In June 2026, I embarked on a journey to fully experience the Gono Line using the Adult Holiday Club Pass.After passing through Akita City from the Oga Peninsula, I stayed overnight in Yurihonjo City.This was to enjoy dinner here.I had reserved an 11-course meal for JPY 12,100 (including cover charge and tax).The chef kindly explained each dish, and here are the notes I managed to take:1. Amuse-bouche: Soft roe and turnip cream, shotturu tart with ricotta cheese and prosciutto2. Appetizer 1: Broccoli soufflé with anko (monkfish liver)3. Appetizer 2: Confit of low-temperature cooked rock oyster, salsa verde, celery root, smoked tobiko, pickled new onions4. Pasta 1: Chilled cappellini with fruit tomatoes, green chili, bluefin tuna, garlic, and anchovy paste5. Appetizer 3: Grilled sweetfish with Swiss chard, chrysanthemum greens, clam broth, and walnuts6. Fish dish: Fried Spanish mackerel cutlet with bottarga and asparagus7. Pasta 2: Snap pea tortelli8. Pasta 3: Tagliatelle with white ragù, lamb, and Parmigiano-Reggiano9. Meat dish: Roast sirloin cap of Kaku short-horned beef with grilled eggplant and zucchini10. Palate cleanser: Pineapple and basil granita with anise jelly11. Dessert: Panna cotta with junmai daiginjo sake lees, gelato with butterbur buds and caramel, topped with Peruvian Amazon cacaoWhen I asked the chef about wine pairings, he mentioned that they would serve the wines according to my drinking pace.I got a bit carried away and ended up drinking quite a lot. It was too much.1. Franciacorta Brut Alla Moda NV Montzio (Lombardy) - Chardonnay, Pinot Nero2. Vermentino di Gallura 2024 Piero Mancini (Sardinia) - Vermentino3. Roero Arneis 2024 Monchiero Carbone (Piedmont) - Arneis4. Langhe Chardonnay Utinotto 2023 Gagliasso Mario (Piedmont) - Chardonnay5. Father's Eyes 2024 Azienda Agricola di Renaldo (Friuli Venezia Giulia) - Chardonnay6. Sivi 2022 Radikon (Friuli Venezia Giulia) - Pinot Grigio7. Marenmante Rosso Toscana 2023 Poggio Argentiera (Tuscany) - Cabernet Franc, Syrah8. Bibbiano Chianti Classico 2016 (Tuscany) - Sangiovese9. Barolo Chinato NV Cappellano (Piedmont)The dishes featured a lot of seafood, such as anko, rock oysters, and bluefin tuna.For someone like me who is not fond of fishy flavors, it felt a bit mismatched.However, my partner thoroughly enjoyed the nine types of Italian wines.It was a great meal!
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