Open Cooking Studio from "World meets Fukushima FUKUSHIMA SEKAIMESHI " !

"World meets Fukushima FUKUSHIMA SEKAIMESHI (*1) ; The 4th Sekaimeshi Cooking Studio in Nihonbashi " was held at Nihonbashi Fukushima Museum MIDETTE on Sunday, January 18, 2015 (*2).

The event aims to convey to the people of greater Tokyo how tasty and attractive Fukushima's produce is, by cooking "Sekaimeshi = home cuisine around the world" while also holding international exchange. One German student from the University of Aizu (UoA) instructed other students in making a German cuisine called "Maultaschensuppe" (*3) . She wore German traditional clothes while introducing the cuisine.

"Sekaimeshi" was provided to an amazing 300-plus people at the event. The students have not expected this level of participation.
Participants' comments on the food and the event:
"It is my first time having German cuisine. It's surprisingly familiar to Japanese."
"I liked being able to encounter Fukushima produce, and I thought it was interesting to cook world cuisine with the produce.", etc.

The students accomplished their goal of advertising how rich Fukushima produce is through world cuisine.

"The 5th Sekaimeshi Cooking Event in Fukushima" will be jointly held with students from the Fukushima University on Sunday, February 21, 2015.

International students from the University of Aizu and the Fukushima University will collaboratively introduce six recipes from three countries. The event aims to advertise how Fukushima produce is tasty and attractive to people through world cuisine. Japanese and international students from both universities will cook cooperatively.

This will be a last event in this fiscal year, so invite your friends and family. World meets Fukushima FUKUSHIMA SEKAIMESHI from the NPO Fukushima Internet Television has a plan to hold such events around Japan and will proactively provide information on Fukushima produce on the web and social media!

• Date and Time: Saturday, February 21, 2015
• Observation: 12:00 p.m. -
• Tasting: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Location: Fukushima City Active Senior Center AOZ 〒960-8051 Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima, Sonedacho, 1-18
• Fee: Free

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*1　World meets Fukushima FUKUSHIMA SEKAIMESHI

A proposal by the NPO Fukushima Internet Television, run primarily by UoA students, was selected by the Fukushima prefectural government for its "Future from Fukushima - Proposals by Young People for Preventing Damage by Harmful Rumors Project."
Related link: Project Planned by UoA Students selected by the "Proposals by Young People for Preventing Damage by Harmful Rumors Program"
Related link: "The 1st Sekaimeshi Cooking Studio" in Aizu held
Related link: Facebook

*2　Nihonbashi Fukushima Museum MIDETTE, 4 Chome-3-16 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo, Tokyo

*3　Maultaschensuppe: A traditional German cuisine which is also described a German style water dumpling and ravioli. It is said that people hid meat in the pasta dough when they wanted to eat meat on Friday since certain religious traditions prohibit eating meat on Friday.