Come and milk a cow in Shibuya this weekend
NHK and the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives are hosting the Nippon no Shoku Festival at NHK’s Shibuya broadcasting center on March 17-18 from 10am-4pm. The event offers opportunities to explore Japan’s regional food culture, especially for families with small children. Should be a load of fun if the weather is nice.
A variety of cooking styles and cuisines from all over Japan will be showcased. There will also be a booth that allows guests to experience farming chores, such as polishing rice and milking cows.
Introducing Domo-kun, NHK’s mascot, also used to scare viewers to pay their fees.
Update: I took a couple of photos today of the event and posted on my blog. Yoroshiku!
So did you milk any cows?
I’ve done it once and it felt like touching part of a man, so I think I’ll only be getting my milk from cartons in the future…
PS. “Polishing” rice?!
The milking was only for kids, so I had no chance, fortunately or unfortunately.
Yes, rice is polished to get the “white rice” kernel, unless you want to eat “genmai”, whole grain with more fiber. They had the traditional equipment with cranks and levers and whatnot.