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Zuiki tōji-maki with conger eel in a shinjo coating, lily bulb simmered in happō dashi

This is the simmered course. For the zuiki tōji-maki with conger eel in a shinjo coating, the obvious approach would be to simply add simmered conger…

• Serves 4 · ¥2,200

• Cook time 1 hr

Aigamo duck jibu-ni with sudare-fu, shiitake, grilled tofu, komatsuna, and wasabi

This time, on 'simmered dishes,' I learned from chef Muraishi (Ginza Kakiyasu). I take up 'jibu-ni.'

Edo Heritage Vegetable Tempura

Senjyu leeks are deep-fried to retain their aroma and texture. This improves the texture and sweetn…

End-of-Season Winter Vegetables and Kawaba Hotaka Salmon Steamed in Hot-Spring Water

This course marking the end of the sake pairing makes use of napa cabbage and Japanese mustard spinach as end-of-season winter vegetables. For…

• Serves 1 · ¥860

• Cook time 40 min

Clear soup style, bottarga, lotus root mochi

Continuing the reconception of dishes favored in Tokyo and Niigata cuisine, this time it's a clear-soup preparation (sumashi-jitate). We pair…

• Serves 1 · ¥530

• Cook time 40 min

Pike conger peony

This is the prep work for hamo. At my restaurant we process hamo by boiling it whole, so when I source hamo, I ask the supplier not to remove the…

• Serves 1 · ¥300

• Cook time 40 min

Abalone Grilled with Sake and Salt, Butter-Flavored

This is the grilled course. For the abalone grilled with sake and salt, I give the abalone a butter flavor. I scrub live abalone thoroughly and clean…

Cod Shirako Clear Soup

This time, we used cod milt to evoke the image of a snowy landscape.

Charcoal-Grilled Koshi no Tori Chicken, Noppe-Style Zoni

A modern take on regional cuisine Original regional dish: noppe Looking back on the history of dishes that have been eaten since long ago, I came to…

• Serves 4 · ¥365.5

• Cook time 3 hr

Kurosatsuma chicken, Kaga-style simmered dish

Five-color vegetables, simmered

This time, we learned about the simmered course from Master Instructor Tomizawa (Yoshimura). We feature a colored simmered dish.

Simmered course: roe-bearing ayu wrapped jakago-style, mountain yam wrapped in kombu, shrimp and komatsuna shinoda roll, chrysanthemum manju, layered shiitake

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…