箱島湧水に行って味見した湧き水にはかすかに甘い印象があって、硬水という感じはなく、それがこの水の個性かなと思った。湧水で聞いたおじさんの話を確認すべく、持ち帰った水でご飯を炊いてみた。炊き上がりには確かに違いがあって、まず米の芯まで均一な炊け具合はこの水がお米に良く浸透したのかなという感じ。次に雑味のなさとでも言うのか、自然な味の中に特長の甘さが生きている。とは言え、これらはごく微妙な差だ。次回は車で立ち寄って、もっとどっさり持ち帰ろう。
When I tasted the spring water at Hakoshima Yusui, it had a subtly characterized sweetness unlike hard water. To confirm what the local guy told me there, I cooked the rice with this water at home. The result was interesting. The rice seemed evenly steamed to the core as if the water penetrated well into the rice. Also, it did not carry unneeded miscellaneous tastes, and the characteristic sweetness resided in the natural taste of the rice. All these things were as subtle as possibly overlooked though. Next time, I will maybe stop by driving a car to bring back more water.
9/03/2010
聘珍樓 - Heichinro, Yokohama
先日、昼間の演奏会のあとで中華街まで足を伸ばして、聘珍樓の横浜本店で軽い食事をしました。有名店ですから池袋や吉祥寺の店に入ったことはありますが、本店では飲茶の場合新館の3階に案内されます。意外に狭いスペースですが、シンプルな内装は綺麗で落ち着きます。飲茶と言えば戦場のようなにぎやかさを想像しますが、ここはひたすら上品に小皿がひとつずつ運ばれて来ます。点心類より海の幸サラダとかそばが美味しかったです。値段は高すぎるわけではないけど、安くもないですね。
横浜駅東口までマイクロバスの送迎サービスがあるというので、帰りは送ってもらいました。
After the afternoon concert last week, we walked further to Chinatown in Yokohama, and had a light meal at Heichinro. It is a famous Chinese restaurant and we have had meals at their Ikebukuro and Kichijoji branches a few times. When the guests prefer the dim sum at this headquarters restaurant, they are guided through a maze to the third floor in the newer building. The space was actually compact, but the modern and plain interior ensured a comfort. Normally dim sum places are noisy and chaotic, but here the service is refined bringing the ordered dishes one by one on a small plate. I thought the seafood salad and the noodles were more impressive than dumplings. The price was not extremely high but not cheap either.
They had the transportation service to/from the East exit of Yokohama Station, and we enjoyed a short sight-seeing tour to the station as the driver was a good guide.
横浜駅東口までマイクロバスの送迎サービスがあるというので、帰りは送ってもらいました。
After the afternoon concert last week, we walked further to Chinatown in Yokohama, and had a light meal at Heichinro. It is a famous Chinese restaurant and we have had meals at their Ikebukuro and Kichijoji branches a few times. When the guests prefer the dim sum at this headquarters restaurant, they are guided through a maze to the third floor in the newer building. The space was actually compact, but the modern and plain interior ensured a comfort. Normally dim sum places are noisy and chaotic, but here the service is refined bringing the ordered dishes one by one on a small plate. I thought the seafood salad and the noodles were more impressive than dumplings. The price was not extremely high but not cheap either.
They had the transportation service to/from the East exit of Yokohama Station, and we enjoyed a short sight-seeing tour to the station as the driver was a good guide.
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