SEARCH

Fiddlehead fern in fried tofu, green-necked duck roast

Our guests are mostly somewhat older women visiting on pilgrimage during the day, and business parties such as client entertaining in the evening…

Turnip and shark fin egg custard, shrimp tsukune with usugaki garnish, cod roe wrapped in yuba, shrimp-shaped taro simmered to soak

For the simmered-dish course's shrimp tsukune, I make it twice a year — once when new spring onions come in, and once in autumn when the firm…

Vegan simmered "pork belly", wave-cut konjac, accordion-cut white melon, green taro stem, fan-cut carrot, and taro mustard

For "Giving Value to Vegan Cuisine within Japanese Cuisine," thinking of veganism as also tied to religious belief, we wanted people who can't even…

• Serves 6 · ¥80

• Cook time 50 min

Yuba-wrapped tilefish, Kamo eggplant

This is a simmered dish. For the yuba-wrapped tilefish, I use snow crab as the core, wrapped together with tilefish and hand-pulled tofu skin…

• ¥700

• Cook time 1 hr

Loach and young burdock simmered with sansho pepper, simmered rolled shrimp, golden-simmered new potatoes, udo simmered with bonito flakes

This is a simmered dish course. For the loach and young burdock simmered Arima-style, I split larger loach open and quick-blanch the skin side in…

• ¥520

• Cook time 2 hr

Chrysanthemum-Cut Turnip, Tender-Simmered Abalone

This is a simmered dish. For the chrysanthemum-cut turnip, the turnip is boiled in rice-rinsing water, then simmered while keeping the temperature as…

• ¥1,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Tilefish, Shinshu-Steamed

This is an additional recommended dish. For the tilefish Shinshu-steamed, I first grill the tilefish, then drape a soft soba-gaki — a buckwheat…

• ¥280

• Cook time 40 min

Chrysanthemum-cut turnip stuffed with wagyu beef

This is the simmered course. For the chrysanthemum-cut turnip stuffed with wagyu, I simmer the sinewy cuts of Japanese Black wagyu shigure-style, mix…

• ¥460

• Cook time 50 min

Red-and-white turnip, steamed; salt-cured yellowtail; bottarga

This is the steamed dish. For the Salt-Cured Yellowtail, use fresh yellowtail, rinse the blood off thoroughly, and salt the whole fish evenly with a…

Monkfish liver and Shogoin daikon simmered assortment

This is the monkfish liver and Shogoin daikon takiawase. We simmer the monkfish liver fairly firmly, and finish the daikon with a light flavor…

Prawn-shaped taro simmered in oil, savory-simmered local splendid alfonsino, burdock root simmered to absorb flavor, matsutake, ginkgo-leaf shaped taro

This is a simmered course. For the ebi-imo abura-ni, the ebi-imo is first simmered Tosa-ni style (in a bonito-flavored seasoned broth), then coated…

Octopus Simmered Tender, Amber Jelly

This is a chilled nimono, a simmered dish. For the octopus in the simmered-tender amber jelly, the octopus is beaten with daikon and softened by…

New-season Danshaku potato and chicken manju, deep-fried and simmered rockfish, udo simmered in a clear broth

This is the simmered course. For the new-season Danshaku potato and chicken manju, I steam the potatoes and press them through a sieve, use jōshinko…

Beef Loin Hot Pot

This is the course serving as an alternative to the simmered dish. This time, I made it a beef loin hot pot. The beef loin is grilled, coated once in…

Smoked salmon, walnut and ginkgo in a rich cream dressing, sea bream salted and fermented with shredded mountain yam

Braised Pork Belly with Spring Vegetables

This is kakuni, braised pork belly, with spring vegetables. The pork is a brand called Pineapple Pork, raised on pineapple, which gives the meat a…

Oyster tofu, golden-simmered cod milt, glossy-simmered kuruma prawn, Kyoto taro simmered to absorb the broth, burdock rolled in yuba

The simmered dish is oyster tofu. It contains oysters, carrot, shiitake mushroom, ginkgo nuts, and ground fish paste. The yuba yawata-maki wraps…

Monkfish liver wrapped in daikon, crab and taro temari balls, donko shiitake with two fillings, knotted millet wheat-gluten cake, scallion wrapped in tofu skin

The simmered course is monkfish liver kinuta-maki. Since I wanted to keep the monkfish liver's shape intact, I steamed it once, then wrapped it in…

Dried Cod, Kuruma Prawn Simmered Shiba-ni Style, Ebi-imo Taro Simmered in Broth, Glazed Kabocha Squash, Kuwai Simmered in Broth, Glazed Carrot, and Turnip Tofu

These days you can get very convenient dried cod. In the past it used to take a great deal of time to rehydrate, but the kind I'm using today can be…

Roe-bearing sweetfish kombu roll, spiny lobster simmered in the shell, tofu skin fried and simmered, autumn eggplant simmered in wine

For the simmered course's autumn eggplant simmered in wine, the eggplant is first color-simmered to preserve its hue. The seasoning is kept light…

Shrimp-shaped taro simmered in all-purpose seasoned dashi, leaf-attached chrysanthemum-cut turnip, glazed simmered autumn eggplant, savory-simmered shiitake, maple-leaf-cut carrot, ginkgo-leaf-cut kabocha squash, and green beans

For the simmered dish, since it's served family-style on a large platter, I arranged it colorfully on a piece of old Kutani ware. The ebi-imo is…

Shrimp-shaped taro, new bamboo shoot, duck jibu-ni

For the simmered dish, I made our restaurant's standard 'black' simmered dish, but rather than simmering the ebi-imo (shrimp-shaped taro) as is and…

Duck and Taro

For the taro in this dish, I normally peel it, boil it in rice-rinse water with one whole chili pepper added, wash off the sliminess thoroughly, and…

Ise lobster peony-style simmered, peony-leaf-cut winter melon green-simmered, shino-cut mountain asparagus white-simmered, water-ripple-cut eggplant color-simmered, sweet whole carrot gently simmered