Amaama to Inazuma

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Good morning!

Wow!

My family in the countryside sent them to me.

They got them from a local farmer.

So I'm giving some to everyone!

Lucky us!

Here, you too, Inuzuka-sensei!

Is it okay for me to take so much?

Go ahead, go ahead.

Um...

They're great just stir-fried with salt and pepper!

Eat a lot, okay?

Yeah...

I'm back!

Package for you.

What is it? What is it?

It looks like it's from Grandma.

Lots of stuff!

To Kouhei

A letter from Granny?

"Be sure... to give...

lots of... to...

Tsumugi-chan."

These are for me?

Wh-What should we do with this mountain of vegetables?

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Cut, fry...

We can make vegetable stir-fry.

But it'll need something else before Tsumugi will eat it...

There's no meat...

Meat!

I've got those Hamburg steak patties I made for lunch.

I'll write a letter to Granny!

Meat! I wanna eat meat!

Granny

Meat! I love meat!

Meat! Meat!

It's done!

Tsumugi, dinnertime!

Okay!

Food! Foody food!

Daddy did a good job today!

It's all right!

Look, it's Hamburg steak.

Come on, it's dinnertime.

Let's eat!

Let's... eat.

I think it's okay.

It might even be good!

What do you think, Tsumugi?

Huh?

Try eating the vegetable with the meat.

I don't think you'll taste the green pepper that much.

I think it came out pretty good...

You tried hard and ate a bite.

Just eat what you can, okay?

Kouhei, you can't eat pork cutlets?

Then I'll trade you.

Here, green peppers.

Mom, Nii-chan took Kouhei's meat!

We traded, right, Kouhei?

Come on, Onii-chan...

It's fine.

Kids' tongues are sensitive,

so they judge anything bitter or sour as potentially dangerous, I've heard.

So even if a young child can't eat them,

sometimes they can when they grow up.

I've heard that before.

I hated green peppers when I was a kid, too.

You don't look like a picky eater, though.

I kind of was, when I was little.

There were vegetables I didn't like.

But my mom

was really strict.

It's okay.

I know you can eat them.

You can do it!

She said it was rude to the food, and the person who made it, to not eat it all.

Now I can eat anything, thanks to her.

I see.

What do you want to do, Sensei?

It's a shame to waste vegetables.

Yes.

But I don't want to force her to eat them.

Why do people have to eat vegetables they don't like?

Because they're good for you,

or because it's better not to be a picky eater?

Those are both true, but...

You can get through life without eating green peppers.

That's true.

Am I spoiling her as a parent?

Well, each family has its own way of thinking, right?

Yes.

Why did I want Tsumugi to eat green peppers?

I wasn't thinking about whether it was good for her,

or whether it was better to not be a picky eater.

Maybe I wanted her to enjoy the happiness I felt

when I ate something delicious.

Then let's make something delicious with them that she can eat!

C-Can we do that?

Probably!

I'll talk to my mom about it.

Even if she can't eat it, instead of just setting it on the table,

she might be more interested if she saw how much you enjoyed eating it.

Well, see you later.

Right.

Let's come up with a schedule.

By the way, what vegetables does Tsumugi-chan like?

She loves cherry tomatoes.

Cherry tomatoes?

What vegetable didn't you like?

Wasabi!

That's a condiment, isn't it?

Potatoes Carrots Zucchini Squash Green Peppers Onions Asparagus

Cherry Tomatoes

Make vegetables taste good...

Is Iida-san talking to herself?

If it's bothering you, ask her to eat with us.

Go talk to her.

But...

She's always eating something during breaks.

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If she has no problem eating alone like that,

maybe it's some kind of thing for her?

Kotori!

You make any friends?

Not yet.

You're taking too long!

Even if you're fine without them, at least make a few.

You're in the next class over, right?

What are you doing here?

I came to check up on you.

Sorry I haven't been able to hang out much.

I've been busy helping at the family store.

You have to look after your siblings, too, so it must be rough.

I guess.

What about you?

Me?

Megumi-san hasn't come to buy vegetables that often lately,

so Mom's worried about your restaurant.

Hey, do you know any recipes that you can use to get kids to eat lots of vegetables?

Why do you ask that?

Well... You know, reasons...

Vegetables kids don't like?

Let me see...

I chop them up into little pieces and mix them with foods they like.

Really? But isn't that a lot of work?

I just make my boy eat them, whether he likes it or not!

Mommy, I'm not eating any more tomatoes, ever!

Hey, Mikio! Your shoes!

Mikio-kun doesn't like tomatoes?

Even though they're so good, huh?

I guess every family does it differently.

Tsumugi, dinnertime!

Okay, now...

Let's eat!

Mom's Recipes

So for today, I'd like to make a gratin.

G-Gratin?

We're eating gratin?!

We sure are!

Gratin! Gratin! Gra-gra-gratin!

Why are we making a gratin?

The plan is to cut the vegetables into tiny bits,

and hide them in a bechamel sauce, which everyone loves!

I see.

If we cut them all into about the same size and mix them in,

there'll be lots of different colors and tastes, so it should be a lot of fun!

Won't she realize there are green peppers in it?

Gra-gratin! Gra-gra-gratin!

Tsumugi's smarter than you'd think.

Let's make it fun!

I've heard that when you're excited or feeling good,

you can eat things you wouldn't normally be able to.

You've heard?

I actually got this idea

from someone who knows all about vegetables.

Tsumugi, I'm going to wash the vegetables.

Will you help me?

Okay!

It's cold!

Does it feel good?

Yup!

ROFL, daddy!