Kōnotori Bento / コウノトリ 弁当
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Part 8 of the series: Satoyama Concept in Fukui
During our visit to the Kōnotori “Call Back the Storks” Farming (コウノトリ呼び戻す農法) community (learn more), we were given very healthy bento boxes for lunch featuring stork-friendly, locally grown rice and other produce. One of the onigiri (rice balls) was with umeboshi (pickled plums). This region is famous for the Fukui Plum (福井梅 / Fukui-ume). Another rice ball was mixed with fish, while the third was covered in fuzzy furikake-tororowhich is made from thinly shaved tororo-kombu(edible kelp). The onigiri were complemented by a selection of pickles and fresh vegetables.
Readers living in Japan can support the efforts of Echizen farmers to “Call Back the Storks” by ordering their stork-friendly rice via their online shop or Rakuten.
