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one of the most sought after tables where chef serves a unique menu based on fermented dishes after his training in noma and kadeau in copenhagen, as well as a breif stint in italy. his menu in his small restaurant up in karuizawa revolves around light and refreshing flavours, and i truly enjoyed his winter menu as a refreshing break from washoku.
loved the texture of the first bite, yomogi mochi made with genmai and lightly fried. the ravioli was also one i really enjoyed, perfectly cooked pasta with a sakekasu broth was a good complement to the pork and fermented bakchoi (hassai) filling. the fugu dish was also really good, fugu shirako, topped with lightly seared fugu and fermented strawberry. slightly underwhelmed by his signature of smoked salmon with radish, but what followed was my favourite, deep fried celeraic which acts as a vessel to enjoy with ice cream and dried pineapple, as a person who isn’t a fan of these western root vegetables, this was incredibly tasty and completely changed my mind. what followed was a koi somen, wagyu with the sweetest aged sweet potato topped with butter, and a koi sushi. before ending with a pine ice cream and hazelnut cake with herbal tea. really great to see how such fusion of nordic fermentation techniques could work so well with japanese ingredients and delicate flavour profiles, highly recommend their non-alcoholic pairing. really interested to see what other seasons here brings.
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december 2023
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winter lunch course: (¥45,000 with pairing)
✨蓬餅yomogi mochi with caviar
✨ラビオリravioli with fermented bakchoi and kurobuta, sakekasu miso sauce and porcini oil
✨河豚白子 いちごfugu shirako, strawberry
サーモン 発酵生カブsmoked salmon, fermented kabu, tomato sauce
✨根セロリ 牛乳アイス パイナップルfried celeriac, celeriac milk ice cream and pineapple
焼き鯉 そうめん grilled koi fish with somen
短角和牛 2ヵ月半熟成焼き芋tankaku wagyu with aged sweet potato
鯉の寿司 koi fish sushi
もみのきの葉のアイス pine ice cream, chinese lantern sauce and chips
ヘーゼルナッツケーキ hazelnut cake
ハーブティー herbal tea
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would revisit: yes, another season
reservations: intro-only
price range pp: ¥30,000-¥60,000
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📍RESTAURANT NAZ
location: 134-3 oiwake, karuizawa
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