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I went to sesame cherry blossom viewing!

 9We're halfway through the month.Although it is still hot, 7.8intense moonlightIt's really different, isn't it?

 

Well, I went to the "sesame cherry blossom viewing party" that I announced on the blog the other day.

This is a joint event of "Wadaman", which sells domestic sesame, and Seishoku Kyokai.

 

What are sesame flowers like?I wonder if it's blooming a lot? ?With excitement, she heads to the fields in Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture.

 

 

DSC00597.JPG ←This is the sesame field.

DSC00596.JPG ↑ These pretty flowers are blooming.The flowers are almost over, and there are many stocks that can already be harvested.

so,Cherry-blossom viewing & petit harvest partyTo

DSC00610.JPG ↑ I will reap one by one with a sickle.

If the pods are dry and open, when you cut them, they will make a clattering sound and the sesame seeds will fall off. Every time I hear the sound of "Para-Para", everyone, "Wastefulprecious sesame' and was being cut down. 0.1You don't want to drop a single grain of domestic sesame, which is only XNUMX%. Some people say, "From now on, I want to be more grateful and eat with care." DSC00627.JPG ↑The pods are full of sesame seeds Currently, most of the sesame distributed in Japan is produced overseas, but domestic sesameRefined and gentle tasteIt seems that It would be nice if more domestic sesame became available. By the way, Kikaijima (Kagoshima) is the top producer, followed by Ibaraki and Nagasaki.

 

After the harvest, we all had Indian curry.

DSC00645.JPG ↑ Domestic black sesame is sprinkled on naan

 

DSC00648.JPG "It was a lot of fun to touch the soil and harvest sesame seeds.everyone smilesIt was a very enjoyable day full of sesame, with sesame cherry blossom viewing and harvesting, and naan with black sesame. Thank you very much, Mr. Man Wada and all the participants.