ライスのプロジェクト
Today I'll tell you about the Rice Project for the Homeless at ASIJ. Then we'll chat about onigiri. But first, a little Japanese practice for me.
５年の間にモニカとジョナがASIJと言う子供の学校に通っている、私達はライスプロジェクトに数回係わりました。毎週別の学級はします。それぞれクラスは毎年一回します。そして私はよく参加しました。
最近ジョナのクラスの順番がでした。月曜日に先生と学生はホームレスについて話しました。米を買うために子供は約一門円を寄付する。 そして金を稼いで家で雑用をしました。 金曜日に子供全員はおにぎりを作りました。 何人か親は手伝って行きました。マティンは仕事のよていを変わって、写真を撮ることができました。
土曜日の朝に多少の学生と親はホームレスにおにぎりをあげて新宿公園に行きました。 ASIJのライスプロジェクトは色々教会と米国の軍隊と新宿公園で参加します。 次の月曜日におにぎりを配った子供達は同級に経験について教えました。
For the five years that Monica and Jonah have been at ASIJ we've been involved with the Rice Project. 
Every week a different classroom does it, and each class does the project once a year, so I've participated several times. Recently, it was Jonah's class's turn. On Monday, the children and the teacher talk about the homeless. They need about $100 to buy the rice, so the children do chores at home to earn money to contribute. Then, on Friday, all the students make rice balls (onigiri). Several parents come to help. Martin rearranged his work schedule so that he could come and take photos. On Saturday, some of the children and parents go to Shinjuku Park to distribute the onigiri. (We've done that in previous years.) ASIJ joins with various churches and the American military in this project. Then, the following Monday, the children who distributed the onigiri share their experience with their classmates. LOOK AT THESE PHOTOS FROM THE RICE PROJECT>
So, what is onigiri? It is a ball of cooked rice with something in the middle (in this case, umiboshi, which is a sour plum) and wrapped in nori (seaweed.) Onigiri are a wonderful portable food. I discovered them early in our time in Tokyo and I eat them several times per week. I don't make them myself, though. I buy them at the convenience store. My favorites are shake (salmon) and tuna mayo, and umeboshi. The kids like shake and also chicken mayo. Japanese people make them in their home, my friend, Yumiko-san, tried to teach me. "Make a mountain with your hands" she'd say, but my hands are too clumsy. My rice ball falls apart. With the students, we used a mold. It worked pretty well. I should try it that way. Haru was the champ. He helps his Mom at home, you can tell.
HERE's an easy recipe for ONIGIRI with pictures.
HERE's an interesting post with some great photos of Convenience store ONIGIRI
AND here's another recipe for Onigiri--- I like this lady's way with words, please enjoy.
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