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NAKAGAWA Miyoko
Born in 1938 in the Furuta area. In 1983, she became the chairperson of the lifestyle improvement group "Kagayaki Net Atsumi." She also served as the first female department head of JA Aichi Minami. Nowadays, she spends her time enjoying ground golf with friends. Her favorite food is haze (goby) wrapped in kombu seaweed.
I hope young people will remember them by their taste, not just by following recipes. That's why our cooking tends to be a bit carefree! (laughs)
My mother loved cooking, and I learned how to cook from her. Before the Toyogawa Canal was built, we had to wait for rain to grow crops. Even when I was in elementary school, if it rained, I would go home to help with farm work. Back then, we only had wheat and potatoes, so we often ate dishes like udon made from wheat flour.
What I really want to preserve are traditional dishes. For example, Happai-jiru ("eight cups soup") is a soup where eight people can share a single pot. Nikake Soba also seems to be unique to this region. These dishes were often prepared when large groups gathered. I hope young people will remember them by their taste, not just by following recipes. That's why our cooking tends to be a bit carefree! (laughs)
What I really want to preserve are traditional dishes. For example, Happai-jiru ("eight cups soup") is a soup where eight people can share a single pot. Nikake Soba also seems to be unique to this region. These dishes were often prepared when large groups gathered. I hope young people will remember them by their taste, not just by following recipes. That's why our cooking tends to be a bit carefree! (laughs)
