Mr. Yoshiharu Doi and Mariko Doi who did the final recording with a smile (C) TV Asahi
Culinary researcher Yoshiharu Doi spoke about the final episode of TV Asahi's long-running cooking program "Okazu no Cooking", which has continued for 48 years. Two shots of a smile and a bouquet of flowers from announcer Mariko Do, an assistant, have been released. [Photo] Doana taught by Mr. Doi "Cooking of side dishes", which will end its 48-year history on March 26, is "Doi Cooking", which is the main cooking researcher Masaru Doi, who is the father of Mr. Yoshiharu. Started in April 1974 as Katsu TV Cooking Class. At that time, it was broadcast for five minutes in the evening from Monday to Friday, and Katsu's gentle Kansai dialect and home-cooked recipes gained popularity. Yoshiharu made his first appearance on the program in April 1988 (31 years old at the time). In the spring of 1993, he took over the program and pursued Japanese home cooking that fits modern life. Since October 2000, it has been a 25-minute program once a week, and has been loved by many people for many years with its witty narrative and easy-to-make recipes. From the summer of 2015, we propose “one soup and one dish” that reconsiders the style of Japanese home cooking. With a smile, he introduces the last recipe, “Spring soup one dish”. At the end of the program, Mr. Yoshiharu, who was presented with a bouquet by his assistant Doana, said, ``At first, I couldn't smile at the camera, so I thought the announcer was amazing. I think I've finally been able to do it recently," with a big smile on his face. I think that there is true happiness in the basics of ". In addition, a ceremony was held after the recording, and members related to the program such as Yoshitsugu Watanabe, Akira Fujii, Kensuke Sakurai, Naoko Kubota, who were assistants in the past, gathered and talked about memories.
