Mugitoro gohan
June 16th is "Wheat Toro Day"

Today June 16th is also "Japanese sweets day", but it is also " wheat toro day "! It is said that it is derived from the ground ball matching of "Mugi (6) Toro (16)". Did you know

The happiness of sprinkling grated yam (or long yam) on the plumply cooked barley rice and squeezing it into your mouth. It's easy to make, and it's a nice menu that you can enjoy various ways depending on the ingredients you match. It is also recommended to season with soy sauce, soup stock, miso, etc., or topping with ingredients such as hot spring eggs, mentaiko, and natto.

Perfect for the coming season?

According to the official website of "Hakubaku", wheat and roasted rice are rich in vitamins and minerals in addition to dietary fiber, and are perfect for "countermeasures against summer heat fatigue". Not only today, but in the coming season you will want to eat regularly!

The site also introduces recipes for wheat and rice using local specialties from all over the country, so if you want to make it at home, please refer to it.

Mugitoro gohan topped with hot spring tamago
I simply like hot balls

If you want to eat wheat and rice ...

"Negishi", which has stores in Tokyo and Yokohama (at the time of writing the article), "Mugitoro", a Japanese restaurant specializing in "Mugitoro", "Tororo Mariko-tei", a tororo restaurant in Nakano, Tokyo, along Meguro Dori shop "Daikokuya" of wheat Toro, shop "wild yam tororo" of wild yam cuisine in Shibuya, Aoyama addition to specialty stores, such as, and introduce even eat en previously located in Katsu Gyuu, "the original village" cattle Katsuya such as There are some places where barley and tororo rice are offered.

Beef Katsmoto Village Mugitoro Gohan
Ushikatsu Motomura lunch set. It ’s wheat and rice.

At Negishi, only on June 16th, all applicants will receive a free refill of "Tororo". Also, at Asakusa Mugitoro, "small gifts" are prepared for the first 616 people who ate on June 16th. The target stores are the main store, annex, Vista, Kaminarimon store, and Kamata store. If it's not crowded, you can enter without a reservation, so if you're near you, you might want to visit!

By the way, I bought tororo rice (wheat rice) at 7-ELEVEN. If you don't have time to make your own or go to the store to eat, this is the place to go.