Kyoto Foodie is a blog site dedicated to the culinary culture of Kyoto, Japan.
Posted in Higashiyama ward (東山区), Japanese culture, fish (魚料理), in depth, kaiseki, ryokan/inn (旅館), series, shinise, sushi (寿司) on Jul 15th, 2008
Kyoto Ryokan: Kyoto Summer Hamo Cuisine at Gion Hatanaka - part 2 (鱧料理)
Hamo ryori is served! Hamo is served five different ways; sashimi, broth, sushi, tempura and grilled. While eating is essential to the ryokan experience, a ryokan is not a restaurant.
Posted in Higashiyama ward (東山区), Japanese culture, fish (魚料理), in depth, kaiseki, ryokan/inn (旅館), shinise, sushi (寿司) on Jul 14th, 2008
Kyoto Ryokan: Kyoto Summer Hamo Cuisine at Gion Hatanaka (鱧料理)
Mid-summer is the time for the most important festival in Kyoto, the Gion Festival. This festival is informally known as the Hamo Festival because the hamo, or conger pike eel is in season at this time.
Is the meat of the hamo especially tasty? No. But hamo [...]
Posted in kaiseki, machiya (町家), near sightseeing spot on Aug 25th, 2007
Hashimoto Restaurant — Hakusasonso Villa and Garden 白沙村荘
left: Zonkoro studio and garden
right: dinner
Last night we had dinner at a place I had only heard about and walked past. It is the Hakusasonso (白沙村荘) villa and studio of a Japanese painter, Hashimoto Kansetsu (1883-1945). Hakusasonso is located near The Philosopher’s Path (哲学の道, Tetsugaku no michi) and [...]
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Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto
Kyoto Foodie is a blog site dedicated to the culinary culture of Kyoto, Japan.
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