December

Uenoikenohata Kaien-tei
For the lotus-root mochi in this soup course, we deep-fry it in low-temperature oil, and once the surface has set, we take it out and put it in the…

Ryo Yamagami
For the Kencho-style nimen, I wanted to make a dish using kenchin-jiru (a vegetable-and-tofu soup) said to have originated at Kencho-ji temple in…
¥200
Cook time 2 hr

Iwaki City, Hotel Midori Iwaki Ueda Shikisai Shokumidori
As for the wild yam tōji-age, the texture combines the springy bite of a fish-paste dumpling with the moist, tender quality of wild yam. I feel…
¥106
Cook time 25 min

Fujikyu Group
For the soup course: turnip daruma anpei. I add a generous amount of grated turnip to the fish-paste dumpling mixture to make a soft anpei-style…

This is a small hot pot. Since the yellowtail sesame hot pot tends to taste rather thin on its own, I add ground sesame along with sesame oil…

Sendagaya Toyota Sendagaya Club
This is the clear-soup course. In a nod to Toyota Motor Corporation's head office in Aichi Prefecture, I made a clear fish-and-salt soup using wild…

Komoikai
The awase-zakana (accompanying course), awayuki-age, is made by grating turnip, folding in egg white, shaping it around the filling, and dusting it…

Makuhari Hotel The Manhattan Japanese Restaurant Origin
Now for the clear soup course. For the enoki mushroom surinagashi, a pureed potage-style soup, we take dashi made from fish and shellfish bones and…

Makuhari Hotel The Manhattan Japanese Restaurant Origin
For the appetizer's dried-persimmon-style apricot, we use dried apricots, lightly dusted to look as though they've developed the white sugar bloom…

Makuhari Hotel The Manhattan Japanese Restaurant Origin
First, from the appetizers. For the crab in the crab, imogara, and hasu-imo shinoda-hakata, we use snow crab. The imogara is reconstituted in…

The simmered dish course is served as an assortment. For the shrimp-taro stuffed with cod roe, cut into moon-ring shapes and deep-fried with poppy…

Tokyo Airport Restaurant

Our proprietress practices Japanese traditional dance, and the vocal calls given during the performance are known as interjecting calls. At our…

Azabujuban, Club Knox Azabu
Kazuhiro Suzuki
For the deep-fried course's shrimp tawara-age, the outside is kabocha squash cut into batons, and the inside is shinjo. Because kabocha quickly turns…

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 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…

The New Okura, Yokohama
Toru Kato
As for the sashimi course's garancho isonoyuki, this 'garancho' is Roudi escolar caught in Sagami Bay, and it seems to be called this in the Miura…

The New Okura, Yokohama
Toru Kato
The crab and shrimp-roe grilled dish is made by rinsing the roe of sweet shrimp in water, draining it, salting it somewhat heavily, and keeping it in…

The fried course's shrimp Tanba-age is called Tanba-age because it uses chestnuts from Tanba.

Japanese Cuisine Yoshimura
For the oyster and napa cabbage roll from the assortment of separately simmered dishes, I blanch napa cabbage, wrap it around oyster simmered in a…
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