Kyoto Nabeyaki Udon and Soba Shinise 京都 かく谷老舗

Dashi broth, udon noodles, chicken, egg, mushrooms and shrimp tempura are all placed in a covered earthenware nabe pot and boiled vigorously over high heat for several minutes. This dish is called nabeyaki udon, it is served piping hot in the nabe pot that it was cooked in. Kakutani’s nabeyaki…
Archive for the ‘Sakyo ward (左京区)’ CategoryPlaces to foodie in Sakyo-ku. The Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Sakyo-ku (左京区), in Japanese.
Kakutani: Kyoto Nabe Yaki Udon and Soba Restaurant
Kichisen Kaiseki: Japanese New Year Shogatsu Ryori
Kichisen Kaiseki: Japanese New Year O-Shogatsu Kaiseki Ryori 京都吉泉 お正月懐石料理

A lobster, mochi, kelp, daidai- orange and persimmon offering to god, crab served amid fresh snow covered bamboo grass, red snapper sashimi served in a basket of green bamboo, pine bough and plum blossom; it’s Oshogatsu Ryori at Kichisen.
Several hundred boxes of Osechi have been delivered, this…
Kichisen Osechi: Midnight Final Preparation and Meaning
Kichisen Osechi: Midnight Final Preparation and Meaning 京都吉泉 おせち料理の盛り付け

At Kichisen, the master and students work in the cold through the night like Santa’s workshop getting Japanese New Year’s Osechi ready to send via express chilled delivery to arrive at homes all over Japan on New Year’s Eve day. Kichisen’s osechi is exquisite and as it is a…
Osechi: What is Osechi Ryori?
Kichisen Osechi: What is Osechi Ryori? 京都吉泉 おせち料理

Japanese New Year’s, or O-shogatsu is a celebration with ancient roots and perhaps the most prominent aspect of it is food and drink. Osechi ryori, or New Year’s cuisine is preserved food and is intended to last for several days. Osechi is richly fortified with cultural metaphor and visual symbolism.…
Osechi: Kyoto Kichisen Master Chef Yoshimi Tanigawa
Kyoto Kichisen Master Chef Yoshimi Tanigawa 京都吉泉 谷河吉巳

Yoshimi Tanigawa is an inspired master of Kyoto cuisine who has dedicated his life to food as an art and near spiritual experience. He teaches his students both taste and discipline. He creates pure Kyoto cuisine, without the excessive decoration that has been added in recent decades. At Tanigawa’s Kichisen,…
