What is kaiseki?
The course of a Kyoto,Kaiseki is cooked among 8 to 12 dishes.The number of plates is decidedby feeling of a season,foods,or a master chief.Please look forward to the Kyoto,Kaiseki of a season when you stay.Cooking a traditional Kaiseki of Kyoto,Japan requires time very much.
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The first course in also called tsukidashi or otoshi,therquivalent of an amuse-gueule in French cuisine.
Hassun
The second course sets the seasonal theme and consists of one kind of sushi and five or six small side dishes, sometimes served in the middle courses.
Mukozuke
the third course is usually an otsukuri,or sliced dish,of seasonal sashimi.
Futamono
A substantial dish,usually nimono-wan, often a hearty soup,but not always. Futamono means alidded dish.
Yakimono
Usually a broiled seasonal fish. Sometimes tofu,bamboo shoots, or eggplant are served as yakimono.
Su-zakana
Served to refresh the palate,usually comprised of crisply textured vegetables and wild plants in a mildly sour vineger dressing.
Sushi
A Sushi topped with Fatty tuna,Sea bream and fresh vegetables .
Tempura
Tempura refers to classic Japanese deep fried batter-dipped seafood and vegetables.
Takiawase
A medley or vegetables and fish,meat or tofu,simmered separately.
Hiyashi-bachi
A chilled dish served only during summer,made of assorted simmered vegetables.
Naka-choko
Another palate refresher,a very light dish such as The salad of a melon and a ham.
Shiizakana
In restaulant kaiseki courses,the Shiizakana could be assorted simmered,or hot pot dighes.
Tome-wan
Soup served with rice and ko no mono.Tradeitinally a miso based soup but now is often a seasonal vegetable potage.
Gohan
Cooked rice with seasonal ingerdients or mixed sushi, iimushi steamed glutinous rice or
donburi topped rices dish could also be served.
Mizumono
A seasonal dessert chosen from among nostalgic sweets, Japanese confections and original ice cream or cakes.