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滋賀の山の中の野辺にぽつんと佇む一軒の小さなカフェ。
私はその店のウッドデッキの席に腰を下ろし、少し深呼吸をしてみた。眼前には、空の青と畑の緑がまるで一枚の絵画のように広がっている。都会では味わうことのできない、ゆったりとした時間の流れ、吹き抜ける風が優しく、音を奏でていた。
この店――「ソラノネ食堂」。名前の通り、空と大地の“音”が、ここでは確かに聴こえてくる気がする。
まず運ばれてきたのは、かまどご飯セット。見た目の美しさだけでなく、ひとつひとつの料理に、作り手の思いや哲学がにじみ出ている。自家製のお味噌汁には、地元野菜の滋味が詰まっていて、どこか懐かしい。副菜の一つ一つが、まるで小さな主役のように丁寧に盛りつけられているのだ。
カレー好きの私が思わず頼んだ「畑の恵みカレー」もまた、驚きの一皿だった。野菜のひとつひとつが主張していて、スパイスは主張しすぎず、それでいて深く響く。雑穀米の優しい甘さと相まって、身体がすっと軽くなるような感覚を覚えた。
別で注文したスパニッシュオムレツ。ふわりと焼き上がり、卵の味と、そしてトマトソースの酸味が素晴らしいバランスで絶品だった。
テラスから見える風景は、まさに“日常の向こう側”だ。山並みの稜線、揺れる稲穂、そして遠くで笑い声が風に乗って聞こえてくる。
珈琲を飲みながらぼんやりと遠くを眺めていると、自分の輪郭が少しずつほどけていくようだった。忙しさに追われる毎日から、ほんの少しだけ抜け出せた気がした。
「素材にこだわってます」と言う店は多い。だが、ここは“こだわり”が押しつけがましくない。むしろ、すっと寄り添ってくれるような優しさがある。オーガニックだから偉いんじゃない。ただ、畑で育った命を、なるべくそのままの形で、まっすぐ届けようとしているだけなのだ。
食事とは、腹を満たすだけでなく、心を耕すことでもある。そんな言葉が、ここでは自然と浮かんできた。
美味しかったです。
ごちそうさまでした。