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Posts Tagged ‘Kyoto Kaiseki Kichisen’

2009 Shinmai ‘New Rice’ and Onigiri from Chef Tanigawa

October 29th, 2009 by Kyoto Foodie

2008: I wasn’t going to post about these onigiri rice balls but then I reread this article about a gift of a big round daikon radish and a bag of new rice that I wrote last year about Chef Tanigawa on the day that he finally agreed to let me document his New Year’s Osechi Cuisine. I had no…

Tags: Kyoto Kaiseki Kichisen, o-koge burned rice, shinmai new rice, Yoshimi Tanigawa
Category: Japanese culture, rice dishes (ご飯類) | No Comments »

Epic Sushi! Kyoto-style Sushi Lesson at Kichisen

September 12th, 2009 by Kyoto Foodie

Helena Chlepnac from Sushi Fusion from Switzerland was in town studying-up on Kyoto’s incredible culinary culture. We had a chance to spend a few days together which culminated in the most luxurious sushi meal, actually, three sushi meals, that I have ever had or even imagined! This was epic sushi! And all thanks to Chef Tanigawa at Kichisen, who gave…

Tags: ayu sweetfish, funazushi, Furosen, hamo pike eel, inari sushi, kinome sansho, kombu, Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, Kyoto Kaiseki Kichisen, mackerel, meibutsu, pickled mackerel sushi, sasa bamboo leaf, sea bream tai, Shiga Prefecture, Uehara Sake Brewery, umeboshi pickled plum, Yoshimi Tanigawa
Category: fish (魚料理), home cooking/recipes, shokunin (職人), sushi (寿司) | 9 Comments »

Japanese Condiment: Kyotona Pepper Greens and Wagyu Beef Tsukudani

July 18th, 2009 by Kyoto Foodie

Kyotona Pepper Greens and Wagyu Tsukudani 京唐菜佃煮
Tsukudani is a Japanese condiment that is usually made of seaweed that has been simmered in soy sauce, cooking sake and mirin. Kitayama, or the North Mountains of Kyoto are famous for Tsukudani made with mountain vegetables and mushrooms. Some tsukudani shinise stores in the city make tsukudani with wagyu beef. Tsukudani is…

Tags: Japanese condiment, Kyoto Kaiseki Kichisen, togarashi pepper
Category: chinmi (珍味), home cooking/recipes, Japanese beef (和牛), Kyo-yasai (京野菜) | 4 Comments »

Kyoto Kichisen’s Chef Tanigawa Defeating Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef

July 17th, 2009 by Kyoto Foodie

Iron Chef: Battle Pike Eel and the Man Who Carries the Future of Kyoto Cuisine on His Shoulders

Here is the English dubbed episode of Battle Pike Eel (hamo, 鱧 はも) on YouTube.…

Tags: Iron Chef, kaiseki, Kyoto Kaiseki Kichisen, Yoshimi Tanigawa
Category: Chef, kaiseki | 5 Comments »

Aoi Matsuri Kyoto Kaiseki

May 4th, 2009 by Kyoto Foodie

Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival) Kyoto Kaiseki at Kichisen 吉泉の五月の献立
It is May and the most historic festival in all of Japan, the Aoi Matsuri is upon us. Iron Chef Defeater, Yoshimi Tanigawa of Kyoto’s famed Kichisen restaurant artfully uses the symbols and themes of the Aio Matsuri and seasonal leaves and ingredients for Kichisen’s May kaiseki menu.…

Tags: chimaki, festival, hamo pike eel, kuzu root, Kyoto Kaiseki Kichisen, Shimogamo neighborhood, Shimogamo Shrine, Yoshimi Tanigawa
Category: Japanese culture, kaiseki | 15 Comments »

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