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It is Japanese local dish day, today. We are serving stewed tofu and vegetables from Wakayam area. For this dish, we used a special kind of tofu, is called koya-tofu. Koya tofu is freeze-dried tofu, and has very interesting texture, which is almost like a sponge. Aso, it includes more protein, the nutrition makes you strong, than normal tofu.
Kujira (Kindergarten) students went on the first field trip. Students had been excited since in the morning. On the way to the farm, they were still so excited with their friends in the cars. At the farm, they rode on a choo-choo train, met animals at the petting zoo, and so on. The most favorite time among everything is a lunch time, of course! They loved to have lunch from home. Everybody had so much fun.
This month’s “Meatless Garden Lunch” was Tofu steak with mushroom sauce. Shiitake and mushrooms are with full of nutrients which make the bone stronger, and help getting over fatigue. We enjoyed taste of fall with crispy Tofu steak.
Today is an activity lunch day. Children tried to make side dish, asparagus and carrot gomaae today. After they poured sauce on the top of vegetable, mixed them well with a spoon. Children told us that making their own lunch is so much fun.
Japanese local dish day in September, we had Kuromame Gohan (Black soybean and edamame mixed rice) from Yamagata area. Yamagata area is most famous for production of edamame. Black soy beans are good for your eyes, and green one, edamame, protect you from sickness.
Today was the Megumi’s” Meatless Garden Lunch” day. This time was Japanese style dry curry with crushed soy beans. Although we usually make our dry curry with ground pork, soy bean is also very nutritious and delicious ingredient for it.
Megumi Pre-School started our new school year from Tuesday, September 4th. Megumi staff will do our best to take care of Megumi children.
Thursday was the “Megumi’s Garden Lunch” day. This time was a Ganmodoki, fried tofu fritters with vegetables. Ganmodoki is made by wrapping chopped up vegetables and seaweeds in tofu and deep frying it. The gentle flavor of handmade ganmodoki was popular with the children, and it’s full of good nutrients.
This week, Megumi summer camp students welcomed sensei from the School of Taiko in Bellevue to their class and got a chance to learn about Taiko. First, children learned “What is Taiko?” They also learned about “Bon Odori” since they are getting ready a Bon Odori Festival in the class. After the lecture, children tried to beat a drum and enjoyed the performance by classmates who are taking lessons at th school of Taiko. It was very impressive to watch students listened to sound and lecture of Taiko enthusiastically.
This week, Megumi summer camp students welcomed a sushi chef to their class and got a chance to experience making Sushi. The students tried to make California roll, Egg roll, and Corn gunkan maki. Although it was not so easy to form sushi rice in their hands, they managed to shape nice looking sushi while rice was sticking all over on their hands. At the end of the class, everybody enjoyed to have their own Sushi!
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