August 13, 2024 (Tuesday) New release: "Hokuryu Town Sunflower Oil and Hamatonbetsu Town Dried Scallop Creamy Dressing." The release date is Thursday, August 8th, priced at 765 yen, and it will be sold at the Sunflower Park Hokuryu Roadside Station Shop! [...]
Friday, July 12, 2024 Sunflower Watermelon has an incredibly thin skin, allowing you to enjoy every last bit of fruit! Refreshing Sunflower Watermelon. Like lemon squash, it has a refreshingly sweet taste that is endlessly refreshing!!! […]
July 9, 2024 (Tuesday) The perfectly ripe "Sunflower Melon" offers a superb taste, combining melting sweetness, mellow fragrance, and a refreshing, cool harmoniousness. Chill for 2-3 hours, then cut in half and sauté the fruit.
Tanabata is the day when Orihime and Hikoboshi cross the Milky Way and meet once a year. On Tanabata, we're serving up kudzu mochi (kuzu cakes) with Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour). Made with Yoshino kudzu (100% kudzu root starch), the mochi is generously coated with Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour) and then dipped in a black […]
May 21, 2024 (Tue) Enjoy spring vegetable dishes using mitsuba and butterbur purchased at Minoritch Hokuryu! A stew of butterbur and bamboo shoots is the perfect match for the rich spring aroma of butterbur and bamboo shoots! Brown rice porridge is […]
Friday, May 17, 2024: I enjoyed the anchovy pasta (rice noodles) with plenty of mitsuba leaves, which I bought at Minoritch Hokuryu! Anchovy pasta (rice noodles) with plenty of mitsuba leaves. The anchovy pasta (rice noodles) is made with olive oil and garlic […]
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, I bought butterbur at Minoritch Hokuryu and enjoyed simmered butterbur and rice! Simmered butterbur and rice with butterbur. After removing the bitterness, I mixed the butterbur with shredded carrots. […]
May 14, 2024 (Tuesday) Enjoy fresh vegetable salad and Rich Kobo bread from Hokuryu Town Agricultural and Livestock Direct Sales Store Minoritch Hokuryu at home! Fresh vegetables purchased at Minoritch Hokuryu. Purchased at the grand opening of Minoritch Hokuryu. […]
On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, work such as raising rice seedlings and plowing the fields was steadily progressing in the rice paddies. To mark this season, we are offering "Oinari-san with Kurosenkoku Soybeans" to pray for a bountiful harvest and good health!  Kurosenkoku Soybeans with 15 Grains […]
Monday, April 15, 2024: Enjoy a moment of spring bliss with a "Temari Sushi Cherry Blossom Viewing Bento" made with the Kurosengoku Bean and Rice Set! The legendary Kurosengoku Bean and Rice Set includes Kurosengoku soybeans (Kurosengoku Don), white rice (Nanatsuboshi), and germinated […]
Monday, March 18, 2024. This year’s equinox begins on the 17th (Sunday), ends on the 20th (Wednesday) as the Vernal Equinox, and ends on the 23rd (Saturday). Botamochi, a type of rice cake eaten on the Vernal Equinox (O-Higan) Botamochi, a type of rice cake eaten on the spring equinox, is a type of rice cake eaten on the spring equinox. […]
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, we received delicious homemade tofu, okara (soy pulp), and steamed soybeans from Yumiko Takebayashi, a resident of Iwamura, Hokuryu Town. Thank you very much. This was the last tofu-making event of the year, organized by the group "Buta no Shippo" […]
Friday, March 1st, 2024 - Sunday, March 3rd is Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day). We celebrate this year by praying for the healthy growth and happiness of children! "Kurosengoku Rice Pressed Sushi" for Hinamatsuri This year, we're serving Kurosengoku rice with pumpkin salad, cucumber, chili, and more.
Monday, February 19, 2024 The other day, I received some delicious homemade tofu from Yumiko Takebayashi, a resident of Iwamura, Hokuryu Town. Delicious Homemade Tofu (by the group "Buta no Shippo"). This homemade tofu was made in Hokuryu Town […]
Friday, February 16, 2024: A luxurious Kurosengoku Tea Jelly Parfait featuring a variety of Kurosengoku processed products, including Kurosengoku Tea Jelly, Kurosengoku Tea Flakes, and Kurosengoku Anko (Red Bean Paste)! Kurosengoku Tea Jelly Parfait Kurosengoku Tea Jelly Kurosengoku Tea […]
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 Celebrate Valentine's Day with Kurosengoku muffins! Kurosengoku muffins made with sunflower oil. Made with rice flour, Kurosengoku soybean flour, cocoa, freeze-dried Kurosengoku, and sunflower oil, these muffins are topped with nuts.
February 5, 2024 (Monday) February 4 (Sunday) marks the beginning of spring in the 24 solar terms and the beginning of the year! On Setsubun, the day before the beginning of spring, I had a "Ehomaki" (sushi roll) from Himawari Restaurant. That […]
Friday, February 2, 2024: We combined Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour) with melon honey from Watanabe Yasunori Farm to create our first ever "Kurosengoku Kinako Stick"! Kurosengoku Kinako Stick: A collaboration between Kurosengoku kinako (roasted soybean flour) and melon honey (harvested in-house at Watanabe Farm) […]
On Thursday, February 1, 2024, beehives (purchased) for pollination were installed in the melon greenhouse at Watanabe Farm (represented by Yasunori Watanabe), and raw, unheated honey is harvested from the beehives that have completed their role. Yasunori Watanabe Farm […]
Friday, January 12, 2024 Today's tea time is "Matcha & Kurosengoku Kinako Soy Milk Latte" and "Kurosengoku Kinako Anko Ball"! Equal parts matcha and Kurosengoku Kinako are mixed and stirred with hot water. The foamed soy milk and Kurosengoku […]