千葉県でサツマイモと言えば今は香取市になった旧栗源町が有名!そこで栽培されているサツマイモの品種名が付いた道の駅です。
同じ香取市にある旧佐原市の道の駅さわらと比べると目立たないが、周囲は田園風景と谷津地形が多く大変のどかな場所にあります。
農産物は栗源地区を中心として香取市や周辺地域のものを幅広く揃えています。春はタケノコやイチゴ、夏はカラフルなミニトマト、秋はブドウなどがあり、他には里芋や大和芋もあります。イチゴはその名のとおり美味しい割に他ではあまり見かけない「おいCベリー」がオススメ。
サツマイモは様々な品種がありますが、道の駅の名前となったベニコマチはあまり見かけない気がします。紅あずま・紅はるか・シルクスイート・安納芋などが主力です。
さらに干し芋も名産品。ほし娘とそのハネだし品のはねっ娘は全国の干し芋を食べたうちの親が絶賛する逸品。
他には地元の農家さんが作ったポテトチップスもあります。
建物外では1年を通して全国の果物や和菓子などを扱う出店がよく軒を連ねています。
また大学芋やサツマイモソフトクリームも売っています。
隣の建物は全国の道の駅と連携した物産が置いてあり貴重なお土産などを買うことができます。
裏には池がありザリガニやカエルがいます。そして檻には何故かクジャクが🦚
オリジナル商品もあり年間を通してサツマイモの品揃えも良く、周囲の景色ものどかなため、個人的に好きな道の駅の1つです。
(Translated by Google)
When it comes to sweet potatoes in Chiba Prefecture, the former Kurigen Town, which is now Katori City, is famous! This roadside station is named after the variety of sweet potatoes grown there.
Although it is not as conspicuous as the roadside station Sawara in the former Sawara City, which is also located in Katori City, it is located in a very idyllic location with many rural landscapes and valley topography.
We have a wide selection of agricultural products, mainly from the Kurigen area, but also from Katori City and surrounding areas. There are bamboo shoots and strawberries in spring, colorful cherry tomatoes in summer, and grapes in autumn, as well as taro and Yamato potatoes. As for strawberries, we recommend the ``Oi C Berry,'' which is delicious as the name suggests, but you won't find it anywhere else.
There are many different varieties of sweet potatoes, but I don't think you'll see many varieties of sweet potatoes, which is the name of the roadside station. The main varieties include Beni Azuma, Beni Haruka, Silk Sweet, and Anno Imo.
Dried sweet potatoes are also a specialty. Hoshi Musume and its Hanedashi product, Hanekko, are a masterpiece that my parents, who have eaten dried sweet potatoes from all over the country, rave about.
We also have potato chips made by local farmers.
Outside the building, there are many stalls selling fruits and Japanese sweets from all over the country throughout the year.
We also sell Daigakuimo and sweet potato soft serve ice cream.
The building next door has products that are linked to roadside stations across the country, so you can buy valuable souvenirs.
There is a pond in the back with crayfish and frogs. And for some reason there is a peacock in the cage🦚
It's one of my personal favorite roadside stations because it has original products, a good selection of sweet potatoes all year round, and the peaceful surrounding scenery.