Yukatas (light kimonos) are provided for all guests and you can wear them if you choose. We recommend wearing them because everyone does and you will look odd going to dinner in regular clothing. If you have any questions or are confused about anything, just ask. The Japanese are the mos...
you would think that everyone at Kichisen would finally be taking a few days off work. But Tanigawa explains that a proper Kyoto restaurant must be open and serve customers during this important time of year. Kichisen offers Oshogatsu Kaiseki Ryori, Japanese New Year...
We stop at Minokichi, a kaiseki restaurant with a 300-year history of serving fish. One of its traditional dishes is sakurazushi: sea bream wrapped in rice and draped in a salted cherry blossom leaf. The rice is springy and the fish flakes apart easily. The floral note of the sakura ...
While visiting a Japanese restaurant, either at home or in Japan, did you ever wonder what wasabi really is? If you are a fan of Japanese food, chances are you’ve seen it served up as a pale green paste to be paired with pieces of nigiri sushi or slices of sashimi. It’s ...
单项选择题Originally the food of emperors, the cuisine known as kaiseki is the pinnacle of Japanese eating—and few restaurants serve a more refined menu than Kikunoi, in the former imperial capital of Kyoto. Kaiseki dining is the product of centuries of cultural evolution, but though Kikunoi ...
Learning how to make Japanese dashi, they master the use of umami as an alternative to animal fats before going on to develop their own approaches to umami-oriented cooking. For instance, a kaiseki-style bento box made by one traditional Japanese restaurant uses over 40 different ingredients, ...