Comments on: Inekari http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari Enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of first-time parenthood. Progress on the organic vegetable garden and other ramblings of a gaijin in Japan's least populous prefecture. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-197 adekun Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:02:21 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-197 Alan, genmai is brown rice. It isn't popular, despite the nutritional benefits. As a result, the more processed white rice (with the bran polished off) is cheaper. Alan, genmai is brown rice. It isn’t popular, despite the nutritional benefits. As a result, the more processed white rice (with the bran polished off) is cheaper.

]]> By: Alan http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-200 Alan Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:50:40 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-200 <b>I’m not too sure about that, but if redeeming rice, it then gets taken to one of many seimaijo (machines to de-husk and polish) – a little for genmai and more for the usual white rice.</b> What is genmai? .....Alan. I’m not too sure about that, but if redeeming rice, it then gets taken to one of many seimaijo (machines to de-husk and polish) – a little for genmai and more for the usual white rice.

What is genmai?

…..Alan.

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-202 adekun Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:42:29 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-202 Only yesterday walking along the river that feeds the fields, my wife pointed out tens of carp, a fair size too. There are the odd crayfish too, despite the liberal dousing of chemicals. Not sure if you can get hold of any, although catching them is a summer pastime for the kids. I guess most people prefer stuff out of the sea? I would like to know what I was chucking around, but reached the best answer I was going to get. Since it was windy, I got plenty in my eyes - I think the chilli in the noodles helped it out. Only yesterday walking along the river that feeds the fields, my wife pointed out tens of carp, a fair size too. There are the odd crayfish too, despite the liberal dousing of chemicals. Not sure if you can get hold of any, although catching them is a summer pastime for the kids. I guess most people prefer stuff out of the sea?
I would like to know what I was chucking around, but reached the best answer I was going to get. Since it was windy, I got plenty in my eyes - I think the chilli in the noodles helped it out.

]]> By: TopVeg http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-201 TopVeg Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:19:25 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-201 So interesting to read about your rice harvest. The combine looks great. Just wanted to say that I have tagged you for a funny, random and weird fact. Hope you don’t mind. Have you done it before? TopVeg So interesting to read about your rice harvest. The combine looks great.
Just wanted to say that I have tagged you for a funny, random and weird fact. Hope you don’t mind. Have you done it before?
TopVeg

]]> By: Meg Wolff http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-199 Meg Wolff Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:44:47 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-199 Nice rice! The bowl of noodles and gyoza sounded good too. Weren't you afraid for your health to spread the herbacide though? Nice rice! The bowl of noodles and gyoza sounded good too. Weren’t you afraid for your health to spread the herbacide though?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-198 Patrick Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:45:15 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-198 Many years ago I lived near some rice farms in northern California. I never had any direct contact with any of the farms, but from time to time I ran into someone who managed to get some crayfish from the flooded patties. As I understood it, these only came from the organic rice farms. I'm not sure if this was because the crayfish couldn't survive in the paddies where chemicals were used, or they were too contaminated to eat. Also, while the crayfish were considered by the farmers to be a crop pest, they wouldn't let just anyone come and harvest them, only people they trusted. For this reason, the crayfish were pretty hard to come by, and you could only get them if you were well connected. Do you ever get anything like this? Many years ago I lived near some rice farms in northern California. I never had any direct contact with any of the farms, but from time to time I ran into someone who managed to get some crayfish from the flooded patties.

As I understood it, these only came from the organic rice farms. I’m not sure if this was because the crayfish couldn’t survive in the paddies where chemicals were used, or they were too contaminated to eat.

Also, while the crayfish were considered by the farmers to be a crop pest, they wouldn’t let just anyone come and harvest them, only people they trusted. For this reason, the crayfish were pretty hard to come by, and you could only get them if you were well connected.

Do you ever get anything like this?

]]> By: Mike (planbe) http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-196 Mike (planbe) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:46:19 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-196 Cool. Thanks for filling in the blanks! :-) Cool. Thanks for filling in the blanks! :-)

]]> By: farmingfriends http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-195 farmingfriends Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:23:32 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-195 It is so interesting to learn about growing and harvesting rice. Thanks for sharing. Sara from farmingfriends It is so interesting to learn about growing and harvesting rice. Thanks for sharing. Sara from farmingfriends

]]> By: adekun http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-194 adekun Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:29:23 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-194 Over the winter, the rivers fill and during April/May, the fields are flooded. At the bottom of the second shot, there is a drain blocked by a piece of wood adjoining a concrete trench. The strong sun of the summer turns the rice a golden colour and after enduring strong winds, it is harvested. Everybody grows a type of Oryza sativa var. japonica. I’m not too sure about that, but if redeeming rice, it then gets taken to one of many seimaijo (machines to de-husk and polish) – a little for genmai and more for the usual white rice. Over the winter, the rivers fill and during April/May, the fields are flooded. At the bottom of the second shot, there is a drain blocked by a piece of wood adjoining a concrete trench. The strong sun of the summer turns the rice a golden colour and after enduring strong winds, it is harvested. Everybody grows a type of Oryza sativa var. japonica. I’m not too sure about that, but if redeeming rice, it then gets taken to one of many seimaijo (machines to de-husk and polish) – a little for genmai and more for the usual white rice.

]]> By: Mike http://www.adekun.com/blog/inekari#comment-193 Mike Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:13:22 +0000 http://blog.adekun.com/2007/09/inekari#comment-193 I'm very curious about this... I always think of rice as being grown in half-submerged paddies (despite the "intellectual" knowing that there is dryland rice, too.) Which is this lot? Is it long grained? Short? Curiosity is killing me. I’m very curious about this… I always think of rice as being grown in half-submerged paddies (despite the “intellectual” knowing that there is dryland rice, too.) Which is this lot? Is it long grained? Short? Curiosity is killing me.

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