Sake Kasu Zanmai: Sujiko (Salmon Roe Sac) Kasuzuke

March 22, 2009 3 Comments

Sake Kasu Zanmai: Sujiko (Salted Salmon Roe Sac) Kasuzuke 筋子粕漬け

Sake Kasu Zanmai: Sujiko (Salmon Roe Sac) Kasuzuke 筋子粕漬け

Kasu Chinmi: Ikura is hard to beat, but salmon roe marinated in sake kasu for about a week beats ikura! This is a rather rare dish in Japan. The first time I recall having it was this January at Kichisen. After one bite, I knew that I had to…

Sake Kasu Zanmai: Hon Maguro Tuna Cheek Kasuzuke Tataki

March 21, 2009 7 Comments

Sake Kasu Zanmai: Hon Maguro Tuna Cheek Kasuzuke Tataki 本まぐろほほ粕漬けたたき

Sake Kasu Zanmai: Kasuzuke Hon Maguro Cheek Tataki 本まぐろほほ粕漬けたたき

Tataki: Tataki is half well done, half sashimi. I did some tuna cheek tataki. Back in Minnesota, when I was a kid, we used to freeze the cheeks from all the walleye we caught in an entire year to have a single ‘cheek’ dinner. Walleye cheeks aren’t very…

Sake Kasu Ramen in Fushimi

March 18, 2009 4 Comments

Genya Ramen: Sake Kasu Ramen 伏見酒粕らーめん玄屋

Sake Kasu Ramen: Yesterday I stopped in at Genya Ramen in Fushimi to try their famous sake kasu ramen. Sake kasu is the ‘lees’, what is left after pressing sake mash. Fushimi is the second largest sake producing region of Japan, so there is plenty of sake kasu around town. Sake kasu is…

Spring Wagashi: Sakura Yomogi Gyuhi Mochi

March 17, 2009 No Comments

Sakura Yomogi Gyuhi Mochi 桜と蓬のもちひ仙太郎

Itadakimono: The sakura cherry season is about upon us again. The ‘early’ variety of sakura are just starting to bloom in Kyoto. So, that means sakura everything, including food for about the next month or so. I was given this box of sakura and yomogi gyuhi mochi by a dinner guest the other day.…

Nukazuke Report: Uri Nukazuke Onigiri

March 16, 2009 4 Comments

Nukazuke Report: Uri Nukazuke Onigiri

Itadakimono: Early spring is the time to enjoy uri, a cucumber-like gourd that is in season here for just a few weeks. The only way I know to eat this vegetable is as tsukemono. In March and April, I often go to Nishiri to buy their uri that is simply and lightly pickled…

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