#164 食欲の秋 (Source of apatite in Autumn!)

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シンガポールに居つつ、今年は少しずつ日本への出張ができるようになっています。今週は今年３度目の日本出張。実は個人的に日本に行くときには、季節ごとにトピックがあります。例えば、夏に行くと洋服が買いたくなる。というかシンガポールはずっと夏なのでシンガポールで着れる服は夏にしか買えない。

今回は秋。秋！そう。もちろん食欲の秋です。いやー、紅葉をみたり、読書をしたかったりもしなくはないですが、まずは食です。いやー、何食べよう。いや違うんです（違わない）。今回は出張なんです。そう、食べるために帰るわけではないんです。松茸食べたいです。いや。結構仕事も詰まってるんです。さんまも食べたいです。。。いやー、抗えないですよね。

それはもう株式会社ぐるなびさんが、非常に分かりやすい調査結果を2022年に公開してくれています。食に関して楽しみな季節はいつですか？そうです、「秋」と答えさせたい質問です。これ日本だけなのでしょうか、それとも四季のある北半球の国はやはり秋が美味しいのでしょうか？気になる。かぼちゃとかやっぱり秋に実るんじゃないのかしら？

ちなみに「飲食店で食べたい食材」という、同じくちょっとみえみえな質問を男女別で聞いてますが、こちらは一部の食材で男女差あり。うん。そうですよね。スイーツですよね。栗とさつまいも。モンブランとスイートポテト。テンション上がりますね。右のグラフで唯一女性よりも男性が高いのは秋刀魚。新鮮なまるまると太った秋刀魚が食べたいです（食べます）。会社の近くに秋刀魚の美味しいランチはないでしょうか（急募）。

*上記文章は実データを使ってはいますが、ほぼ想像のフィクションです

Its getting easier to visit Japan now. We don't need PCR test any more. So I visit few times there for business. I'm visiting Japan this week for the 3rd time in this year. I personally have a mission depending on seasons when I go back to Japan. For example, summer is the season to buy cloth. Well, it is useless to by them in other season since Singapore is all day summer! Well, its freezing cold in the office though.

Its Autumn this time. Autumn!! Yes, Autumn is known for its food in Japan! It is also known for Autumn leaves, playing sports, reading books but … it is food to me… (Sorry). Ummm, What I'm gonna eat today? No (Yes). I'm not going to Japan for food, but business. I want to eat Matsutake mushroom. No. I'm busy working this time. I want to eat Saury (Sanma fish) so badly. OK. I should admit that I'm so excited.

There is a perfect report published by GURUNAVI in 2022 which shows how Japanese people associate Autumn and food. *GURUNAVI is the company run restaurant review/introduction service. The first question (The left) is "What season comes on top regarding good". Yes, this is the question to let people answer "Autumn". Actually is it only Japan or other countries which have seasons in northern hemisphere are the same? I'm assuming season for pumpkin are the same, for example?

Then the second question (right chart) is which ingredients you want to try in the restaurants by gender. Of course, GURUNAVI wants to draw your attention to restaurants Lol. There are gaps between female and male. Obviously they are chestnut and sweet potato. Mont Blanc cake and sweet potato. Sweets. Sounds too good. The only ingredient which Male shows higher score than female is Saury (Sanma fish). It is really the simbol of Autumn food for Japanese. I will definitely go for fresh, fatty grilled saury this time. Any good lunch place close to the office?

*This story uses real data but whole story is fiction.

Reference （参考）
1) GURUNAVI, INC. (2022), https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001192.000001511.html