Comments on: Kichisen Kaiseki: Japanese New Year Shogatsu Ryori

By: Koshogatsu Ryori and Oma Maguro Tuna | Kyoto Foodie: Where and what to eat in Kyoto

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:28:33 +0000

[...] Decoration: Kagami Mochi Do you remember this offering from this article? Today is the last day of O-shogatsu and the kagami mochi in the shogatsu offerings is broken apart [...]

By: kat

kat — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:58:12 +0000

what a beautiful meal!

By: Peko-P

Peko-P — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:47:04 +0000

Hello Mora, Yes, that is what the ice was for. Kichisen uses ice made by a specialty ice maker (the dude at the wholesale market) and shaves it the old fashioned way on a mechanical ice shaver. A lot of restaurants use an ice maker, but it ends up being slushy. As for the price, it is about $120 for lunch and about $200 for dinner. That is about average in Kyoto for kaiseki. Considering the quality of Kichisen, at that price I think that it is one of the more reasonable kaiseki ‘deals’ in town. They also have more expensive dinner courses available and you can order something special, fugu, wagyu/sukiyaki, etc if you like.

Hi Marc, Right. The delivered boxes? Of osechi? If so, they just put the white lacquered box in a special cardboard box and ship it. What you see in the photos on the osechi post is what you get.

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:08:15 +0000

“Over the top” seems to be an understatement in this case. Are the delivered boxes presented in the same way?

By: Mora

Mora — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:18:37 +0000

Good thing I was sitting down when I viewed these photos. It blew me away. My favorite is the snow crab and bamboo in the field of shaved ice snow. Now I know what those small blocks of clear ice were for. You told me my patience would be rewarded and it was. One question: how much does this oshogatsu kaiseki ryori cost per person?