To coincide with "Respect for the Aged Day" on the 20th, in Obihiro City, Hokkaido, chefs from Tokyo made rice balls made with local ingredients and presented them to elderly facilities.
This initiative is being carried out by the chefs of restaurants in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, which is known around the world, with the cooperation of sake breweries in each region.
On the 20th, from around 6 o'clock in the morning, the chefs cleverly grabbed 300 rice balls containing corn, bacon, and azuki beans from Tokachi at the sake brewery "Aounzo" on the premises of Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. went.
After that, two chefs visited the Long-Term Care Health Facility in Obihiro City and handed them rice balls.
Yoshiko Kitahata, director of the Long-Term Care Health Facility Amenity Obihiro, said, "I'm glad to receive the Negirai. I'm looking forward to enjoying it with both users and staff."
Yoshihiro Narisawa, the owner and chef who planned this initiative, said, "I wanted the medical staff and the elderly to do their best. I am happy because I was particular about the ingredients produced in Tokachi."