The elders say that the mountains where the giants live are not fruitful this year and have nothing to eat. So he came to town looking for food.
"It's like a bear doesn't eat and comes down inside."
"Yes, we don't get a lot of nuts this year...... we don't have a lot of chestnuts either...... Children and women are about to starve...... So I had to………"
"I'm talking nuts and chestnuts, Mr. Sigeo, maybe a hunting and gathering life or something?
Harna was also surprised because it is more primitive than I imagined.
"The giants of the world over there felt too stylish because the stadium was part of the theme park, but the giants over here are too plain. I don't have much time."
"The mountains are thin and you can't even take wheat..."
I see. Certainly grain cultivation may not be suitable for mountainous areas.
But not everything is, and there is mountain food in the mountains.
And when there are those in need, it is Harna's way of life to reach out for now.
"Giants don't thrive unless they're strong, either. If a tiger ate a rabbit, it would be just a natural dish. It's funny because we fight tigers and giants."
Just because we're going to reclaim the town doesn't mean we shouldn't send salt to the giants.
"Okay, I'm going to miss you. Take me to the mountains."
"Is there any way…………?
"Maybe I know more about what I can eat than you do."
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Harna was put on the palm of a giant elder and moved to the mountains.
I see, on the whole, the land cannot be said to be rich.
Few lands want it, so it seems difficult to harvest crops such as wheat on a large scale.
"Yeah, let me down once. From here on out, I'll walk myself."
Going down from the elders, Harna began to collect some of them, keeping an eye on the grass and trees that were growing.
"I can do this, I can do this, this, it's only poisonous."
"What are you doing?
"There are treasures sleeping in the mountains and woods. Oh, my God, you're growing up."
Anyway, Harna collected all kinds of plants and nuts.
The mountain inspection is over and we take a rest in the settlement of the giants.
"I'll take a look. Okay, but if I were you, I'd plant something. That's why I'm starving. Oh, I could be like a father gag!
"But it's not the kind of land where wheat can be taken, and the land is narrow..."
"Some plants grew for what they did until we got here, right?
"Oh, there it is."
Pan! and Harna clapped her hand.
"Plant that!
Harna takes out the seeds and dead branches she was collecting.
"This, Soba Yan! Soba grows on skinny land!
In Japan, Soba is essentially a name for noodles, but globally it is one of the cereals. French garrets, for example, are dishes made with soba flour.
Harna has been in the woods collecting weeds, mushrooms, etc., in the past. I'm not a forest girl or anything. I was in the woods before those words were born.
"You're familiar with the forest stuff."
"Naturally. Because you can eat for free!
Obtaining grass and nuts that can be eaten in the woods and mountains will overwhelmingly float the cost of food. Maybe it's good for your health. As a result, I knew quite a bit more about what I could eat and what I couldn't.
In addition, Osaka has many mountains of great height around it compared to Tokyo, Nagoya, etc., so it was easy to find wild grass and mushrooms.
There is no such thing as a vast plain like the Kanto Plains in Kansai. Especially in Kobe and Kyoto, you can take a bus from downtown to Mount Rokko and Mount Bee. Sometimes a boar can be seen from the home of Shinkobo Station on the Shinkansen.
"What, can I eat this soba………………"
"Of course not! I mean, giants, what a soba meal! Base, Tokyo Yaro!
Soba shops had developed since the Edo period, and there were times when they were practically soba shops when it came to Edo restaurants. But it has nothing to do with these giants.
"Then I want to tell you the one who can make something out of this Sova!!
Harna let the giants harvest the fruits of Soba. It makes no sense not to make a giant-sized one, so Harna turned to instruction this time about cooking as well. It's hard to burn anything for giants in Harna's body.
Grind and powder the fruit of the soba in a mortar. This is the prototype of the Japanese soba. You can also use this like flour. Add water and let mix well. Plus the candy removed from the bag is melted and added here.
This time, I melted the richly named "golden sugar" into the name and added it. This would be easy to use for sweetness.
And then let it burn. Is it hard to make a large iron plate, the giant had a thin, flat stone instead of an iron plate?
Something like a hot cake made of soba baked safely.
"There's nothing you can't eat. Do it. Try it."
First, on behalf of the elders, I put a black hot cake in my mouth because of the colour of Sova.
"Oh! Sweet! Kids will love this!
The other giants also put hot cakes in their mouths one after the other.
"It's sweet..." "It's good..." "Whoa..."
The rustic flavored treats were quite popular with the giants.
You can also write it as sweet and read "good".
Originally, sweetness is a taste that indicates that there are calories in this food that will help you survive. I guess that's why sweet things were passed down straight as delicious to the giants who lived a primitive life.
"So next time you plant soba or something. If you turn it into powder, you can save it, and even if it's another year of low food, you can stand it. If you haven't harvested anything before, look around for mountains around here and you'll see a lot of them growing. Now, look for it first."
In addition, Harna:
"This, after you expose it to water, you can eat it when it's powdered. If these leaves are salted too, they can be eaten well. But if I put it in my mouth raw, It's bad for you if you don't eat with salt as much as possible."
and taught him everything he could eat.
"And I'd like to talk a little bit about the compromise with the town I attacked. I didn't break down the building, so I guess I can handle it. We will also participate in the negotiations so as not to be too unscrupulous."
"Thank you very much. Bye!
Below the elders, the giants sent praise to Harna and tried to give it to the tribute, but this declined. I couldn't get it in giant size.
"Work hard. If the giants were poor, they'd be cool."