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Matsushima Conger Eel Yōrō-Steamed, Zunda Habutae-Style Broth

This is the soup-course alternative from Miyagi's New Year cuisine. Matsushima Conger Eel Yōrō-Steamed with Zunda Habutae-Style Broth uses conger eel…

• Serves 1 · ¥900

• Cook time 1 hr

Kawamata shamo chicken nanban with perilla-seed sauce, warm udon

A modern take on regional cuisine Original regional dishes: jūnen cold-sauce udon and egoma (perilla seed) dishes Fukushima Prefecture covers a large…

• Serves 2 · ¥450

• Cook time 50 min

Salmon milt in dressing, colorful namasu, kumquat cream, folded egg dish, herring roe on kelp in sake lees marinade, fertility-motif shrimp, snow-ring lotus root, cod roe sushi, monkfish deep-fried in soba-flake coating, foie gras steamed in egg custard

For the salmon milt in dressing, since some guests dislike the fishy smell of milt, I aimed to remove that smell while keeping its creaminess, and to…

Duck Hot Pot

Under the theme 'counter work that creates repeat guests,' I introduce simple dishes with a playful touch that please guests already well accustomed…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 1 min

Fermented squid sake hot pot

For the cheese tofu in black-tea crystal, I paired the cheese tofu we usually serve at the restaurant with a black tea that pairs well with cheese…

• ¥450

• Cook time 50 min

Asari clams and spring daikon, simmered and steeped

The asari clams and spring daikon simmered and steeped is a dish devised with inspiration from a dish by my mentor, Rokusaburo Michiba. Using the…

• Serves 1 · ¥2,000

• Cook time 1 hr

Ark shell and Japanese parsley lightly simmered in dashi, Rosanjin style

This is said to be a Rosanjin dish: in Shōwa 3, when Rosanjin welcomed Prince Kuninomiya Kuniyoshi, father of Empress Kōjun, the consort of Emperor…

Tenjin hot pot

This is a hot pot dish. This time we were given the theme of 'rethinking hot pot,' so we wanted to show a different way of presenting the work we…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,600

• Cook time 1 hr

Salted Yellowtail with Sleet Dressing, Cod Liver Steamed with Western Liquor, Tairagai Pressed Hakata-Style, Crab and Lotus Root Manju

This is the seating course, served as guests take their seats. My workplace has many overseas guests, and quite a few request "champagne to start" at…

Fugu soup

We fully draw out the umami of fugu bones unique to this season, and pair it with miso for guests to enjoy.

Hokki Clam, New Potato, and Japanese Parsley Tofu Dressing, Cockle, Seared Pen Shell, Tender-Simmered Abalone

This is the sakizuke course, a trio of shellfish for the fragrance of spring. For the surf clam, new potato, and Japanese parsley tofu dressing: the…

• ¥620

• Cook time 1 hr

Milt Egg-Custard Steamed with Sea Urchin Sauce, Seared Pufferfish and Mountain Yam, Lotus Root Sesame-Mustard Dressed

This is the appetizer. For the milt egg-custard steamed with sea urchin sauce, cod milt is used rather than pufferfish milt. For the sea urchin…

The Land of Toyo: pike conger and kabosu shabu-shabu

Popularity points and particular care taken In Tokyo or Osaka, hamo tends to be seen as a premium, upscale fish, but where I'm from in Oita…

Carp daikon-wrapped roll, takiawase

A modern take on regional cuisine Original regional dish: carp kanroni, a candied simmered carp Fukushima Prefecture covers a large area, comprising…

• Serves 4 · ¥540

• Cook time 1 hr

Shellfish Chiri and Plum Rice Porridge

For the Shellfish Chiri and Plum Rice Porridge, simply adding the boiling liquid from asari or shijimi clams lacks originality, so we used surf clam…

• ¥1,200

• Cook time 40 min

Kuruma prawn and Japanese parsley in a yam dressing

This is the kuruma prawn and Japanese parsley in yam dressing. We remove the head and back vein from 60-70g kuruma prawns, deep-fry them, and drop…

Tennoji turnip and herring simmered in a checkerboard pattern, crane's-egg taro, sunrise-cut carrot, squid simmered with egg yolk, Japanese parsley bound with egg

This is the simmered course. Around the Tennoji turnip and herring, we bake a mixture of raw fish paste and egg like a kasutera (sponge cake), then…

Dressed milt

For the milt dish, hosta shoot, the tender inner sheath of a bamboo shoot, and Japanese Japanese parsley are set together using an agar called…

Sakura-Fu and Seri Tōji-Maki

For the simmered dish, sakura-fu and Japanese parsley yuba-wrapped roll: normally "sakura-fu" brings to mind wheat gluten shaped like cherry…

Translucent baby conger eel

For the vinegared course, the noresore, translucent baby conger eel, is washed thoroughly in a seawater-strength salt brine, and served in a mild…

Japanese Parsley and Yellowtail Toji-Maki

This is the fried course. For the Japanese parsley and yellowtail rolls wrapped in yuba — named for Toji temple's famous tofu — I simmer the…

Duck meatballs

This is the soup course. For the duck tsumire, we process the aigamo duck meat and raw fish paste together in a food processor, shape it into balls…

Dried horse meat

The foie gras, served as a thick, soup-like course, would use goose oil (duck fat) and a great many spices in a Western-style version, but since I…

Joshu Free-Range Chicken Mizutaki

This is the clear-soup course. Joshu free-range chicken, a Gunma breed, is used, and the stock is made from chicken bones and chicken feet (momiji)…