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'Whale' — whale throat cartilage (Onagawa's traditional food culture: 'Whale')

This is the appetizer course. Taking as its theme the 'whale culture' rooted in Onagawa, a town on the eastern side of Miyagi Prefecture, I hoped…

• Serves 1 · ¥398

• Cook time 2 days

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

Kochi Tebako Pheasant 'Zōni'

This is the simmered dish from Kochi's New Year and regional home-style cuisine. Tebako Pheasant Zōni uses 'Tebako pheasant,' raised on Mt. Tebako at…

• Serves 1 · ¥555

• Cook time 40 min

Year-End Tsugani Soba

This is the noodle course from Kochi's New Year cuisine. Year-End Tsugani Soba is a richly flavorful dish that uses the whole of the tsugani — a…

• Serves 1 · ¥600

• Cook time 30 min

Tosa Akaushi tataki

This is the palate-cleanser course from Kochi's New Year cuisine. Tosa Akaushi Tataki pairs Tosa's own breed of Japanese red beef, buntan citrus, and…

• Serves 1 · ¥700

• Cook time 30 min

Steamed and simmered shark fin (Kesennuma's traditional food culture: 'Shark')

This is the simmered dish. Taking as its theme 'shark,' the food culture of Kesennuma City — Japan's top producer of shark fin — I've proposed this…

• Serves 1 · ¥987

• Cook time 2 days

Ise spiny lobster grilled with golden egg yolk, seared Sendai beef, bottarga, yuzu-grilled winter yellowtail, kombu-cured herring roe, seven-treasure namasu, lantern-shaped herring, miso-marinated winter cod milt, grilled sea urchin, teriyaki monkfish liver

This is the celebratory platter from Miyagi's New Year cuisine. For 'Golden-Grilled Ise Spiny Lobster,' I paid close attention to the heat so the…

• Serves 1 · ¥1,700

• Cook time 1 hr

Ishinomaki nameta-garei flounder, Kesennuma shark fin takiawase

This is the takiawase course from Miyagi's New Year cuisine. Ishinomaki nameta-garei — a flounder prized for its glossy skin — is one of the…

• Serves 1 · ¥200

• Cook time 45 min

Yuzu-Grilled Sea Bream, 'Tosa Red Beef' Black Bean Sauce

This is the grilled dish from Kochi's New Year cuisine. Here I built the dish around a generous helping of Kochi-grown ingredients: Tosa red beef…

• Serves 1 · ¥820

• Cook time 50 min

Shiogama Bluefin Tuna, Watari Wild Flounder, Yuriage Ark Shell

This is the sashimi course from Miyagi Prefecture's New Year cuisine. Bluefin tuna from Shiogama carries just the right amount of fat, with a good…

• Serves 1 · ¥900

• Cook time 40 min

Sanriku Shiogama 'Higashimono' sekihan rice balls (Shiogama's traditional food culture: 'Tuna')

This is the shiizakana course, a hearty side dish. Sanriku Shiogama 'Higashimono' Sekihan Rice Balls let guests sample fresh bigeye tuna caught at…

• Serves 1 · ¥557

• Cook time 1 days

Oyster miso, tilefish hiryōzu-style deep-fry (Ishinomaki's traditional food culture: 'Oyster')

This is the fried course. I took up oysters from Ishinomaki City, where oyster farming has long been thriving. In Ishinomaki, oysters are farmed in…

• Serves 1 · ¥436

• Cook time 1 days

Swimming crab (gazami) mold

This is the steamed dish from Kochi's New Year cuisine. For Gazami Mold — swimming crab caught in Tosa Bay is called 'gazami' in Kochi Prefecture. I…

• Serves 1 · ¥870

• Cook time 1 hr

Small sea bream steamed with okara, silver sauce

This is the steamed dish from Kochi's New Year cuisine. Kodai Soy pulp-Mushi with Silver Sauce gives a modern update to soy pulp-mushi, a dish long…

• Serves 1 · ¥800

• Cook time 1 hr

Salt-seared bonito with Takaoka fruit-tomato salad, vinegared moray eel, juvenile conger eel with garlic nuta

This is the vinegared dish from Kochi's New Year cuisine. As for the salt-seared bonito — katsuo no tataki, Kochi's signature dish, is usually eaten…

• Serves 1 · ¥750

• Cook time 40 min