2024年新年初食事会は松阪の超人気中華を堪能 : Shibousai Kitagawa

For the first New Year's dinner party of 2024, we visited the Chinese Cuisine restaurant "Shibou Saikitagawa" in Iseji-cho, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. The restaurant is about a 20-minute taxi ride from Matsusaka Station, and if you go by car, it's right off the Matsusaka IC on the Ise Expressway. This time, we visited by car, resisting the urge to toast with alcohol at the early New Year's dinner party. The restaurant is surrounded by rural areas, with a small shrine as a landmark, and the navigation system only guided us there. After wandering around a little and going down a narrow road, we saw the restaurant sign and took a breather. We were welcomed by a renovated old house and a beautiful garden. The gravel is beautifully arranged like a dry landscape garden, and the garden is very tasteful. The house is spacious and has a large table in the dining zone, but perhaps as a measure against infectious diseases, the seats are skipped, making it a luxurious use of the maximum of 6 people. It is understandable that it is extremely difficult to make a reservation if it can accommodate 6 people a day. Once again, we would like to thank the big organizer for inviting us to use the precious premium seats. Thank you to everyone who attended. Now, let's move on to the main topic and review the wonderful world of "Shibou Sai Kitagawa". [Today's dish] Kitagawa, January 7, 2024 ●Walnuts Stir-fried nuts with Japanese pepper Stir-fried nuts with Japanese pepper is an adult snack that will increase your appetite with the spiciness of Sichuan pepper. ●Clear abalone soup Clear abalone soup A clear soup with abalone chopped into bite-sized pieces and piled high at the bottom of the bowl. There is also the fun of pouring the soup in front of each person to finish it. The clear soup is scented with yellow chives and yuzu, and the taste of ginger is accented with a refined flavor that gradually seeps into the soup. ●Colorful appetizer of seasonal vegetables ・Lotus root and Moroccan green beans with a refreshing flavor of cumin ・Crunchy potatoes mixed with Japanese pepper-flavored tonkuri for a Chinese-style finish.・Carrot salad and gas shrimp from Mie Prefecture ・Spinach wrapped in yuba, the fragrant yuba is the deciding factor ・Dried shiitake mushrooms and eel from Shizuoka Prefecture simmered in sweet and spicy black vinegar ・Ginger sauce blends well with Kinso-dori chicken. ・Flounder from Mie Prefecture, Ureshino radish ・King crab from Hokkaido, broad beans, dashi jelly, ●Steamed spiny lobster with a light flavor of Chinese soy sauce. The flavor of the burnt shallot brings the whole dish together with a rich flavor. The Mie-grown yuba absorbs the sauce and enhances the umami. ●Spring rolls with cauliflower, snow crab, and scallops A masterpiece where the deliciousness of crab meat and scallops spreads in your mouth. Crispy spring rolls with a slight bitterness of cauliflower and a lingering aroma of ginger. ●Stewed Shark Fin with Shanghai Crab and Turnip This is a stewed shark fin made with male and female Shanghai crabs. It has a luxurious taste with plenty of roe. I had it on jasmine rice (Yamagata Yukiwakamaru rice) to make a luxurious small bowl. ●Grilled Matsusaka Beef Fillet with Sichuan Pepper Fillet meat with a spicy taste in a sauce made with Mr. Tsuji's king oyster mushrooms, red onions, ginger and tamari soy sauce. ●Mala Noodles Mala Noodles (Super Spicy) The soup has a strong sour taste and is generously sprinkled with spice powder. It is a super spicy order, but it is a delicious dish that you can finish even the soup. ●Today's Dessert ・Apricot Tofu Bear Seed, Benihoppe, Mandarin Orange and Ginger Syrup ・Dumplings with Matcha Cream Soybean Flour and Black Sesame The delicately presented food is as gentle Chinese Cuisine as it looks, and is characterized by a finish with sour flavors such as black vinegar. In Nagoya, Szechuan Cuisine is popular, but this is closer to Cantonese cuisine, and the strong spiciness leaves an impression of noble Chinese Cuisine without sweetness. Thank you for the meal! Until next time, "Good mood ♪"