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Shrimp-shaped taro simmered to absorb the broth, kuruma prawn in a lightly glazed simmer, kabocha simmered to absorb the broth, carrot simmered to absorb the broth

This simmered course is one I make often in this season; everything is simmered in a light happō dashi (all-purpose seasoned dashi).

Burdock, mitsuba, and carrot kakiage, a new twist

For the burdock, mitsuba, and carrot kakiage with a twist, we kept the texture by coarsely mincing small kuruma prawns by hand. Besides deep-fried…

Ark shell, hard clam, and rapeseed blossoms, sea bream roe simmered to absorb the broth, herring-roe wakame, fava beans simmered green, kuruma prawn for color, sardine and soybean stew, Kyoto carrot cut into plum blossoms

Herring wrapped in wakame, mugwort wheat gluten wrapped in bamboo shoot inner skin, simmered conger eel in a paper-thin wrap, kuruma prawn minced-prawn cake, tube-cut burdock, plum-shaped carrot, butterbur simmered green

Suppon soup bowl course, scallion stuffed with suppon

For the clear-soup course, simmering vegetables in softshell turtle broth makes them extremely delicious, so this time I simmered grilled daikon in…

Scorpionfish Wrapped in White Kuzu with Its Own Liver

The soup-course dish is scorpionfish (okoze) wrapped in white kuzu with its own liver. Scorpionfish just before its summer spawning is spoken of in…

Summer vegetables and eel simmered Arima-style with sansho pepper

As for the simmered course's eel Arima-ni, after the eel is grilled, while it's still hot I push the bones up from the bottom toward the top and pull…

Smoked autumn-run bonito

For the smoked modori-gatsuo (fall bonito), the bonito is lightly seared to a tataki state, marinated, and then smoked. If it is cooked through…

Turban shell baked in its shell and served in a clear broth with julienned vegetables, fat greenling grilled on bamboo leaf

This is a grilled dish. As for the turban shell tsuboyaki in sawani-jitate broth, a plain tsuboyaki wouldn't be very interesting, and since it's the…

Momiji-wan

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…

Softshell Turtle and Turnip Ikomi

Clear-soup course: softshell turtle and turnip ikomi. Firm-blanch the turnip, peel the thin skin, hollow the centre. Simmer the turtle into stock as…

Yurikamome, sukiyaki-style stew

This is a novelty hot pot. Since I'm fond of the yurikamome, a black-headed gull, I've re-read the character suki — normally written with the…

Tilefish steamed in autumn-brocade style

Ise spiny lobster, Rikyu-style simmered

The simmered dish is Ise spiny lobster, Rikyu-style simmered (rikyu-ni, a classic preparation named for the tea master Sen no Rikyu). I lightly grill…

Snow-pellet clear soup, rolled juvenile sea bream

For the sea bream, I first salted it to remove any fishy odor, then plain-grilled it and simmered it in a mellow, mild clear-soup stock before…

Scallop mold in a yuzu shell

Yamagata beef loin and chocolate vine fruit, deep-fried in broth

Ark shell, gaper clam, cockle, small clam adductors, motte-giku chrysanthemum, cucumber, kabocha squash, carrot, julienned scallion

For the vinegared course, I quickly seared shellfish like ark shell and arranged them in a scattered style evoking gathered autumn leaves. It's…

Crab and lotus root yose

The soup course is a crab and lotus root yose. To keep the lotus root from discoloring, always soak it in vinegar water and then alum water. Boil it…

Chrysanthemum-cut Juzen eggplant, simmered to absorb flavor

Variation on Kenchin Soup

The clear-soup course is a variation on kenchin soup. Since we have been getting more foreign guests lately, I use oil-passed tilefish, millet…

• ¥200

• Cook time 20 min

Abalone and bamboo shoot shinjo

This is the clear-soup course. For the abalone and bamboo shoot shinjo, the abalone is topped with kombu and sliced daikon, vacuum-sealed, and…

Quail Soup Bowl

The soup bowl course is the quail soup bowl. Quail meat and mallard duck are shaped into a triangle and usually served simply with millet…

Season's-farewell winter melon in a thick starch-bound stew, abalone and deep-fried tofu fritter

●Abalone hiryōzu, a deep-fried tofu fritter: a hiryōzu batter is made from tofu, combined with abalone that has been steamed with sake and cut up…