雑穀に導かれて
Guided By Grains
2013/08/10 11:34 AM つぶつぶ
「おいしい！」
1982年、雑穀のおいしさとの衝撃の出会いをきっかけに、
私の人生は180度転換しました！
食の大転換を軸に、暮らし丸ごとの大冒険が
雑穀の探求とともにはじまったのです。
そして、感動に満ちた日々の大冒険は
今も続いています。
「つぶつぶ」は、
個性派揃いの魅力的な雑穀たちに私がつけた愛称です。
雑穀の深いおいしさと食材としての可能性に
すっかり魅せられた私は、
そのころ、雑穀という名前につきまとっていた
ネガティブなイメージを一掃するために
「つぶつぶ」と呼ぶことにしました。
「つぶつぶ」に出会うまでの私は、
真実を求めながらも得られず、
戦争をはじめとする様々な社会の矛盾の前に
「ちっぽけな私が何を思ってもどうにもならない。」と
無力感と諦めの気持ちでいっぱいでした。
つぶつぶと出会って、絶望が希望に大転換しました。
価値がないまずいものと思い込んでいた雑穀が
こんなにおいしくて栄養価も高いことを知った時、
私もつぶつぶと同じなのではと思えてきたのです。
そう、
「小さな雑穀に大きな生命力が宿っているように、
ちっぽけと思い込んで来た私の中にも
あふれるエネルギーが宿ってるに違いない！」
と閃いたのです。
その瞬間、体と心が温かくなり
ぐんぐん膨らんでいました。
“Delicious!”
When I first tasted traditional grains in 1982,
I was amazed by their flavor and that was the beginning of the 180-degree turn in my life!
This drastic change in my diet and lifestyle began with the study of traditional grains.
This has been a wonderful adventure in my life and still continues today.
“Tubu-Tubu” is the nickname I have given to the many unique and attractive traditional grains I use to this day.
I was totally fascinated by their deep flavor and potential as food ingredients. I named these grains “Tubu-Tubu” to clear negative images associated with them at that time.
Before I tried Tubu-Tubu grains,
I felt so helpless and resigned to not being able to make a difference.
I sought the truth but couldn’t find it.
There were various contradictions in society such as war, but I used to think that
“I am very small and helpless and I can’t do anything to solve these problems.”
Learning the value of Tubu-Tubu grains turned my desperation to hope.
I had misunderstood that traditional grains were worthless and not tasty.
However when I came to learn that traditional grains were delicious and had high nutritional value, I thought I was the same as Tubu-Tubu grains.
An idea flashed into my mind that
“I used to think I was small and helpless.
But the truth is I actually have full energy inside much like a small piece of grain does!”
At that moment, I felt my body become warm and my heart swelled with joy.
