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Freshly Made Sesame Tofu, Sea Urchin, Kombu-Water Jelly Broth

We insist on sesame that's 'freshly toasted, freshly pressed' and tofu that's 'freshly kneaded': we knead it fresh every day, one hour before…

• Serves 1 · ¥3,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Soba Canapé Style

As for Soba Canapé Style, since a lot of meat scraped from the bones after filleting and similar scraps come out of preparing fish, I steam it, flake…

• Serves 1 · ¥172

• Cook time 30 min

Whiting tokusa-age — conger eel yawata-age, rich dashi, myoga

This time, I learned about "agemono" from Master Toru Sugai (Tokyo Kaikan Mitsubishi Club). I will be focusing on "Tokusaage."

Deep-fried somen, salad-style (dried baby sardines, mizuna, daikon, young myoga, shiso, micro tomato, baby leaf greens, olive oil)

For the sōmen dashi, we add a few drops of olive oil for fragrance. This also has the effect of rounding off the sharp edges of the dashi's flavor…

Shisen Cucumber and Aji Kinuta-Maki

I made this a dish where you can enjoy horse mackerel, which reaches its peak deliciousness in summer, together with crunchy Sichuan cucumber, in a…

• Serves 1 · ¥250

• Cook time 30 min

Simmered and steeped — white asparagus, clam, wasabi flower, soy-marinated salmon roe, shiso flower spike

This time, we learned about "sakizuke" (the appetizer course) from Technical Director Yoshiaki Masumoto (Norinchukin Bank Meguro Branch Office). We…

Edamame Tofu, Corn Surinagashi, Abalone Steamed with Sake, Kuruma Prawn

Wanting guests to enjoy the aroma of July's seasonal ingredients through a variety of soup courses, I made this dish using summer vegetables just…

• Serves 1 · ¥520

• Cook time 2 hr

Mountain yam mold, karukan-style

This is the appetizer. For the mountain yam karukan-yose, I think quite a few restaurants make a jelly-set mountain yam dish, but I got the idea from…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,200

• Cook time 40 min

Seared Ayu Sushi

I thought of sweetfish, a local Kanagawa ingredient in early summer. I filleted it, salted it light…

• Serves 4 · ¥1,600

• Cook time 20 min

Rice, Rice, Rice

Rice is an inseparable presence in Japanese cuisine, so as a chef standing in a position connecting producers and consumers, I created this dish with…

• Serves 2 · ¥400

• Cook time 40 min

Aromatic Steamed Eel with Rice Oil

I've approached umami as richness = fat, for a new, refreshingly summery aroma and flavor, and a new combination of ingredients. The steamed dish is…

• ¥700

• Cook time 30 min

Largehead beltfish shin-biki-age, matsutake

This is a deep-fried course in which seasonal ingredients are coated with unconventional coatings such as toasted granulated glutinous-rice coating…

• Serves 1 · ¥495

• Cook time 15 min

Three-Fruit Jelly Terrine

Because the fruit is arranged in two layers, we pour the jelly base in five to six separate stages. If each layer isn't poured before the surface has…

Chilled savory black tea water-bead jelly

A tea's flavor matters, but I think its aroma is one of the great pleasures too, and with the idea that a variety of aromas can be enjoyed through…

• Serves 1 · ¥300

• Cook time 1 hr

Fermented sea bass, grilled in tade oil — from 'Japanese Cuisine Rakushi' in Yokohama, Kanagawa

Hishio has less salt than soy sauce, and this time I use it to season the dressed vegetables. I also make amazake, a sweet fermented rice drink, two…

• Serves 1 · ¥450

• Cook time 30 min

Japanese-Style Roast Beef

This time it is the additional course. For the Japanese-style roast beef, since many of our guests prefer red, lean meat, this time we use the inner…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 3 hr

Omi beef fillet, silver duck miso, truffle

This is the grilled course. For the vessel, I use a teaburi (charcoal hand-warmer brazier) made by Eiraku Zengorō. Unlike the portable charcoal grill…

• Serves 1 · ¥4,000

• Cook time 40 min

Whiting, hakusen-age, conger eel semolina-fry, tomato salt, shiso salt

The shiso salt served alongside is made by drying shiso leaves — which often go to waste — in the oven until the moisture is gone and they turn into…

Round eggplant oil-steamed with burnt sesame-soy sauce

The origin of Japanese cuisine lies in enjoying the aroma and taste of ingredients and the passing of the seasons. However, as diversification of…

• Serves 5 · ¥980

• Cook time 30 min

Blanched pike conger with amanatsu-jasmine-tea vinegar gelée

This is a piece of Japanese cuisine built around white tea. (Reference: white tea, Jasmine Silver Needle, 50 g: ¥1,836.) This is a tomezakana, a late…

• Serves 1 · ¥455

• Cook time 2 hr

Tomato in aromatic marinade

This is the tomato in aromatic marinade we make at Yonemura, where I work. We char bell peppers well over charcoal until the skin turns completely…

• Serves 1 · ¥250

• Cook time 1 hr

Yōrō-Dōfu

A dish perfectly suited for welcoming guests during the hot season.

Malabar spinach and chrysanthemum, blanched in dashi (white eggplant, scallop cream sauce, okra blanched in dashi)

Malabar spinach is a summer vegetable that's highly nutritious and has a bit of natural stickiness. As autumn approaches, the stems grow tough, so…

Domyoji-Wrapped Scallop, Sarashina-Style

For Domyoji-Wrapped Scallop, Sarashina-Style, I use two kinds of dashi: the soaking liquid from dried scallops and chicken dashi. I add roasted…

• Serves 1 · ¥553

• Cook time 30 min