I finally visited Kiyama-san‼️There are 9 counter seats, and it seems there’s also a room that resembles a private space.The kitchen is quite busy with a high number of staff.To my right, a guest was discussing common Christmas tropes in France, while to my left, another guest was watching a live stream of a horse race.What a surreal atmosphere ( ^ω^ )**Appetizer (Sakizuke)** • Corn tofu • Junsai (water shield) • Deep-fried Shinjo (fish cake) with peach sauce • This is when the meal really started to pick up.**Sashimi (Otsukuri)** • Isaki (striped pigfish) • Biwamasu (Biwa trout) ◎ • Salted watercress • Zucchini pickles?! • Two types of bonito flakes, enjoyed as they are.**Chilled Sake** • "Four Seasons"**First Dashi (Ichiban Dashi)**, prepared right in front of us ◎◎ • The umami aftertaste of the bonito flakes lingers in your mouth forever...**Splendid Alfonsino (Kinmedai) Clear Soup** ◎◎◎ • The bowl is beautiful. • This is the most delicious clear soup I’ve ever had.**Salt-Grilled Ayu (Sweetfish)** • Kinome (herb) sauce ◎ • The kinome sauce is très bien!**Palate Cleanser (Oshinogi)** • Hishi-kani (crab) tossed with sesame vinegar ◎◎ • This pairs perfectly with sake.The owner, Kiyama-san, is quite chatty. He mentioned that he conducts dashi workshops with high school students in Beppu.**Hamo (pike conger) & Kamo Eggplant** ◎ • The tomato dashi is innovative and super tasty.From here, the unstoppable rice rush begins! ((o(^∇^)o))**Barracuda (Kamasu) Kamameshi (kettle rice)** • Packed with barracuda and has a rich, savory flavor. • Barracuda has a lot of bones, so it takes effort to prepare.**Octopus Egg Rice (Shime-meshi)****Shizuoka Horse Mackerel (Aji) Zuke Don** ◎◎ • The marinated mackerel is too good; I even got a second helping.**Clam Dashi Ramen** • Noodles with a wonderful aroma of wheat.**Sansho Pepper & Jakko (Tiny Dried Fish) Don** • Mixed with an egg yolk—simply irresistible ( ^ω^ )The hanging scroll right in front of us was actually an authentic, handwritten letter by Sen no Rikyu himself‼️**Golden Kiwi Sorbet** • Wonderfully rich and smooth (in a great way).We got our hand towels (Oshibori) changed here. The better the restaurant, the bigger the hand towel. Just a little trivia for you.**White Bean Paste & Beef Tallow Dorayaki** • Fluffy.**Matcha** • Is ending with matcha a standard for the Wakuden lineage restaurants?!Ever since having that first dashi, the clean, monotone essence of that flavor has continued to linger beautifully on the tongue—it's incredible!While the flavors start off gentle, the way the depth and richness ramp up toward the grand finale is truly brilliant!The "Kiyama Theater" was absolutely spectacular!Thank you for the wonderful meal♪ #Kiyama #KiyamaSan #ReasonableKiyama #Gourmet #GourmetInstagram #GourmetLovers #KiyamaLovers #WantToMasterKiyama #KiyamaInstagram #InstagrammableKiyama #TheBestFirstDashi #KiyamaPhotos #KyotoLovers #KyotoCity #ShimogyoWardGourmet #NiwaguchiGourmet #DeliciousKiyama #KyotoGourmet #KYOTO #AmazingJapanAtmosphere #gourmet #japanesefood #NakagyoWardGourmet #Michelin
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