Tokyo Eye - 2012/11/21 - Kaiseki essentials

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Kaiseki essentials

Kaiseki essentials. A traditional style of cuisine, kaiseki is generally enjoyed by small parties in a formal setting, and it's widely seen as a costly custom with elite appeal. But what do you eat and what's the etiquette? This time we present the ABCs of kaiseki in Tokyo.
Kaiseki manners in Yushima (2 min. 34 sec. )

Tokyo is a capital of gourmet dining. A city where you can feast on a kaleidoscope of different cuisines.

One is kaiseki, a traditional Japanese cuisine boasting a 400-year history. In modern terms, it is multi-course prix-fixe dining.
Kaiseki cuisine 1 (4 min. 21 sec. )

At a kaiseki meal, diners are attended by a female server in traditional Japanese dress.

Kaiseki cuisine is intended to accompany sake-drinking. Typically, you first choose a sake, and enjoy with your meal.
Kaiseki cuisine 2 (4 min. 55 sec. )

They've finished the first course, and the next is served.

The second course is a soup, called "owanmono".

A kaiseki meal usually consists of seven to 10 courses.
Jiyugaoka, Yaesu, and Ginza (4 min. 32 sec. )

Let's look in on the latest developments in Tokyo kaiseki dining.

This restaurant is located not far from Jiyugaoka Station. Instead of private dining rooms, it has an open layout with tables.

But it is a real kaiseki restaurant all the same, at a reasonable price.
Kaiseki cuisine 3 (4 min. 10 sec. )

The fifth course is called "agemono" - fried food. In this case, it's tempura.

Sashimi, grilled fish, and now tempura. Kaiseki lets you appreciate all the facets of Japanese cuisine in a single meal.
Further Info

Kaiseki Essentials
- 80 year-old kaiseki restaurant: Itakurachaya Kaname
http://www.itakurajaya-kaname.com/ (in Japanese only)
- Casual kaiseki restaurant : Miyoshi
Address: 1-24-2 Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku (in Japanese only)
- 160 year-old Bakumatsu kaiseki restaurant: Shimamura
Address: 1F, 1-8-6 Yaesu, Chuo-ku (in Japanese only)
- Dessert kaiseki: Miravile Impact
http://www.miravile.net/impact/t_concept.html (in Japanese only)
- Kaiseki delivery service: Funachu
http://www.funachu.co.jp/ (in Japanese only)

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