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Bamboo-leaf sushi, three flavors

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

• Serves 4 · ¥174.7

• Cook time 1 hr

Shrimp-shaped taro manju

Using ebi-imo as an end-of-season winter ingredient, along with both winter and spring ingredients, we aimed for a dish that would warm guests during…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 1 hr

Bamboo shoots simmered in clam brine, clam fried in egg-yolk batter, kuruma prawn Shiba-style simmered

As for the bamboo shoots simmered in clam brine, they are normally simmered with bonito dashi and wakame to make wakatake-ni (bamboo shoots and…

• ¥1,300

• Cook time 1 hr

'Seasonal colors on green bamboo': trough shell clam with vinegared myoga and egg-yolk vinegar, young ayu and baby corn wrapped in conger eel and deep-fried fragrant, Yanaka ginger deep-fried in tea leaves, baby octopus simmered in black tea, baby tiger prawn simmered in lemon tea, Japanese whiting grilled with egg yolk, baby turban shell simmered in black tea escargot-style, and two kinds of tea-rice chimaki

This is a piece of Japanese-cuisine development built around imported teas. The teas used are 'honey-fragrance black tea, green tea (Cuiluo), dark…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,338

• Cook time 2 hr

Tomato and soy milk kneaded tofu

The tomato's acidity is neutralized with soy milk, and tapioca starch gives it a soft texture.

Okutone Trout and Spring Vegetable Carpaccio

This is a sashimi course dish that expresses local heritage. For the Okutone trout and spring vegetable carpaccio, I paired Okutone trout, a branded…

• Serves 1 · ¥320

• Cook time 30 min

Spring sea bream in clear seafood broth — seared tofu, shiitake, garland chrysanthemum greens, julienned scallion, sansho leaf

This time, we learned about the clear-soup course from Instructor Wada (Nihon Ryōri Aogaki). We feature the clear seafood broth.

Mallard grilled with fresh greens, stuffed burdock root, splendid alfonsino and sea urchin grilled rapeseed-style

Grilled dishes. For the mallard new-greenery grill, the duck is steamed at 65°C for about 15 minutes, the fat is trimmed, it is pierced all over with…

• Serves 20 · ¥2,060

• Cook time 20 min

Wild mountain vegetables, miso-flavored, yogurt-topped: mountain udo, bracken fern, mountain garlic, bamboo shoot, fava bean, radish, crumbled fried egg, plain yogurt, strained white miso

This time we've knife-cut the radish into a janome (bull's-eye) pattern, but depending on the dish, we vary the knife-work — sometimes simply slicing…

Clam shinjo

Julienned vegetable clear soup with mitsuba, udo, shiitake, bamboo shoot, pork back fat, and pepper

For the vegetables in sawani-wan, adding them in order starting with the ones that take longest to cook gives the dish a better balance of textures.

Sansai in white-vinegar dressing (mountain udo, warabi, chives, bamboo shoot, fava bean, radish)

This time, on 'vinegared dishes,' I learned from chef Iizuka (Asakusa View Hotel). This time I take up 'shiro-zu-ae.'

Bamboo Shoot and Awaji Beef Horaku-Yaki

From our creative dishes using bamboo shoots, this is the additional course. "Tai Horaku-yaki" is a traditional dish of Awaji Island in which sea…

• Serves 1 · ¥2,240

• Cook time 2 days

Niigata Noppe

A modern take on regional cuisine Original regional dish: Niigata noppe Wanting to preserve the 'deliciousness' handed down since long ago for a…

• Serves 4 · ¥1,000

• Cook time 2 hr

Nori-Grilled Tiger Pufferfish Milt, New Bamboo Shoot and Jidori Chicken

“Knorr® Chicken Consommé” makes generous use of extract from fresh, domestic mature hens (“rōkei”), together with chicken meat and chicken fat…

• ¥1,500

• Cook time 5 hr

Bamboo Shoot Tosa-ni, Simmered Sea Bream Roe, Octopus Sakura-ni

With the presentation in mind, this time I set out to express both the gorgeous fragrance of cherry blossoms and vivid coloring. This is the simmered…

• Serves 1 · ¥290

• Cook time 2 hr

Spring turnip, Japanese-style pot-au-feu

This is the simmered course. For the spring turnip Japanese-style pot-au-feu, we hollow out the turnip into a small kettle shape and fill it with…

White plum-shaped taro, kuruma prawn simmered shiba-ni style, early-dug bamboo shoot, milt simmered in egg yolk

This proposes a way to use true cod milt at the end of its season (nagori). This is the simmered course. The milt simmered in egg yolk takes milt…

• Serves 1 · ¥450

• Cook time 1 hr

Domestic Wagyu Beef Shabu-Shabu with Jasmine Tea

Lastly, for the hot-pot course, this is domestic Wagyu beef shabu-shabu with jasmine tea. The meat is Kobe beef, and after considering what tea would…

Prized abalone with spring vegetables and shark fin

As for the fukura awabi with spring vegetables and shark fin, it was made in a small hot-pot style. Abalone has a sense of luxury and refined umami…

• ¥933

• Cook time 2 hr

Mock tofu, mock sawara yuba, deep-fried stuffed Daitokuji-fu, apricot rings, turnip achara pickle, checkerboard kombu roll, vegetarian tsukune matsukaze, bamboo shoot grilled with sansho sprout, glazed simmered taro, carrot fritters

The apricot rings were included because eating something sweet brings out the flavor of the other dishes. For the turnip achara pickle, I cut the…

Cherry salmon grilled roll with julienned vegetables, bamboo shoot grilled with sansho leaf, roast beef three ways

This is the grilled course. For the cherry salmon kenchin-yaki, the cherry salmon is cut lengthwise into 10 cm widths, butterflied open, dusted with…

• Serves 1 · ¥680

• Cook time 30 min

Cod grilled with three flavors

This is a use of the winter ingredient cod. We made cod sanmi-yaki for the enjoyable value of being able to eat three dishes at once. Nagaimo (a type…

• Serves 1 · ¥800

• Cook time 1 hr

Spanish mackerel grilled in a spring-mountain style, clam grilled with tofu skin, bamboo shoot grilled with sansho leaf, apricot wafer confection

The Spanish mackerel grilled in a spring-mountain style expresses a scene from my hometown. As for the clam grilled with yuba, if you simply grill…