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  • Winter individual hot pot, yukimi-style

    Nadaman Guest House, Shinjuku

    Winter individual hot pot, yukimi-style

    Even a veteran master chef can encounter dishes whose cooking method is impossible to grasp just by hearing about it or seeing it once. This Pro's…

    • Chilled Abalone Dish

      The Westin Tokyo Japanese Restaurant Mai

      Chilled Abalone Dish

      Even for a veteran master chef, there are many dishes whose preparation can't be understood just by hearing about them or seeing them once. That's…

      • Takasago-Style Dressed Dish / Shio-Kōji Dressed Dish

        Gajoen

        Takasago-Style Dressed Dish / Shio-Kōji Dressed Dish

        How to Make Takasago-ae / Shio-koji-ae The drive to improve, the curiosity to create something better and new — no matter how much experience or how…

        • Butterbur sprout in sweet syrup / moroko, a small lake fish, kombu roll

          Karuizawa Present Resort Karuizawa

          Takeharu Kadowaki

          Butterbur sprout in sweet syrup / moroko, a small lake fish, kombu roll

          How to Make Candied Fuki-no-tō (Butterbur Sprouts) / Moroko Kombu Rolls This kanroni, a syrup-simmered preserve, appears in a menu by the late master…

          • Monkfish hanging-cut

            Tokiwa Chef Association

            Monkfish hanging-cut

            How to Hang-Cut a Monkfish (Tsurushi-giri) Tsurushi-giri, or hang-cutting, is the traditional method for breaking down monkfish: a hook is passed…

            • Tableside tempura in a tatami room

              Tsukiji Mitsuta

              Tableside tempura in a tatami room

              How to Make Oza-shiki Tempura This time we introduce "oza-shiki tempura" (tatami-room tableside tempura). Tempura can be enjoyed three ways in a…

              • How to Fillet Wild Duck

                Hatagaya, Shonaisho

                How to Fillet Wild Duck

                How to Fillet Wild Duck The one with green feathers and a beautiful body from the head down is the male (mallard, "ao-kubi" = "blue neck" — on the…

                • Salmon head cartilage, simmered Yōrō-style

                  Salmon head cartilage, simmered Yōrō-style

                  How to Make Salmon Hizu Yōrō-ni (Simmered Nasal Cartilage) This is a technique that the founding chef, Heiji Tamura, learned during his…

                  • Carrot in Kuzu Sauce

                    Otemachi Tokyo Kaikan

                    Carrot in Kuzu Sauce

                    How to Make Kuzu Ninjin (Kuzu-Set Carrot) For kuzu ninjin, peel the carrot, cut it into thin rounds, boil until soft, press it through a fine sieve…

                    • Mountain yam grilled with golden egg yolk

                      Cooking Institute Aoyama Club

                      Mountain yam grilled with golden egg yolk

                      How to Make Kōbi-yaki Mountain Yam For kōbi-yaki mountain yam, peel the mountain yam thickly and cut it into pieces of a suitable size. Put the…

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