“The strongest bean deciding match '14”, which decides the one with the best taste and appearance from the edamame “mame” that is native to Aomori, is held on September 26 at Tsugaru Hirosaki Yatai Village Kadare Yokocho (Momoishi Town, Hirosaki City). Done. We are currently looking for challenging bean producers.

"Kamame" is a kind of edamame that has been popular in the Tsugaru region since ancient times. Although it tasted good and was cultivated widely, it didn't get much attention. This event, which is one of the attempts to raise the brand name of Aeda soybeans and bring them to branding, aims to reveal the roots of Aomori Mamezu, which is still a mystery, by studying the beans that are recognized as the strongest. To search.

Hairy beans have dark brown hair on their stems and pods, and are characterized by large grains and strong sweetness. The harvest time is later than that of normal edamame, and the season is from late September to early October. At the same event, producers will introduce and sample the "feelings and appeal points" of hair beans cultivation, and will be examined based on the shape and appearance of hair beans, and those that won the prize may be registered as seeds for branding.

The event was held for the second time this year, and last year, 13 farmers brought together their proud hair beans to compete with each other. Seven expert food and cultivation experts, including a chef who runs a restaurant in the city, a doctor of agriculture at Hirosaki University, and a vegetable sommelier, judge. General visitors also ate and compared the hair beans that were recommended by the producers.

The deadline for producer recruitment is July 31st. Limited to 30 farmers, if there are a large number of applicants, a document examination will be conducted. Applications for general participants will be accepted from August 11th on the homepage of the Aomori Mozu Study Group, which hosts the event.