
Rosy seabass steamed with turnip
The clear-soup course is a blackthroat seaperch turnip clear soup. For the maple-leaf tofu, I made a red bell pepper kuzu-starch-set tofu and cut it…

The clear-soup course is a blackthroat seaperch turnip clear soup. For the maple-leaf tofu, I made a red bell pepper kuzu-starch-set tofu and cut it…

The pre-course dish is simmered abalone, herring roe, kombu, crisp dried-and-sliced daikon, and fresh cucumber, all prepared as matsumae-zuke.

The soft-shell crab in the fried course is swimming crab that has just molted. A crab caught right after molting isn't something that's traditionally…

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…

As for the grilled dish's tokobushi (small abalone) Arima-yaki: I first clean the tokobushi thoroughly, then score it with a fine cross-hatch knife…

The clear-soup course is shrimp chrysanthemum shinjo. In the old days the shrimp would have been pounded with the spine of a deba knife, but at our…


As for the oyster hagi-yaki, oysters vary quite a bit in size from one to another, so to even out the size I wrap them in bacon. The idea is that you…

As for the yam bulbils deep-fried in sea urchin batter, the key point when frying in the sea urchin batter is that if the oil temperature runs too…


Nihonbashi - Tokyo Kaikan Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd. Nihonbashi Sales Office
Sumio Udagawa
The apple yogurt mousse is set into a baked apple that's been hollowed out to serve as a shell, and it's served chilled. Baking an apple for a long…

Nihonbashi - Tokyo Kaikan Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd. Nihonbashi Sales Office
Sumio Udagawa
The yuzu castella manju is styled to resemble a yuzu fruit. I filled it with a filling that has margarine mixed in, though I think it would be plenty…

Nihonbashi - Tokyo Kaikan Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd. Nihonbashi Sales Office
Sumio Udagawa
For the strawberry-and-cheese ice cream, you simply put the ingredients into a food processor, blend them, and freeze the mixture in the freezer —…

The Tsugaru-style bake is made by combining ingredients that are all harvested in Aomori, so I think it leaves an impression. Normally it doesn't use…

The sea urchin and lotus root twisted fritters are made in the twisted-fritter style, a dish designed with the visual interest of no two pieces…

The oyster and napa cabbage roll is another dish well suited to large-quantity cooking. Kinu-kōya is made by blending koya-dofu (freeze-dried tofu)…

As for the turnip mochi, this is a dish that can be prepared in large quantities and also makes efficient use of turnip, so it's very economical…

Kabura-zushi is definitely a winter food. Winter turnips firm up and become dense in flesh. Summer turnips have a lot of moisture, which suits them…

The salmon tri-color roll is defined by the contrast of its colors. Salmon and trout varieties are also vivid to look at. It's good for the sakizuke…

This is kinmedai shira-ae, splendid alfonsino dressed tofu-style. Since it's a dressed dish, the usual approach would be to toss everything together…

Ginza Fukuju (Michelin two stars, Japan 2026)
Katsuhiro Onodera
For the rice course's ayu ochazuke, the roe-bearing ayu preserved in sake lees (komochi-ayu no kasu-zuke) is actually more delicious once it's been…

Ginza Fukuju (Michelin two stars, Japan 2026)
Katsuhiro Onodera
At my restaurant, once all the courses have been served, I bring out pickles (kō-no-mono) so guests understand that the meal is coming next. For…

Ginza Fukuju (Michelin two stars, Japan 2026)
Katsuhiro Onodera
For the simmered assortment's ebi-imo simmered to absorb the broth, if you don't have rice-rinsing water on hand, parboil it in rice bran instead…
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