柿の葉寿司の発祥は、魚の保存性を高めるために柿の葉で包んだことが由来だそうです。ですが葉っぱにご飯を包むといえば、思い出すのが、有間皇子の和歌です。
It is said that the origin of persimmon leaf sushi originated from the fact that it was wrapped in persimmon leaves to increase the preservation of fish. But when it comes to wrapping rice in leaves, what I remember is Prince Arima’s waka,Japanese poem.
「旅にあれば笥に盛る飯を草枕旅にしあれば椎の葉に盛る」
“When I’m at home, I put rice on the plate , but now I’m on a trip, so I put it on the leaves of the beech tree.”
家では食器に盛るご飯を、旅先なので椎の葉に盛って食べる、という内容ですが、この時作者の有間皇子は、不幸な旅の中にいました。これは有間皇子が、皇位継承争いの中で捕えられ取り調べを受けるための旅の途中に詠んだ和歌で、いつもと違う環境を述べることで、不安や孤独が歌われています。奈良時代は皇位継承争いによる皇族の処刑が多かった時代で、皇子の悲劇とともにこの和歌が伝えられています。
At this time, the author, Prince Arima, was on an unhappy journey. This is a waka written by Prince Arima during his journey to be captured in the battle for the succession to the Imperial Throne and to be interrogated, and anxiety and loneliness are sung by describing an unusual environment . The Nara period was a time when there were many executions of the imperial family due to the succession dispute, and this waka has been handed down along with the tragedy of the prince.
奈良の柿の葉寿司を食べながら、そんな古事を思い出しました。
While eating persimmon leaf sushi in Nara, I remembered such an ancient event.
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