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その日は日差しが強く、暑い日だった。「こりゃあ、冷たい蕎麦がいいな」と、前から気になっていた「ながら」に向かう。
店は小学校が近所にあり、昼休みなのだろうかワーワーと元気な声が聞こえる。そう言えば、俺はガキの頃は蕎麦なんか好きじゃなかったし、どれも同じだと思ってたなぁ。
蕎麦の味がわかるようになったことを老けたと捉えるか、大人になったと捉えるべきか、複雑な心境になる。まぁ前向きにとらえて美味しく頂くとするか。
「ながら」は一般住宅の一階部分と地下を改装して生まれた店のようだ。なので店の入り口の隣には店主宅と思われる玄関がある。勝手な想像だが脱サラして蕎麦屋を始めたのだろう。僕と同じ様に歳を重ねて蕎麦の魅力に気付いた人なのかもしれない
肝心の蕎麦は、細いながらも腰がある。きっと冷たい水でビシッと締められたのだろう。見た目も透明感があり美しい。ひと口頬張って「うん。美味い」。箸が進む、進む。
美味い蕎麦をくちゃくちゃ噛むのは野暮ったい。軽く噛んで飲み込む。蕎麦は喉越しを楽しむものだ、そして天麩羅だのは不要、と教えてくれる様な喉越しだ。蕎麦だけで十分に満足させてくれる。とはいえ、大盛りにしてしまうのは、まだ若い証。僕は蕎麦の深みの入り口に立った段階だろう。
シンプルで謙虚で目立たないながらも、しっかりとした腰の強さを持ち、穏やかに生きていくことの素晴らしさ。そして綺麗な歳の重ねて方を教えてくれる様な蕎麦だった。ここには、何かあった時にまた来よう。将来、この蕎麦の様になるために。