押し合いへしあい料理教室 - Hustle-Bustle Cooking Class

9月末にすっごい料理教室に参加。
参加人数も、メニューの数も信じられない多さ。
でも、食べる時間は15分だったの、残念。
文字通り「目が回る」忙しさだった。。。
オーガナイザーには感謝しつつ、
でも、一番残念だったのは、余った食材や料理を捨てないといけなかったこと。
食べ物は大切にするのが料理の基本だと思うのです。料理を通じて私たちが食材からの命をいただくものだから。

メインだけで、魚とローストチキンのふたつ。抹茶ブラウニーのデザートも。

We cooked 2 main dishes - fish & chicken along with Maccha brownie also.

I joined a cooking class at the end of September and I've never experienced such a cooking time in a crowded room - many participants tried to cook so many dishes in a short time.
It's so busy and only allowed us to enjoy eating for 15 minutes...
I appreciate the organizer's efforts but for me, it's a great pity that we had to throw away the leftover food and ingredients a lot.  I love our Japanese custom to "finish all dishes served for you" contains feelings for esteeming values of foods with gratitude for them that are believed to provide us with their power of life through cooking.