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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…

Young sweetfish three-color sushi, sweetfish pressed in layers, tade-dried sweetfish (tale of the aromatic fish)

This is the Tale of the Aromatic Fish course. These days, it seems pure wild ayu can no longer be obtained. For young ayu three-color sushi, small…

• ¥1,850

• Cook time 1 days

Charcoal-Grilled Ayu with Aonori and Clam Porridge

The ayu is first filleted and de-boned, then its innards — soaked in sake and wind-dried — are carefully returned to the fish. It's a labor-intensive…

• Serves 4 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 20 min

Ayu Vinegared Dish (Mikadoya)

This dish cures ayu (sweetfish) overnight in kombu to draw out its umami and give it a silky richness. It's finished light and refreshing, paired…

• Serves 1 · ¥800

• Cook time 1 hr

Ayu Bitter Uruka (Mikadoya)

It's cured in salt and stirred every day without fail for six months, checking its condition, to concentrate its distinctive bitterness and umami…

• Serves 10 · ¥800

Salt-Grilled Ayu (Mikadoya)

Salt-grilled ayu is the true essence of Mikadoya. The fish are kept in tanks for one to two days to fully purge any muddiness, and their size, shape…

• Serves 5 · ¥5,000

• Cook time 30 min

Ayu Segoshi (Mikadoya)

A special dish available only for a limited time, from right after the season opens until late July, before the ayu's bones harden. From August…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 10 min

Ayu Nanban Porridge (Mikadoya)

Founded in 1934 in Nichihara, Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture, our restaurant Mikadoya serves a range of dishes made with ayu from the clear Takatsu…

• Serves 10 · ¥8,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Ayu and Winter Melon (Mikadoya)

Founded in 1934 in Nichihara, Tsuwano Town, Shimane Prefecture, our restaurant Mikadoya serves a range of dishes made with ayu from the clear Takatsu…

• Serves 12 · ¥10,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Young Sweetfish Oil-Sardine

This is a sauce chosen by color—an expression through color. For this additional course, I came up with 'oil sardine' as a new way to enjoy sweetfish…

• Serves 1 · ¥540

• Cook time 1 hr

Charcoal-Grilled Young Sweetfish

Under the theme "sauce," I also looked at some Western-style recipes for reference. I personally enjoy creative-style cooking too, so even though…

• Serves 2 · ¥800

• Cook time 30 min

Gujo Sweetfish Karaage, Nori Fragrance

This was developed under the theme "a sauce with presence." For this fried course, I combined sweetfish fried until fragrant in rice flour with a…

• Serves 1 · ¥700

• Cook time 40 min

Bonito Sashimi, Beet Fragrance

From the theme "sauces chosen by color," or ways of expressing color, I designed a "sauce with presence." The sashimi course brings together bonito…

• Serves 1 · ¥470

• Cook time 20 min