北海道もこのところ、まるで盛夏の気候が続いております。連日ほぼ30度ほどの気温でさすがに日中は屋外での散歩を避け、早朝時間に済ませるようになってきているので、さらに早起きに。
　で、食品では写真のような「漬物用メロン」が店頭に並ぶようになって来た。これは「ウリ」という方が正しいのではないかと思うのですが、最近ではメロンが一般名化しているので、こういった呼び名になっている。本当はウリの一種でしょう。これが甘くなる品種だと「カンロ」とされたりする。わたしは、この「漬物メロン」を適当に１口大に切ってジッパー袋に入れて、軽く塩振りした上で浅漬けのモトで漬け込む。
　この出来上がりの浅漬けが無上の好物。
　どんな主食とも合うのですが、なかなかなのが蕎麦や冷や麦との食べ合わせ。
　暑い日の夕方、麺類のつけ麺を食べながら、この浅漬けを食べる快感は、まことに「夏」を感じさせてくれる。単純な性格をしているので、昨晩など、このまま涅槃に到達しているかと思えてくる（笑）。
　値段もタテの長さで12-3cmのヤツが４個入っていて240円でした。200円くらいの場合もある。写真のできあがり漬物だと１個の1/8程度なので、この盛り付けで原材料費は7-8円程度ということになる。最近はなんでも値上がり傾向が続いていますが、こういうウレシイ夏野菜も出回り始めてきていて、まことに救世主。
　たのしく夏を乗り切っていく頼もしい助っ人が大登場であります。

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[Pickled melon, a typical Hokkaido summer delicacy]
A reliable savior for the common people appeared with the arrival of summer. The raw material cost is 7-8 yen for this picture. It’s truly a no-brainer! ……

　Hokkaido has recently been experiencing the weather as if it were midsummer. The temperature has been almost 30 degrees Celsius every day, and as expected, people are avoiding outdoor walks during the daytime and getting up even earlier to finish them in the early morning hours.
　In the food industry, “pickle melons” like the one in the photo have started to appear on store shelves. I think it would be more correct to call them “cucumbers,” but since melon has become a common name these days, this is what they are called. In truth, it is probably a type of cucumber. If this is a variety that is sweeter, it is sometimes called “kanro. I cut the melons into bite-sized pieces, put them in a zipper bag, sprinkle them lightly with salt, and pickle them using the “asazuke” method.
　The resulting pickled melon is my favorite.
　It goes well with any staple food, but what is not so easy is to eat it with soba noodles or cold barley.
　On a hot evening, the pleasure of eating this asazuke while eating tsukemen (noodles) really makes me feel “summer”. Being of a simple nature, last night I felt as if I had reached nirvana (laugh).
　The price was 240 yen for 4 pieces of 12-3 cm in length, sometimes 200 yen. The finished pickles in the photo are about 1/8 of one piece, so the cost of raw materials for this serving would be about 7-8 yen. Recently, the price of everything has been on the rise, but these summer vegetables are starting to appear on the market, and they are a real lifesaver.
　We have a reliable helper who will help us get through the summer happily.

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Posted on 6月 30th, 2025 by 三木 奎吾
Filed under: おとこの料理＆食