Every year, sukiyaki makes an appearance on our New Year's dinner table! We prepare two types of beef from different prefectures: thinly sliced Hida beef shoulder loin (A5 grade), a type of Japanese Black cattle from Gifu Prefecture, known as a meat masterpiece, and beef from Iguchi Farm in Mikkaichi, Hamamatsu, raised in Enshu...
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Our family's annual New Year's party is always "sukiyaki," and this year, as always, we'll invite close friends to enjoy "Rosanjin-style sukiyaki" and "a tasting of different types of Japanese Black beef"! Kitaoji... is a man of many talents, including seal engraver, painter, ceramicist, calligrapher, lacquer artist, and chef.
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We regularly host home parties, and this time it's a sukiyaki party, as requested! For the beef, we got it from the nearby Watanabe Meat Shop – Shizuoka-raised beef – including short ribs, two types of thigh, and ribeye, so we could enjoy the different flavors of each cut...
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Every year, our family has made it a tradition to spend New Year's Day relaxing and taking it easy! We only prepare enough Osechi (traditional New Year's food) to eat in the morning, so for dinner we're looking forward to sukiyaki! Speaking of which, we happened to be talking about Kyu Sakamoto's famous song "Ue o Muite" (Looking Up)...
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Located on the 2nd floor of the FOOD Subaru Building, just a few minutes' walk from Act City and close to Hamamatsu Station, "Shun no Ryori Ouchi" is a restaurant whose owner's motto is "freshly prepared dishes using seasonal ingredients." Owner Tetsuo Ouchi avoids inedible decorations and focuses on authentic...
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