago, and it spread to Towada City, which is in the same cultural area, and is now loved by the citizens of Towada and has become a soul food. 【Product name】 White garlic 【Type】 Allium sativum L. 【Producing area】 Towada City, Misawa City, Kamikita District, Sannohe District, Aomori Prefecture (Towada Katsuai Ichiba; Towada Seika Co., Ltd.) 【Origin of name】 The oldest encyclopedia i...

Agriculture in Tokachi was often hit by poor harvests, which coincided with the economic downturn, and it seems that there was no shortage of people leaving farming. However, in 1914, with the outbreak of World War I and food shortages in Europe, Obihiro saw an increase in the export of legumes via Otaru Port due to the opening of the Kushiro Line (currently the Nemuro Main Line). As a result, there was a bean boom. I have heard that pioneer farmers who were previously self-sufficient are now able to engage in farming with confidence. At the same time, the scale of farming continued to expand with the shift from human power to animal power using horses, and agriculture began to see further progress. 【Product name】 Taisho make queen 【Type】 Solanum tuberosum L. 【Wholesale area】 Taisho Honcho, Obihiro City, Hokkaido （JA Obihiro-Taisho） 【Origin of name】 It seems that it was named after the queen who was chosen for the medieval spring festival (May Day: worker's festival held all over t...

It is shipped within the prefecture and to Tokyo from late October to late November every year. Mishirazugaki is an astringent persimmon grown in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, and has been cultivated since ancient times along with the history of Aizu. It tastes very good and is presented to the imperial family every year. Since it is an astringent persimmon, the astringency is removed using shochu（distilled spirits）or gas before shipping. 【Product name】 Mishira zu（neglecting one's health）  【Type】 Diospyros kaki 【Producing area】 Aizuwakamatsu City, Kitakata City, Yama District, Minamiaizu District , Kawachi-gun, Onuma District, Fukushima Prefecture (JA Aizu Yotsuba, JA Zen-Noh Fukushima) 【Origin of name】 There are three theories about the origin of the name. Because it bears so many large fruits that the branch seems to break (a humble persimmon). When I presented this persimmon to the shogun, he was highly praised, saying, "I have never tasted such a delicious persimmon." A...

Winter local cuisine of Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture! “Turnip soup”. Miso soup with turnips, Uchimame beans, and fried tofu. Soybeans are placed on a stone mill, crushed with a mallet, and dried. So nutritious that it's called "meat from the field" 【Product name】 Secret roasted soybeans（馬のかめしめ等） 【Class】 Glycine max L. Merrill 【Producing area】 Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture (JA Yamagata Okitama Nagai Green Soybean Association) 【Origin of name】 From hitting and crushing one soybean with a wooden mallet. Umanokamishime, a native variety of edamame in Yamagata along with Dadachamame, is made in the southern part of Yamagata Prefecture, especially in Nagai City. When it comes to soybeans, it seems that the soybeans came to be called soybeans because the surface of the soybeans has marks that look like they were bitten by a horse. 【Major features】 Roasted soybeans are mashed and dried soybeans. It is a preserved food that has been handed down in Fukui, Niigata, and Yamagata...