【盛岡菜園】こども店長登場！？昼飲みOKなクラフトビール酒場【ポン酒場EP34】

【盛岡菜園】こども店長登場！？昼飲みOKなクラフトビール酒場【ポン酒場EP34】

Fujipon: an idol from Iwate and a cameraman casually explore Morioka city, introducing both popular and hidden restaurants based on how they feel. It’s already been a quarter of century since I became an idol from Iwate. Even past forties, filled with both bitterness and sweetness, yet the night’s neon still beckons. Drinking, eating, talking, and Knowing the meaning of life. PON Sakaba. Pon Sakaba: A Culinary Tour of Morioka’s Recommended Restaurants. This time, I visited Valo, located on Saien in Morioka City. This is a cozy and welcoming restaurant where you can enjoy a leisurely lunch with dishes that pair perfectly with domestic craft beers. Cheers! Yeah!
Let’s drink it. Delicious! Easy to drink. I’m glad to hear you say that.
It’s a taste you can chug down easily in the summer. Is this your original beer?
-Yes, it is. It has a fruity taste. So today, we’re visiting Valo.
-Thank you for coming to drink during the day. Day drinking is the best! Thank you so much! This is the landlady, Sakiko.
-Hello, nice to meet you. I’m the landlady. What kind of restaurant is this? This is a restaurant that mainly serves domestic craft beers and offers snacks that pair well with them. What makes us special is that we’re open from the daytime, serving customers continuously from the afternoon until night. We specialize in serving domestic craft beers. We have four types on tap, and around 70 to 80 varieties available in cans and bottles. There are so many! That’s an amazing variety. Could you please explain this drink to us again? We collaborated on a brew with a place called BrewBeast in Hanamaki. When it comes to collaborations, there are also several pairs of people who only collaborate on the label design. However, we do everything from scratch, from brewing and canning to selling. This time, I consulted with the president and we created a beer that has a clean finish and a bit of body, but with a slightly lower alcohol content so you can drink it down easily. You even designed the label?
-That’s right, we designed the label ourselves. It’s so cute!
-For the design, we used the hop character from our shop’s logo and gave it a lighter arrangement. Actually, the witch doing this is a little bit based on me… Are you casting a spell? I’m casting a spell on the tank to make it taste good!
Moe moe kyun! Oh, I see. It feel the passion put into it. And now, I’ve received a chocolate from a “kids manager” of a ice cream. Who is this person? He’s the “kids’ manager”.
-This is my dad. You have a dad here?
-Please introduce himself. Oh, so he’s your dad? And where are you?
-I’m the one on the swing. Do you like swings?
-Yeah. I jump off when you get down.
-Can you jump? Yes. I can jump right off the counter. Wow. “Ban ban ba ba ba ba ban” right?
-That’s an old joke. I’m getting on in years, too. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. Here is the appetizer platter. Isn’t this too much of a platter? It’s so beautiful. It looks like a rainbow.
-You’re right.” It looks like a rainbow.
-Oh, you copied him. It looks like a rainbow.
-Huh? Let’s eat the smoked radish pickles (Iburigakko). What do you mean? It has a crinkly appearance.
-Cute. Ah, yes. It’s delicious.
-Speaking of smoked radish pickles, I’m from Yuzawa City in Akita Prefecture. We source the perfect “Iburigakko” (smoked radish pickles) directly from a local pickle shop. My husband is from Fudai Village, and we use local kelp with the cream cheese. It’s really delicious.
-I’m glad you like it. The snacks pair really well with the beer. They’re delicious. It’s delicious, kids’ manager! I think a lot of people don’t like “iburigakko,” but the smokiness and moisture content of this one are just perfect. We actually recommend it to a lot of our international customers, and they all love it and finish it up in no time. So it’s a hit with international customers too?
-Yes, it’s the kind of smoked radish pickle that even people from overseas say is delicious. Next, you should definitely try our draft beer. Wow, so many! I’ll have a draft beer then. You both just made the same face. Oh, what is this? It’s really refreshing, but what is this flavor? As a herbal aroma comes in, there’s also a slightly spicy scent. It has a bit of a Japanese pepper taste.
-Yes, that’s right. We’ve prepared another refreshing style for you.
-Wow, it’s delicious!” Since it’s for daytime drinking, we went with a refreshing style. I absolutely love this kind of spicy flavor.
-Oh, really? It’s also a bit light, isn’t it?
-That’s right. It’s a light lager with 4% alcohol, so it’s a modest alcohol content. But you can drink it down easily, and it’s also very flavorful. Yeah, it’s delicious. Then, here’s the main dish. It’s a wild steak. It’s too wild, isn’t it? It’s so hearty! It’s piping hot! The flavor that comes afterwards is wild, wild, wild! Umami, umami, umami! This goes well with beer. This steak is served on a sizzling hot plate so you can enjoy the meat in a wild way, just as it looks. Since it’s cooked over charcoal, it has a smoky, crispy texture. The inside is left perfectly rare so the juices burst out. Because the sauce has really soaked in, it pairs well with craft beer, doesn’t it? The beer here is like a spice, too.
-That’s right, that’s right. That’s exactly it. The great thing about craft beer is that, even though you’re drinking the large size right now, it’s delicious when it’s cold, but as the temperature changes, the aroma and flavor also change, and that’s the best part. It’s like it’s adding even more spice.
-That’s right, it is. The meat also has a spiciness to it, like Japanese pepper or black pepper. It certainly does go well together. Of course, it’s incredibly delicious to eat as is, but the beer adds an extra accent. I always thought food was meant to be paired with beer, but is that not the case? What? What’s going on today? You two run this place together, right? How is it?
-Do you mean, how is it working as a pair? It’s tough. We’re together 24/7, after all. Yeah, we have meetings, too. You’re raising kids, too. Our customers also look after our kids. Everyone is like his grandparents, or his mom and dad. A customer told me it’s been a while since they saw someone working with a child on their back. There are also moms who say, “I used to be like that, too. Since my child was about six months old, I’ve been working with him on my back, and there are customers who come here for a drink… The first word my child ever spoke was “kanpai” (cheers). He said “kanpai” before he said “Mama” or “Papa.” That’s amazing, he’s getting an elite education! People say, “No way, that can’t be true,” but the customers who were here heard it too. You said “kanpai.”? “Duhn-kai.”
-“Duhn-kai.” Hey, “kids’ manager”, how would you like this restaurant to be in the future? Police box. Yeah, This place will be a police box starting tomorrow. “Varo” means “light” in Finnish, and I hope this place can become a light where everyone can gather. We always have happy, but it would be great if we could share that fun with our customers too. We want to run our business every day while seeking Happy. Happy, Happy, Happy. This will be a happy police box. Thank you so much.
-Thank you so much too. An extra chapter Do you also have T-shirts?
Yes, we do. Are you selling that?
-Yes. It’s a magical T-shirt that gives you a 100 yen discount on every craft beer you buy, no matter how many you drink. Really?
-If you come to our shop wearing this T-shirt, you’ll get a discount when you pay. I can’t believe such a great T-shirt exists! The T-shirt the cameraman is wearing is also sold at a different restaurant, but it doesn’t give you a 100 yen discount, does it? I was thinking of asking the cameraman to come over, but he’s wearing a different T-shirt. I guess I can’t make him take it off. Sorry for wearing a competitor’s T-shirt.
-No worries. He’s been a great help to me too. I’m ready to switch sides anytime. Wait a minute! We’re gonna get in trouble. Oh no, this is bad. That’s nice idea.
-Yeah. With the short-sleeved version, you’ll get your money’s worth after 30 beers. Oh, I see. Is there a time limit for the discount? No, there isn’t.
-For life? So if I buy one, I get 100 yen off forever?
-Yes. You’re switching sides?
-But you have to make sure to come wearing it! I will definitely wear it.

今回は盛岡市菜園にあるお店「Valo（ヴァロ）」にお邪魔しました。
アットホームなビアバーで、こだわりのクラフトビールと相性抜群の絶品料理を堪能。
元気いっぱいの「こども店長」も登場し、昼から賑やかで癒される時間を過ごしました。

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▼今回ご紹介したお店
Valo（ヴァロ）
[住所] 岩手県盛岡市菜園1-8-20 八光ビル1F
[電話] 019-681-7775
[Instagram] https://www.instagram.com/valo_morioka/
[営業] 12:00～22:00 ※通し営業
[休み] 日曜・月曜（イベント出店などで変動あり、Instagram要確認）
[地図] https://maps.app.goo.gl/HGrzc9W1G3Kw9y399

▼今回いただいたお料理（※撮影時の情報です）
◯Valoの鉄板！ワイルドステーキ　150ｇ1,700円/300ｇ3,200円/1ポンド3,900円
◯おつまみ盛り合わせ 1,200円
◯Paras Kaveri （パラス・カヴェリ）
◯木漏れ空（京都・NUDE BEER）ライトラガー パイント1,400　ハープパイント1,000円

◆Valo-T 半袖3,000円　長袖3,500円　トレーナー（※要問い合わせ）

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