Parent-child cooking event (Board of Education) Cooking strengthens parent-child bonds [Hokuryu Town Board of Education]

Thursday, March 2, 2023

A "Parent-Child Cooking" event was held on Sunday, February 26th from 10:00am in the kitchen of Hokuryu Town Community Center.

Parent and Child Cooking

  • Organizer:Hokuryu Town Board of Education
  • cooperation:Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteer

A total of 11 people, ranging from fifth grade elementary school students to junior high school students and their parents, participated in the cooking class and enjoyed it.

Lecturers: Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers Chiaki Nakano and Yasuhide Nishijima

The lecturers were two Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers, Chiaki Nakano and Yasuhide Nishijima.

地域おこし協力隊のお二人(写真左:中野千晶さん 右:西島保秀さん)
Two Hokuryu Town Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers (left: Nakano Chiaki, right: Nishijima Yasuhide)

Parents and children try French cuisine

This time, parents and children will try their hand at French cuisine.
The dishes they will be making are "Diavola-style pasta" and "Minestrone."

Nishijima's example

First, the instructor demonstrates how to do it. Nishijima shows the participants how to do it.

参加者にお手本を見せる西島さん
Nishijima showing the participants how to do it

Participants listening to cooking instructions and advice

料理の手順と、アドバイスを聞く参加者
Participants listening to cooking instructions and advice

The instructor's manual is complete!

講師のお手本が完成!
The instructor's manual is complete!

Let's try it out!

This time, parents and children participating in groups of three shared one cooking table, while parents and children participating in groups of two paired up with another parent and child and shared one cooking table.

それでは実際にやってみましょう
Let's try it out!
ペアで調理
Cooking in pairs

Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants

丁寧に参加者に指導する中野さんと西島さん
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
丁寧に参加者に指導する中野さんと西島さん
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants
丁寧に参加者に指導する中野さんと西島さん
Nakano and Nishijima carefully instructing the participants

Maybe just a little more...?

もうちょっとかな・・?
Maybe just a little more...?

Completed!

Completed!
It looks delicious...!
Everyone seems to have enjoyed it ♪

完成!美味しそうですね・・・!
Finished! Looks delicious!

The children who tried it exclaimed, "It's delicious!"
Everyone seemed to enjoy the food♪

Commemorative photo

Finally, we took a commemorative photo with the two instructors.

講師のお二人と一緒に記念撮影
Commemorative photo with the two instructors

This time, we had two members of the local revitalization cooperation team as lecturers.
It would be great if this kind of connection between local people and children could grow.
 

◇ Interview, photography, and writing: Naoki Kishi, Social Education Officer (Social Education Specialist), Hokuryu Town Board of Education