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Together with Nugizaka46, let's learn about national products!
What we eat is made in our own country as much as possible.
We call it "national products".
The current food supply rate in Japan is 37% calorie-based.
We rely on import about 60%.
If there is less rice fields and fields in Japan,
and if import from overseas is restricted due to disasters,
we may not be able to eat what we eat.
In this show, we will show you how our national products are made and where they are made.
Members of Nogizaka46, who support the national products and domestic activities of the JA Group, will report on the site.
On the special page, we are publishing quizzes about national products and domestic activities.
Kitano and Suzuki of Nogizaka46 visited the rice farmers of Yokoshiba Hikari Town in Chiba Prefecture,
and helped with harvesting by visiting the fields of Hirano Kazuhiro.
After learning about the difficulty of making rice,
the two went to learn wisdom and techniques for making rice more delicious.
Chiba's Yokoshiba Hikari Town has a famous rice shop, so we came here!
Yeah!
I was curious about it, too.
Shall we go in now?
Shall we go?
Let's go!
Hello!
Thank you for having us!
We came here with Mr. Hidano, a rice farmer,
to eat hot rice called "kururi", which is located next to a rice field.
It's a rice shop specializing in delicious domestic rice and ingredients.
Its owner, Mr. Hirotaka Karaki, is from Chiba Prefecture.
After learning Japanese cuisine and Italian, he opened this shop five years ago.
Could you tell us about your shop's particularity?
Sure!
Well, we mainly use local ingredients,
whether it's Japanese or Western food, we always order low-calorie food.
As for our particularity of rice, we boil it every morning so that it can be cooked deliciously just before serving it.
Wow!
That's an amazing particularity!
I know!
Today, a professional who knows every taste of rice will teach you how to cook delicious rice!
First of all, let's learn how to cook rice in a special way.
Can you tell the difference between these two types of rice?
Yes, I think it's brown rice and rice with fine grains.
Yes, that's right.
Brown rice is rice which is dried and then separated from the grains.
And white rice is rice with fine grains which we always eat.
Then, let's cook this white rice deliciously!
Yes!
Kitano will cook with a rice cooker and Suzuki will cook with a pot.
Yes, please.
Let's start with a rice cooker.
First of all, we will add water for boiling.
Yes.
At first, this water will smell like mud.
So, you should throw away this water as soon as possible.
I didn't know about it.
Yes.
It's better to throw away the first water as soon as possible.
Yes.
I didn't know about it at first.
After throwing away the water, we will remove it from here.
Please use your hands and wash it without using too much force.
Yes.
Since this is a new type of rice, you don't have to use too much force to cook it.
Please wash it gently.
Please repeat it one more time.
The water will get cleaner little by little.
It was white before.
It's okay even if it's white.
Wash it lightly twice and wash it cleanly.
Finally, add clean water again.
This is No. 3, so make sure it fits the line of No. 3.
Is it okay?
Yes!
Okay!
It's done!
Perfect!
Let's use a colander to wash the pot.
I'll do my best!
Let's do it!
The method is the same as before.
First, wash it with clean water.
When the water has accumulated to some extent, throw it away.
It's easy! There is a colander.
There is no need to worry about the rice being frozen.
Then...
Wash it gently.
I thought it was a little crispy.
You wash it gently.
New rice and fresh rice are easy to get hurt.
Please be especially careful.
Wash it.
It's easy!
It's delicious!
How is it?
I've never washed it so gently before.
I'm worried, but I don't want to get hurt.
That's right.
Please be careful not to crush it.
Let's put it in this pot.
Here we go!
With a new pot, the amount of water changes a little.
I see.
With a new pot, I think it's easier to boil it with a little less water.
Is it because there is a lot of water?
Yes, it is.
I didn't know that you can melt it with this.
It's easy.
With a new pot, I will boil it with a little less water.
Are you ready?
Yes.
I didn't think it would be this easy.
OK!
Let's boil it.
OK.
Can you do it, Hinako, who is in charge of the rice cooker?
Put the rice in and close the lid.
Then, with just one finger's touch,
the water is...
Oh!
It moved!
It's great!
It's easy!
You can cook vegetables and meat together, and you can cook rice with just that.
There is also wireless rice these days, and you can cook it right away without washing it.
Steamed rice.
For those of you who think it's annoying to cook rice, we want you to know that it's easy.
Packed rice can be eaten warm as it is, so it's even more convenient.
Let's try the rice cooker.
OK, I'll do my best!
First of all, I'll close the lid.
OK, firepower...
Let's make it stronger.
OK.
Is this stronger?
Is it too strong?
It's OK.
OK.
Wait for it to come to a boil.
When it comes to a boil, lower the heat.
Can you tell it's coming to a boil?
That's right. There's a hole right there, and a finger comes out of it.
Yes, and then it starts boiling.
It's easy to understand.
Yes.
Lastly, make it strong so that you can cook it.
Make it strong for cooking?
Yes.
It's not something you can enjoy in a rice cooker.
That's right.
Cooking.
While the rice is being cooked,
they'll learn not only how to cook, but also new ways of eating rice.
Do you know what "komeko" is?
Somehow?
I think I hear it a lot in sweets.
That's right.
"Komeko" is finely crushed white rice.
Wow!
Is it your first time seeing it?
I've seen it before,
but I didn't know that "komeko" was crushed white rice.
I didn't know it until I was born.
There are more and more people who like bread and noodles, mainly young people.
By substituting these for "komeko", you don't have to worry about allergies and can enjoy various dishes.
Also, most of the wheat, which is the raw material of bread and noodles, depends on imports,
so substituting it for "komeko" can also protect Japanese agriculture.
Even people with community allergies can eat "komeko" bread, can't they?
That's right.
It looks delicious!
Wow! It looks delicious! Look!
"komeko"-senpai is amazing!
Next is a surprising sweet made from "komenuka", which is used to grind brown rice into white rice.
This is "komenuka" cake.
"komenuka"!
It's my first time eating it.
It looks delicious!
It looks like a regular cake.
Can I try it?
Yay!
Let's eat!
It looks like a regular cake.
I can't believe it doesn't have flour in it.
It's delicious!
It has the same texture as regular cakes made with regular flour.
That's right.
It doesn't have any weird habits.
That's right.
It's very easy to eat.
After eating it, I was able to rediscover how delicious "komenuka" sweets are.
That's right.
I had the impression that "komenuka" cakes had weird habits.
But it's not weird at all.
It's delicious!
While they were eating, delicious rice was cooked.
I'm going to open it!
It's properly cooked.
It's properly cooked!
Open!
It looks delicious!
It's properly cooked!
Karaki-san's proud friend ate it all!
This is today's national and international set meal!
Let's eat!
How is it?
It smells good.
Does it smell good?
I'll eat it.
Is it good?
Each grain of rice is standing in my mouth.
Try it.
I want you to see how glossy it is.
The rice is really glossy.
Isn't it amazing?
Is it "donabe"?
I like "donabe".
Well, well.
I'll eat it.
Yeah.
This is the best rice I've ever eaten.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
How is the rice?
It tastes like "korezo" rice.
Oh.
What do you say? "tsubu" kanji?
Oh, yeah. "tsubu" kanji.
I can understand what you're saying.
Doesn't it stand in your mouth?
Yeah, it does.
I see.
I understand.
You have to eat it.
It's delicious.
I think you can eat it just with rice.
That's right.
Just with white rice.
I just ate the rice and it was very delicious.
Is this also a feature of Japanese rice?
Yes, it is.
Japanese rice has a strong sweetness and is very delicious.
It was really sweet, wasn't it?
The more you chew, the sweeter it gets, doesn't it?
It was delicious.
Next, we will eat it with Karaki's proud dish.
It looks like it would go well with rice.
How is it?
It's delicious here, too.
That's nice.
It's delicious, isn't it?
Next, Suzuki will eat it with domestic pork steak.
It's definitely delicious, isn't it?
How is it?
I've never had such delicious pork before.
It's delicious.
It goes well with rice.
It's special, but it has vegetables grown in our garden.
It's a local food.
Let's eat it.
It was delicious, wasn't it?
One, two...
Gochisousamadeshita.
Knowing and eating a lot of rice today, I realized again that Japanese staple food is rice.
Rice is now almost 100% domestically available.
I think you can see how important rice is in Japan because it is not in other foods.
You hardly import it, do you?
Even if you stop importing it, you can still eat rice, which is your staple food.
And economically speaking, it's only 27 yen for a bowl of rice.
27 yen?
It's also cheap for household expenses.
That delicious rice we ate today, you can eat it for 27 yen, can't you?
That's crazy, Hinoko. It's cheaper than your favorite sweets.
What?
27 yen is...
Economical.
Economical, isn't it?
I'm happy about it.
However, annual consumption is decreasing.
Do you know sugar diet?
I've heard of it.
There is also a misunderstanding that "rice makes you fat", but since starch, which is the sugar content of rice, is digested slowly, it has a gentle rise in blood sugar levels and is good for the stomach and is difficult for the body to become fat.
Rice also contains protein, vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, so you want to eat a lot since you were a child, right?
In fact, in the JA group, we also donate rice to children's cafeterias. I want you to eat healthy and delicious rice since you were a child.
In addition to the very good nutritional balance of rice itself, eating a balanced meal like today centered on rice will make you a more balanced eater.
I used to eat rice as if it were normal, but I feel like I've come across its deliciousness again.
We will continue to distribute the deliciousness of domestic rice and support rice farmers.
We would like to spread the food we consume in Japan to domestic producers and other members of Nogizaka.
Please search for "nogizaka46 domestic" too! Bye-bye!