Sōshū-Fukiyose Bentō September 5, 2023
On September 5, there will once again be a unique opportunity for lovers of good Japanese cuisine: Chef Riichiro Matsui will once again be creating a bentō for the Japanese Consulate General in Munich, which will be receiving distinguished visitors from Japan. We are taking this as an opportunity to offer a limited number of these special Japanese bentōs for our customers to order in the evening. […]
Course sequence and menu structure in Kaiseki
It is unclear exactly how the course sequences and individual dishes of kaiseki have developed historically. Much research is being done on this topic, and even more discussion is taking place on the subject of restaurant kaiseki. Is kaiseki even possible in a normal restaurant setting? At first glance, the concept of kaiseki seems to contradict this. Nevertheless, […]
Yosuzumi-Omakase
At the request of a special Japanese guest, our head chef Riichiro Matsui has created a small, special omakase menu consisting of four courses for Friday, August 18, 2023. If you are quick, you have the opportunity to try this menu too - we have prepared another limited edition. SOLD OUT - The menu was sold out within a few minutes [...]
Dashi & miso soup - indispensable ingredients of Japanese cuisine
Watch the video on this topic now! Japanese miso soup, also known as „misoshiru,“ is always on the menu at sushi restaurants and is made by combining miso with a unique Japanese soup stock called dashi. The production of dashi—and thus also of authentic miso soup—is closely linked to the geography of Japan […]
Matsuse
The Matsuse Sake Brewery The Matsuse Brewery, whose history dates back to 1860, places particular emphasis on the raw material rice and the environment in which it grows. It decided to work with local farmers to grow the best sake rice in its hometown of Ryuō. The well-known Yamadanishiki sake rice variety was developed from the legendary Tōjō region [...].
Dassai
The world of the many different types of sake is also complex for foreigners because the brand name is often not the company name. This is the case with the Asahi Shuzo brewery in Yamaguchi: there are certainly many companies in Japan that bear the name Asahi (including the beer), but while hardly anyone in the West knows anything about […]
Lei Sake Katsuyama
The Katsuyama Brewery is known for its particularly exclusive sake. One of Katsuyama's sakes has enjoyed great popularity for many years at our restaurant sansaro in Munich, both among sake pairing experts and absolute sake novices. Katsuyama Lei – a great sake for beginners and advanced drinkers alike Katsuyama Lei was created to complement French cuisine, […]
Katsuyama
There is a wide variety of breweries and types of Japanese sake. Here we report on a brewery that produces extremely exclusive sake and which, in our opinion, is equally suitable for beginners and advanced sake lovers. Katsuyama – a princely sake brewery The name „Katsuyama“ (勝山) literally means „mountain of victory“ and is a very auspicious [...]
Fukiyose Bentō April 25, 2023
Once again, we had the opportunity to prepare special bentō boxes for discerning Japanese customers in Munich. Here is a brief explanation of the contents of this bentō box. The descriptions will be added later. Ichi-no-masu (壱の枡) The description of the dishes starts in the lower left compartment. This is not a general rule for bentō, where the order of the food is not fixed anyway. For simplicity's sake, we will list […]
Vagabond Catering April 2023
We are repeatedly asked to provide catering services for sushi and Japanese cuisine in Munich, and this has become increasingly frequent in recent times. We specialize in catering services that require individual implementation and adaptation to specific wishes, and we have to turn down many requests due to time or budget constraints. In April, however, we were able to […]