Misoguigawa is located in Pontocho. We went at lunchtime and sat in the Kibune room. You can also choose a private room but we figured lunch wasn't formal enough to warrant a private room.
Amuse Bouche--Peeled Tomato with Cheese Mousse, Smoked Salmon with Black Olive, Puff Pastry with Broccoli Mousse & Pistachio, French Mushrooms in Vinegar and Honey
You have several choices at lunch. You can have a French "Pour Madame" for Y 4500, which was a light meal and then 3 Kaiseki menus: Mai--Y 7000, Hana--Y 10,000 or Nagomi--Y 13,000. Tax and service charge were not included.
One of us got the Mai:
Turnip mousse with spring onion “kujo-negi” sauce, Shrimp & Olive
Scallop with spring cabbage topped with hiratake
Flat fish (hirame) in foyot style (grilled with cheese) with onion, radish, daikon, tomato
Green pea cream soup, cappuccino style
Chicken with cream sauce. This was cooked sous vide and was very tender. That's seasonal vegetables in the side bowl.
Crème brulée
The other got the Hana:
White asparagus in Charlotte style with Cauliflower Mousse &
bouquet of herb and prawn, red sweet pepper cream sauce
bouquet of herb and prawn, red sweet pepper cream sauce
Sauted foie gras with risotto in a white wine sauce. How can you go wrong with foie gras. This was creamy and flavorful.
Homar lobster cream soup, cappuccino style. Great rich lobster flavor.
Crêpe parmentier of Norwegian salmon with tomato sauce
Ama natsu (Japanese orange) sherbet
Japanese beef served with stroganoff sauce
Seasonal vegetables
Assortment of French cheese--Bleu D'Ambert & Brie
Nougat ice cream with pistachio sauce
This was the mignardise that we shared--almond tuile, apricot tart, chocolate gateaux, raspberry macaron, truffle, financier (dome shaped tea cake), cassis gelee & canele.
I thought the Hana was a better deal because there were more courses and the ingredients were better. We had a great lunch!
2014 05 15
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