August 19, 2012

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale/大地の芸術祭


Today (Aug. 19), I visited the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale.
今日(8月19日)は、大地の芸術祭を見に行きました。

I first went to Nobutai in Matsudai.
最初に松代にある農舞台に行きました。


This snake is an artwork.
このヘビは芸術作品です。


And this animal, too.
この動物も。


And this:
そしてこれも:


You would feel as if you were surrounded by artworks.
芸術作品に囲まれていると思うでしょう。


I had lunch at Satoyama Shokudo, located in Nobutai.  I ordered Satoyama Buffet.
農舞台にある、里山食堂で昼食を食べました。里山ビュッフェを頼みました。




Shabu-shabu salad:
しゃぶしゃぶサラダ:


Small potatoes simmered (ibo? ni):
小芋のいぼ(?)煮:


Mojio (algae salt) potatoes and chicken karaage
藻塩ポテトと、とりから揚げ

Tori gobo (chicken and burdock root):
とりごぼう:


Simmered bottle gourd and edamame (young soybeans):
夕顔煮と枝豆:


Steamed eggplant and rice noodles, okra dressed with sesame seeds, kiriboshi (cut-and-dried) daikon and parsley salad, and daigaku imo (candied sweet potato):
蒸し茄子とビーフン、オクラのごま和え、切干し大根とパセリのサラダ、大学いも:



Deep-fried and marinated zucchini and eggplant, hijiki seaweed and bean sprouts dressed with plum vinegar, and home-made pickles:
ズッキーニとナスの揚げびたし、ひじきともやしの梅酢和え、自家製お漬けもの:

Potato salad and carrot salad:
ポテトサラダと人参サラダ:


Rice mixed with small fish and greens:
ジャコ(雑魚)と青菜のまぜごはん: 


Grilled shishito (a type of green pepper):
焼きししとう:


Brown rice and white rice:
玄米と白米:


Brown rice soup:
玄米スープ:



Organic 3-year ban-cha:
有機三年番茶:


Mojio (algae salt), olive oil, and fresh miso made in a cedar barrel:
藻塩、オリーブオイル、杉樽仕込生味噌:


Brown rice and brown rice soup:
玄米と玄米スープ:




My first helping:
私が最初に取った分:






(I forgot to take a photo of the curry on the right.)
(右側にあるカレーの写真を撮るのを忘れました。)

My second helping:
二回目に取った分:




Third:
三回目:



Fourth:
四回目:


I also ordered a "dandelion coffee".
「タンポポコーヒー」も頼みました。

Some of the artworks in Nobutai:
農舞台にある芸術作品の一部:








Artworks on the ceiling:
天井にある芸術作品:






This is one of the most famous artworks of this art festival:
これがこの芸術祭で最も有名な作品の一つです:







The Rice Field
棚田

To be continued.
続く。


Edited to add a photo:
写真を追加:

Dandelion coffee:
たんぽぽコーヒー:

Iced dandelion coffee.
たんぽぽアイスコーヒーです。

4 comments:

okasan said...

Wow, I want to go there! Firstly for the art secondly for the food. What is dandelion coffee?

Hiroyuki said...

okasan: I added a photo of the iced dandelion coffee. I think it's a drink made by brewing roasted dandelion roots. It was bitter, but it didn't taste like coffee.

I will make more trips there before it ends in mid-September.

Anonymous said...

Hiroyuki: A feast fit for a king!! Wow... I'd love to have a restaurant here offer this kind of japanese-style buffet.

The buffets here have pretty much only Western dishes, with some Chinese dish/soup, and some sashimi and sushi. I guess it's because Australia doesn't have much of a cuisine of its own, so it just borrows from the cultures that have immigrated here.

By the way, do Japanese-style buffets in Japan not have desserts? Like dango or zenzai, etc.?

Hiroyuki said...

Anonymous: Yes, they do! This particular buffet is an exception. Most buffets in Japan do offer both Japanese- and Western-style desserts.