希少なアイスランドラムを堪能できるラムしゃぶコース（#鮮屋） : AZAYA

Fish Sheep Skewers Freshman -AZAYA- (Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo / Nearest station: Ikebukuro) A 5-minute walk from Exit C6 of the West Exit of JR Ikebukuro Station, the Izakaya (Japanese-style bar) of sheep and Seafood cuisine opened in March 2023 along Tokiwa Street, slightly outside the downtown area. An affiliate of Sunshine Co., Ltd., which operates many restaurants such as Izakaya (Japanese-style bar), bars, and reserved party spaces restaurant the Ikebukuro area. In addition to the restaurant business, the company diversifies into various businesses such as food and beverage consulting, video and design production, real estate, voice training school, chiropractic clinic, and beauty salon. This "freshman" mainly uses Hokkaido ingredients, and serves Genghis Khan (Mutton grilled on a hot plate) and Seafood, which are the staples of Hokkaido gourmet, as "sheep skewers" and "fish skewers". In addition, it is one of the few stores in Tokyo that handles Hokkaido-only draft beer "Sapporo Classic". The interior of the restaurant is a Japanese modern space with a calm atmosphere with counter seats and table seats surrounding the open kitchen in the back. There is also a private room in the back. This time, I made a reservation for the "Lamb Shabu Course," which was offered in October 2023. You can enjoy the long-awaited Icelandic lamb shabu shabu, which the rum-loving manager has been warming for four years. All-you-can-drink is also available only for course reservations. There are three types of all-you-can-drink courses, 2200 yen, 2600 yen, and 3000 yen, and you can drink Sapporo Classic draft beer for 3000 yen. If you drink more than 4 draft beers, all-you-can-drink is a better deal. [Lamb shabu course] 4980 yen + [All-you-can-drink] 3000 yen ● Sapporo Classic Sapporo's standard beer "Black Label" contains secondary ingredients (rice, cornstarch), but "Sapporo Classic" is brewed with 100% malt without using secondary ingredients, and uses "Fine Aroma Hops" with a mild aroma and bitterness. It has an elegant taste and goes well with fish dishes and sheep Meat Dishes. The glass is cold and the bubbles are creamy. I usually only drink beer at the beginning and move on to Japan sake or shochu, but the beer was so delicious that I drank beer all the way to the end. ● Broiled lamb Sushi 2 types (leek sauce, cheese) Icelandic lamb ultra-thinly sliced nigiri Sushi. Finish by roasting on a burner on the table. Lamb and mutton are generally produced in Australia and New Zealand, but here we are particular about Icelandic lamb, which is less than 1% of the domestic distribution. Since the breeding period is 6 months, it has a light taste with few peculiar smells and habits of mutton. It is said that there are more than 1,000 breeds of sheep domesticated around the world, which are variously improved according to their purpose, such as wool breeds, meat breeds, wool breeds, and fur breeds. The breed name of sheep raised in Iceland is called "Icelandic Sheep", and since it was brought to the island by the Vikings in the 800s AD, it has remained until the present day without being crossed with other breeds, and it is said that it is the oldest pure breed in the world. ● 2 lamb skewers of the day (lamb tongue, special spices) The meat of the sheep skewers is carefully selected chilled meat from Australia, hand-pounded one by one, and carefully cooked over charcoal. By soaking it in sheep fat and then baking it, the gravy is locked in and the flavor is increased. It is said that two skewers of lamb tongue are exactly enough for one head. Unlike Cow tongue and pork tongue, the texture is very fine, there is little aroma peculiar to mutton, and it has a very high-quality taste. The special spices are original to the store. The chili peppers are made in Korea, so the spiciness is mild and sweet. ● Icelandic lamb shabu shabu, a heaping heaping amount of ultra-thinly sliced Icelandic lamb like Prosciutto seasonal vegetable platter. It is said that the volume will be 200g for one person. Since it becomes hard as soon as it is sliced into ultra-thin slices and heated, it is recommended to eat it half rare by holding it with chopsticks and passing it lightly for about 3 seconds instead of separating it from the chopsticks and submerging it in the pot like pork shabu-shabu. The sauce is soy sauce-based and seasoned with a punch of garlic. It comes with chili pepper, black pepper, curry salt, and wasabi salt as a taste-changing spice for the sauce, so you can arrange it to your liking. It is also delicious with grated onions in the sauce. The vegetables in the pot are eringi, beech meji, enoki, mizuna, carrot, bean sprouts, and radishes. ● Bale Sushi Nikan, 〆's homemade Chinese noodles Nigiri Nigiri Sushi Shari with shabu shabu meat on top and can be tasted as lamb meat Sushi. The hot pot is Chinese noodles. The sauce infused with the flavor and aroma of lamb is dipped into a sauce and tasted like Tsukemen (Dipping Nudle). If you like, you can add pepper or chili pepper to make it more flavorful.