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Black-Roasted Brown Rice Coffee and Tea Snack

Black-roasting is a technique that has existed in Japan since ancient times; I first learned of it while studying macrobiotics. Carbonizing…

• Serves 1 · ¥180

• Cook time 5 min

Kabocha squash manju chawanmushi with an oolong tea aroma

This is a steamed dish made with oolong tea. For the kabocha manju chawanmushi, I used an oolong that's clean and light, without any off-flavors, to…

• Serves 1 · ¥150

• Cook time 30 min

Dōman-Gani, Taro Manjū

So that the flavor of Dōman crab -- said to be a phantom crab -- comes through firmly, I wrap the crab meat in taro that's been pressed through a…

Sajima Octopus, Pear Vinegar

‘Pear vinegar’ is a technique with a long history, but pairing it with octopus reveals a fresh appeal. This is a mukozuke dish, a sashimi course…

• Serves 1 · ¥800

• Cook time 30 min

Egg Yolk Shuto Glaze

As for the appetizer "Egg Yolk Shuto Glaze," egg-yolk shuto (salted, fermented bonito innards) is an all-purpose glaze that tastes good drizzled over…

• Serves 1 · ¥215

• Cook time 2 hr

Steamed Abalone, Lotus Root Mochi, Baby Mustard Greens

By steaming the abalone with absolutely no seasoning at all, I concentrate the umami the ingredient naturally has. I shave katsuobushi right in front…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,500

• Cook time 10 min

Oil-cured Pacific saury, duck cutlet sandwich, monkfish liver in a hollowed yuzu shell, and saikyo-miso-cured monkfish

This is the winter course. The Oil-Cured Pacific Saury is made the way oil-sardines are made, but using saury instead of sardine. Soaking it once in…

• Serves 1 · ¥800

• Cook time 1 hr

Bamboo shoot manjū, baby octopus rice cracker, two-color icefish fritters

This is a deep-fried dish designed with the presentation in mind. The bamboo shoot manjū uses a butterbur-sprout sauce to bring out the "faintly…

• Serves 1 · ¥400

• Cook time 1 hr

Ayu and Eggplant Terrine, Uruka Red Wine Sauce

At Amanemu, where I work, guests from overseas have declined, but I designed this menu anticipating that they will eventually return, Sweetfish, a…

• Serves 2 · ¥1,500

• Cook time 50 min

Roe-bearing sweetfish, oil-steamed with white vinegar dressing

For the roe-bearing ayu, oil-steamed with white vinegar dressing, I could never quite enjoy the dry, mealy texture of the roe, so I thought about how…

• Serves 1 · ¥395

• Cook time 2 days

White sesame mizu-yokan (fig purée, strained red bean paste, kuzu-starch noodles, toasted sesame)

This confectionery technique is one I learned from Mr. Oguma, who has looked after me since I was young. It was a mizu-yokan (a chilled, lightly set…

• Serves 1 · ¥200

• Cook time 1 hr

Giant Pacific octopus grilled and steeped in dashi

This is an appetizer built around the theme of new ways of serving seafood. For the Giant Pacific Octopus Yaki-hitashi, octopus is usually served as…

• Serves 1 · ¥460

• Cook time 1 hr

Scallop and kuruma prawn lotus-root cake, Hakata-style steamed, with dried scallop sauce

For the scallop and kuruma prawn lotus-root cake, Hakata-style steamed, with dried-scallop sauce, scallop is thick-fleshed and full of flavor, but…

• ¥620

• Cook time 30 min

Freshly Made Sesame Tofu, Sea Urchin, Kombu-Water Jelly Broth

We insist on sesame that's 'freshly toasted, freshly pressed' and tofu that's 'freshly kneaded': we knead it fresh every day, one hour before…

• Serves 1 · ¥3,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Turnip and Duck Jibu-ni

This is a dish we've served since our restaurant's opening, out of my wish to 'preserve the excellent dishes that have existed since long ago.' It's…

• Serves 1 · ¥800

• Cook time 2 hr

Isaki Deep-Fried with Ume Vinegar

Isaki (threeline grunt) deep-fried with ume vinegar is a fried dish for the height of summer, so I finished it with ume vinegar for a refreshing…

• ¥365

• Cook time 1 hr

Salmon, Ikura, and Mushroom Rice, with Salmon Yuan-Yaki

A masterpiece cooked up with a rich, clear seafood stock in which you can sense the umami of a variety of fish, making lavish use of showcase…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 30 min

Whiting tokusa-age — conger eel yawata-age, rich dashi, myoga

This time, I learned about "agemono" from Master Toru Sugai (Tokyo Kaikan Mitsubishi Club). I will be focusing on "Tokusaage."

Yellowtail Sake-Lees Yuan-yaki, Lotus Root Mochi

This is a use of the winter ingredient yellowtail. This is the grilled course. For the yellowtail sake-lees yuan-yaki, the yellowtail is filleted…

• Serves 1 · ¥400

• Cook time 1 days

Edamame Tofu, Corn Surinagashi, Abalone Steamed with Sake, Kuruma Prawn

Wanting guests to enjoy the aroma of July's seasonal ingredients through a variety of soup courses, I made this dish using summer vegetables just…

• Serves 1 · ¥520

• Cook time 2 hr

Simmered and steeped — white asparagus, clam, wasabi flower, soy-marinated salmon roe, shiso flower spike

This time, we learned about "sakizuke" (the appetizer course) from Technical Director Yoshiaki Masumoto (Norinchukin Bank Meguro Branch Office). We…

Cold-season yellowtail teriyaki

For the warm dish of cold-season yellowtail teriyaki, we add five kinds of daikon to balance the five flavors. The sweetness of the Yukinoshita…

• Serves 1 · ¥420

• Cook time 2 min

Wagyu Sirloin

This is a grilled dish introduced as a way to work around rising ingredient costs. For the wagyu sirloin charcoal-grilled with bamboo shoot, wagyu is…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 30 min

Rice, Rice, Rice

Rice is an inseparable presence in Japanese cuisine, so as a chef standing in a position connecting producers and consumers, I created this dish with…

• Serves 2 · ¥400

• Cook time 40 min