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[[File:8-9-FriedDish.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|Then came the fried dish - Fried Potato, Fried Taro and kelp, and Tempura of Mushroom. It came with a basket-style lid (on the left)]] | [[File:8-9-FriedDish.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|Then came the fried dish - Fried Potato, Fried Taro and kelp, and Tempura of Mushroom. It came with a basket-style lid (on the left)]] | ||
[[File:8-9-SteamedDumpling.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|Then came the steamed dish - Steamed and grilled scallop dumpling. These tend to look good, but end up being unexpectedly wet inside. It's more like a soup.]] | [[File:8-9-SteamedDumpling.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|Then came the steamed dish - Steamed and grilled scallop dumpling. These tend to look good, but end up being unexpectedly wet inside. It's more like a soup.]] | ||
[[File:8-9-RiceDish.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|In this style of dinner, the final dish (before dessert) is always a rice dish, I guess to fill you up if you're not full already! Clay pot cooked rice, red-miso soup, and pickled vegetables (not shown). The waiter shows the clay pot with the rice inside, and the other ingredients like the cooked fish on top of the rice. Once you have appreciated this, then they mix up the rice with the other ingredients and serve it. There is sometimes some left in the pot if you want second helpings (unlikely given all the other dishes!) ]] | [[File:8-9-RiceDish.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|In this style of dinner, the final dish (before dessert) is always a rice dish, I guess to fill you up if you're not full already! Clay pot cooked rice, red-miso soup, and pickled vegetables (not shown). The waiter shows the clay pot with the rice inside, and the other ingredients like the cooked fish on top of the rice. Once you have appreciated this, then they mix up the rice with the other ingredients, breaking up the fish, and serve it. There is sometimes some left in the pot if you want second helpings (unlikely given all the other dishes!) ]] | ||
[[File:8-9-Dessert.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|Finally dessert - sweet red bean mousse. Well sweet compared to the other courses, but not compared to a (more unhealthy) western dessert.]] | [[File:8-9-Dessert.jpeg|thumb|600px|left|Finally dessert - sweet red bean mousse. Well sweet compared to the other courses, but not compared to a (more unhealthy) western dessert.]] |
Latest revision as of 20:02, 18 September 2022
This is the meal we had at the Kai Sengokuhara hotel/resort (near Hakone) on the 8th September 2022, it is another example of a Kaiseki meal, which is essentially a series of small dishes each presented in an artistic way. In this case most dishes came with a lid or a cover of some kind: