In response to a regular customer's request for a sweetfish tasting experience, a special Sweetfish Tasting Course was organized, and I participated!The course featured three types of sweetfish: Wara, Gujo, and Tenryu. I can't wait to see what kind of dishes the incredible Bando will create!Lunch non-alcohol pairing is JPY 3500, along with the following drinks and dishes:☆ Soda with Sansho and Lemon A refreshing sparkling drink made with fresh green sansho and lemon juice mixed with soda.○ Premium Jun-sai from the Shirakami Mountains in Akita, served simply with a jelly made from bonito broth and lemon. A refreshing first dish. Purely delicious!☆ Ougonkai A fragrant and sweet coconut-like flavor that enhances the taste of the sweetfish.○ Wara Sweetfish with Cucumber Grilled on skewers in a tandoor, the fat drips down, making the head crispy while the flesh retains its pure flavor. Served with a grated cucumber sauce.The cucumber sauce is exceptionally delicious, and the aroma of the Wara sweetfish combined with its fluffy texture is irresistible!☆ Tieguanyin A robustly roasted oolong tea with a touch of elegance.○ Gujo Sweetfish with Red Onion The Gujo sweetfish has a "rich" and "classical" flavor. Served with a lemon salt sauce made with red onion and lemon. This is the most familiar taste of sweetfish.☆ Fenghuang Dancong An oolong tea that, when brewed at high temperatures, releases aromas reminiscent of muscat and lychee. Its subtle acidity gives it a flavor akin to high-quality rosé wine.○ Tenryu Sweetfish with Tomato The Tenryu sweetfish has a "sweet and rich" pop flavor. The fresh tomato sauce pairs perfectly.☆ Green Tea with Mandarin and Sansho A non-alcoholic drink made by infusing green tea with the juice of mandarin oranges and the aroma of sansho.○ Reconstructed Wara Sweetfish with Carrot The bones and innards are removed, with the bones turned into crispy fish crackers and crushed into "sweetfish powder." The innards are wrapped in carrot that has been cut into thin strips and grilled over charcoal. This is truly an extraordinary dish, and it is absolutely delicious!☆ Tienxiang White Peony One of the finest white teas, with a beautiful and elegant flavor that enhances the taste of the broth.○ Gujo Sweetfish Broth with Japanese Radish A bowl of "sweetfish soup" made by roasting the whole sweetfish in a vacuum pot and then simmering it in hot spring water. The radish is cooked in the broth, served as a shabu-shabu style.This was the highlight of the day! Bando highly recommended the "sweetfish soup," which left everyone astonished! It was an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind flavor that I will likely never forget!☆ Red Shiso Ginger Ale A spicy ginger ale made with red shiso and ginger.○ Tenryu Sweetfish Kara-age with Caramelized Onion The Tenryu sweetfish is coated in flour, skewered, and then grilled over an open flame, focusing on the head. After that, it is deep-fried in oil. Served with a sweet caramelized onion sauce.The caramelized onion sauce works wonders! The fragrant kara-age becomes even more delicious!☆ Blue Ro IPA A non-alcoholic IPA beer made with double the usual amount of hops and barley. It features a rich, fruity aroma from the hops and sweetness from the barley.○ Freshly Made "Thin Udon" with Sweetfish and Edamame Using quinoa flour, the thin udon is mixed with a paste made from Gujo sweetfish and edamame, then quickly tossed together.That sweetfish soup makes a return as the base!○ Sweetfish with Corn Rice Version 1: A simple rice dish made with sweetfish and rice. Version 2: Combined with butter-roasted corn. Version 3: Served as chazuke with a mix of sweetfish broth and the first broth.○ Dessert Exquisite pudding or freshly made waffles.That day, there were waffles available, so I chose those.Not the fluffy type, but rather a crispy, crunchy version made with natural yeast, served with mango sauce.Thus, I had the unique sweetfish course at Bando for the first time, and every dish was truly one of a kind. This is something I would love to have every year—an unforgettable experience and the best sweetfish of the year!Note: This special course is only available for regular customers, so new customers may not be able to access it right away.