Back to Shun story

Posted on Apr 2, 2012 in Hiroko's Blog

Shun: The Peak of Flavor – From Hiroko’s American Kitchen Let me go back and continue to Shun story. After Hashiri, the season called Sakari follows. “Sakari describes food items that are at the very pinnacle of their season. They are larger, meatier, mightier, and more flavorful and nutritionally superior than at any other time of year. They are also bountiful, and therefore more economical.” I am waiting for lamps….which has not yet entered...

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IACP Conference in NYC

Posted on Apr 2, 2012 in Hiroko's Blog

IACP Conference will be closing today. I had the pleasure to start the Conference with Kaiseki meal at Hiroko’s Kitchen on March 29th. Sixteen attendees. Thank you very much for your participation. The menu was; • sakizuke: appetizer Asparagus kuzu tofu????????? • wanmono: clear soup dish Duck meatball soup?????? • mukozuke: sashimi dish Skipjack tuna sashimi/sushi??????????? • nimono: braised dish Beef sort-ribs????????? • gohan and tomewan: rice and miso soup Rice...

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