2013年 07月 01日
初めてのいちご狩り - First Strawberry Picking - |
この苺(昨日の苺デス)、その名も“マシュマロ”という品種。
びっくりする程柔らかで、摘みたての美味しさに感動。
These strawberries (on yesterday's entry) are called marshmallow;
incredibly soft !! I was very impressed with how delicious
the freshly picked fruits were.
先日、ジャパンデーの際にお茶道具一式を、貸して下さった方の畑に
呼んで頂いて苺狩り初体験。彼女はカーディフが開放している市民農園で、
もう20年以上、野菜作りを続けていらっしゃるとの事。
I was invited to a vegetable field farmed by a Japanese friend.
She let me use her tea ceremony utensils for the Japan Day
in May. These allotment are owned by the city and are for people
who live in Cardiff. My friend has been growing vegetables here
for more than 20 years.
お一人で世話をしてるそうですが、私が想像していたよりも50倍は
広い区画に、様々な野菜や果物がぎっしり。
The field was full of lots of different vegetables and fruits and was
50 times bigger than I expected as she told me she takes care of
it by herself.
クリスは空豆が大好物で、よく料理に冷凍ものを使いますが、7ヶ月かけて
大きくしたという新鮮な空豆も穫らせて頂きました。収穫しながら、
野菜の良い香りを胸いっぱいに吸い込んで、自然を満喫しました。
100%無農薬なのに虫の被害も少なく、その事にも驚きました。
これだけ豊富な食べ物があれば、虫たちも食べきれないと言う事?
I picked up lots of broad beans, which have been growing
for more than seven months. Chris loves broad beans and
often uses frozen ones for cooking so I was very pleased to find
them in her garden. While picking them up, I enjoyed the
the wonders of nature and the great smell of the plants.
I was also quite amazed by how little the plants got damaged
by insects even though she uses no chemical substances;
I wonder if it was because the field is so abundant for food
and they can't eat them all.
蕗や小松菜、紫蘇など日本の野菜も色々あって、お土産にカブの
ぬか漬けを頂いたので、柚子塩で握ったおむすびと一緒に食べました。
ホッとする美味しさ:)
She grows many Japanese vegetables such as Japanese butterbur,
komatsuna spinach and green perilla and she gave me home-made
nukazuke pickles of turnip. I ate it with rice balls seasoned simply
with yuzu-salt; it was truly comfort food.
ここの畑にウチのトリオを連れてきたら、色々な香りが溢れていて、
皆な興奮しちゃうだろうな。特にこのフワフワは …
I guess our trio would be very excited in a field like this
as its full of attractive sights and smells.
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O O O 今日のお天気 / カーディフ O O O
晴 最低気温:11℃ 最高気温:17℃
O O O TODAY'S WEATHER / CARDIFF O O O
blue skies low:11℃ high:17℃
晴 最低気温:11℃ 最高気温:17℃
O O O TODAY'S WEATHER / CARDIFF O O O
blue skies low:11℃ high:17℃
by oliverlocca
| 2013-07-01 07:10
| 食 food