Hamo with Plum Sauce

At Kagurazaka Ishikawa, Tokyo · Seasonal

Pike conger eel, sliced through its 3,000 bones (honekiri technique), poached and served with tart plum sauce. Summer course only. The knife work alone takes 10 years to master.

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