今回の舞台はハワイ。
ハワイは昨年に引き続き２度目。
前回は２泊３日の強行スケジュール。
朝到着して、寝不足と時差ぼけでその日はベッドに直行。何もせずに終わった。
２日目は終日撮影。３日目は朝帰国となにもせずに終わった記憶がある。
今回は３泊５日なので少しはハワイを味わえるかも。
到着した初日に、早速ハワイを味わう為にロコモコを食す。
地元ピープルによるとロコモコは元来グレイビーソースで食べるものだとか。
日本で食べるロコモコはデミグラスソースで野菜が入っていたりするが、
野菜なんか入っていない不健康そうな食べ物がロコモコだそうだ。
＜写真はハワイ郷土料理の「ラウラウ」＞
ハワイアンはアメリカ本土同様、肉をとにかく好む。
ビーフ、チキン、ポークと料理に出てくる肉は塊。
さて今回の取材、タイトルからも分かるようにこの肉、豚（ポーク）に関係がある。
今回のハワイでのミッションは「海を渡った豚」のお話を聞くこと。
以下が今回取材する内容、端的に説明するので読んでみて下さい。
第二次世界大戦後、沖縄は壊滅的なダメージを受けた。ありとあらゆる場所が焼け野原と化し、沖縄県人口の４分の1が命を落とすという惨状。被害者は人間だけでなく豚も含まれていた。
ご存知の通り、沖縄人にとって豚は生きる糧。食べれないのは「鳴き声」だけというほど彼らの食文化に根付いている。その何十万頭といた豚はほぼ全部殺されてしまった。
食糧難に陥った沖縄県民を救ったのはハワイに移民した沖縄日系人たち。彼らは募金を募り550頭もの豚をハワイから沖縄まで船で運んだのだった。一ヶ月もの過酷な航海を経て530頭を無事に贈り届けた。
当時沖縄の豚は黒豚で、輸送されたのは白豚。現地の方達は初めて見る色の豚にビックリされたそうだ。現在沖縄にいる白豚はその血筋なのだ。530頭が数年かけて何十万頭にも膨れ上がり沖縄県民を救ったそうです。
この豚輸送に関わったのは日系人７名の勇士。彼らは既にこの世を去ってしまっているがその娘さんとお孫さんが居るとのこと。今回はそのお孫さんたちにお話を伺う為にハワイへ。
なんかドラマにでもなりそうな素敵なお話。今でも沖縄とハワイは強い絆で結ばれているそうです。
＜写真に写っている方が、今回の取材対象者。
日系ですが、３～４世なので日本語は通じません…。＞
日系ですが、３～４世なので日本語は通じません…。＞
こう言った貴重なお話を伺える取材はワクワクする。ただし、今回は番組ではないのでその成果物をお見せ出来ないのが残念ですが、、、。
全国の高校生は教科書として見ることになると思います。お楽しみに。
全国の高校生は教科書として見ることになると思います。お楽しみに。
This is my second time to visit Hawaii.
Last time I visited, it was a such short stay. I slept through my first day due to bad jet-lag and tiredness. The second day was shoot day and I flew back on the next day. Therefore, I barely felt Hawaii.
I have 4 days and 6 nights. Hopefully, I can taste little bit of Hawaii this time.
To taste Hawaii, I had Loco Moco, the traditional Hawaiian food. What I heard from local people, Loco Moco is supposed to be served with gravy sauce. Whereas the most of Loco Moco dishes in Japan come with demiglace sauce. Also, there shouldn't be any green in the dish. The local said Loco Moco is an unhealthy dish.
Speaking of unhealthy food, Hawaiian foods are mainly meats, a lot of meats.
Beef, chicken, pork and fishes, all kinds of meats are eaten here. BBQ, chopped, grilled, steamed, they enjoy them with different styles. I have barely seen any vegetable on my dishes while I'm staying.
＜The picture is a traditional Hawaiian food "Laulau"＞
As you can see from the title, my mission on this trip is related to this meat, pork.
My mission was to dig into the story of "Pigs from the Sea."
Here is the detail of the pig story.
Last time I visited, it was a such short stay. I slept through my first day due to bad jet-lag and tiredness. The second day was shoot day and I flew back on the next day. Therefore, I barely felt Hawaii.
I have 4 days and 6 nights. Hopefully, I can taste little bit of Hawaii this time.
To taste Hawaii, I had Loco Moco, the traditional Hawaiian food. What I heard from local people, Loco Moco is supposed to be served with gravy sauce. Whereas the most of Loco Moco dishes in Japan come with demiglace sauce. Also, there shouldn't be any green in the dish. The local said Loco Moco is an unhealthy dish.
Speaking of unhealthy food, Hawaiian foods are mainly meats, a lot of meats.
Beef, chicken, pork and fishes, all kinds of meats are eaten here. BBQ, chopped, grilled, steamed, they enjoy them with different styles. I have barely seen any vegetable on my dishes while I'm staying.
＜The picture is a traditional Hawaiian food "Laulau"＞
As you can see from the title, my mission on this trip is related to this meat, pork.
My mission was to dig into the story of "Pigs from the Sea."
Here is the detail of the pig story.
After the World War II, Okinawa where became the battle field was completely destroyed. One fourth of Okinawa population was vanished. Not only humans but also pigs were disappeared. All the pigs were killed in the battle.
For Okinawa people, pigs are such huge resource to live. They eat every part of pigs including blood. They say the only thing they cannot eat is its "scream."
Okinawa Immigrants in Hawaii heard the situation and decided to ship 550 pigs from Hawaii. They collected donations and seven crews were chosen for the mission. It's like Seven Samurai...after one month of voyager, they succed to transport 530 pigs to Okinawa.
These "Seven Samurai" were no longer here in this world but one of their daughter and their grandsons live here. That's my mission to interview them. It's such an inspiring story and almost like a movie.
I personally like to hear a story like this. It just excites me. Hopefully, I can turn this into drama or documentary. This time, I'm not making any of these. It's going to be a video material for high school English textbook in Japan.