in kanazawa, japan (aug’24)

august visit to one of the temples of washoku, despite today’s menu not being very strong given the seasonal limitations, its always such a privilege to be back.

the style here is very clean but elegant, a tad more innovative with their menu this month, like the different ‘salads’ on chinese lantern (鬼灯) petals and their take on a zhong-zi. today’s owan featured a fluffy egg ball stuffed with okra (水玉) with amadai, a staple dish which is served from their dashi. pristine seafood from the ishikawa coast to be used for their otsukuri which is always one of the highlights here, featuring local flatfish and aka-ika, as well as katsuo and my favourite botan ebi. i loved the candied ginger on sticks that came with the grilled ayu, and wowed by the suppon jelly with ebi and okra. as always had tried all their shime of the day, first time having their tachiuo tendon which was mindblowingly good. their tkg is also my favourite rendition i’ve had so far.

very grateful and thankful for the invitations i’ve had to visit this place. i usually tend to prioritise new shops for my trips to japan, but this probably one of the only places in japan i’m not tired of revisiting, but rather ecstatic to try their monthly changing menus. a place i am more than happy to make the special journey for a meal here if invited again. looking forward to my next visit, and hopefully many more to come.
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8月のコース: (¥42,000)
ところてん cold tokoroten (agar noodles)
甘鯛と水玉オクラのお椀 amadai, egg ball with okra
✨お造り: 赤イカとマゴチ aka ika, flathead fish
鬼灯三種盛り: デラウェアみぞれ和え 芋茎胡麻和え ずん
だの白和え houzuki salad: delware grapes, taro stem, edamame
✨お造り2: ヒラソウダガツオと牡丹エビ katsuo, botan ebi
富山宮川の鮎 grilled ayu
蓮の実、新蓮根、梅肉の飯蒸し steamed rice
✨スッポンの煮凝り suppon jelly
✨長芋の座揚げと鮑の天ぷら chinese yam, abalone tenpura
ヘタ紫ナスの翡翠茄子 simmered eggplant
鮎のお刺身と胡瓜 ayu sashimi on cucumber salad
✨ご飯、味噌汁、お新香、牛肉の八幡巻き rice, condiments
✨鰹づけ丼 katsuo-zuke don
✨太刀魚の天丼 tachiuo tendon
✨卵かけご飯 tkg
梅干しのお茶漬け ume ochazuke
✨蓮根餅と抹茶 renkon mochi
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would revisit: yes
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price range pp: ¥30,000-¥60,000
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location: 3-36 namikimachi, kanazawa
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