水曜のランチをストロー・ハットで食べようということになって、前夜予約を入れた。あいにく「水曜は市場が休みなので有りものの材料しかない」と言われたが、ワンプレート・ランチじゃなくこぢんまりとコースになれば何でも任せるとお願いした。和洋折衷になるよと言われた料理で印象深かったのが2点。茶碗蒸しの底にはチーズが隠れており、また具の中に梅干しを少しチラして複雑な味のハーモニーを作り出していた。
そして前菜の一品として出て来たのが信州サーモンのマリネ。これは見た目にも美しいが、味も素晴らしかった。厚くスライスされたサーモンの上にエビや微塵に刻まれたパプリカ・胡瓜などの野菜が盛られ、これらのシャキシャキ食感がサーモンと融合する。サーモンは食べやすいように縦に包丁が入れてある。これは早速自宅でも真似てみようと思う。
We came up with the idea to have lunch at Straw Hat on Wednesday and phoned them to book a table the night before. The chef told us that the market was closed on Wednesdays and therefore the dishes could be made only from the material they already had in hand. Our answer was as long as it wouldn't be a single-plate lunch but a compact course of meal instead, it would be fine. Eventually, two dishes were impressive.
One is "Chawan-mushi" which means steamed pot. A slice of cheese was hidden and melted in the bottom, and some Umeboshi in the pudding was a part of harmonious complexity of tastes.
Local Shinshu Salmon marinée was not only beautiful to look at but also fabulous tasting it! On top of a thick slice of salmon were shrimps, tiny dices of various vegetables and herbs: Their crispiness melts with the salmon in your mouth. I should try it myself in my kitchen!
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