
Aoyama Hana-Michou
Roast beef kimiage, somen noodles, truffle salt
This time I introduce kimiage. The batter, made by adding water to egg yolk and mixing in flour, turns a vivid yellow color, which is why it's also…
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Aoyama Hana-Michou
This time I introduce kimiage. The batter, made by adding water to egg yolk and mixing in flour, turns a vivid yellow color, which is why it's also…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This is a nine-item appetizer assortment. For the soba-gaki-style tamba-mushi, the sweetness of the chestnuts varies considerably by season, so the…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This time, on 'fried dishes,' I learned from chef Namai (Aoyama's 'Hana Michō'). This time I take up 'hakusen-age.'

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This time, we will introduce Shirosenage, a fluffy fried food made with a batter made from water-di…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This is the deep-fried course. For the tilefish matsukasa-age — a pine-cone style deep-fry — the tilefish is cut into pieces with the scales left on…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This time, on 'fried dishes,' I learned from chef Namai (Aoyama's 'Hana Michō'). This time I take up 'kimiage.'

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This is the grilled course. For the seared abalone with turnip pasta-style, the abalone is cooked sous-vide. This results in very little shrinkage…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
Finally, the fish course. For the grilled tilefish with liver oil, the liver oil is made by prepping the liver and simmering it in oil until it melts…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
Next is the simmered course. The Ise spiny lobster, simmered in the shell, is finished with white miso, and at the end fresh cream is added to round…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
First, as an alternate soup course. For the ikura in this silky soup course, place skein-form salmon roe (sujiko) in lukewarm water and gently loosen…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
Next is the meat course. For the beef and lotus root butter-ponzu grill, the butter ponzu is made by reducing ponzu, adding butter and sugar, and…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This is the soup course. For the momiji-wan, I made something like a light clear soup with julienned vegetables and meat using pike conger skin…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This is an alternate hot course. For the oyster soufflé, since this was for an exhibition, I topped it with a choux pastry shell instead of an actual…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
This is the simmered course. For the softshell turtle and root vegetable agebitashi — deep-fried and then steeped in seasoned broth — the turtle's…

Aoyama Hana-Michou
Next is the fried course. For the loose-fried sea cucumber, we cut off the top and bottom of the sea cucumber, then wrap gauze around a pair of…