Yui — Seasonal Japanese Cuisine
Seasonal Japanese Cuisine — Funabashi, Chiba
器のまわりにも、
椀の中にも、間がある。
それを大切に、と教わりました。
There is a quiet space
around the bowl, and within it.
We were taught to treasure that space.
盛り付けの整いは、料理のうつくしさを決める静かな約束。素材の声に耳を澄ませ、火と水、塩のひとつまみで、季のかおりをそっと立ち上げる。日々のささやかな営みを、料理という形に結ぶ場所です。 The composure of plating is a quiet promise that decides the beauty of a dish. We listen for the ingredient’s voice, and with fire, water, and a single pinch of salt, gently raise the scent of the season.
三番瀬の朝採り魚介、八街の落花生、印旛の旬野菜。土地のものを、土地のひとから。届けられた手の温度ごと、お皿にのせて。 Morning catch from Sanbanze, peanuts from Yachimata, seasonal vegetables from Inba. Local ingredients from local hands — warmth and all — onto the plate.
昭和の町家を改修した小さな店。檜のカウンター越しに、料理のはじまりから終わりまでをご一緒に。お席は完全予約制でございます。 A small restaurant in a renovated Showa-era townhouse. From across the cypress counter, join the cooking from beginning to end. Reservations only.
船橋中央卸売市場と三番瀬の漁港へ、夜が明ける前に。仲卸とのやりとりの中で、その日のお献立が決まります。決めすぎないことが、季節と向き合うはじまり。 Before dawn, we walk through the Funabashi central market and the Sanbanze docks. The day’s menu is shaped in conversation with the brokers — leaving room undecided is how we begin to face the season.
出汁は朝に一度、夕に一度。素材の声を引き出すために、極力、引き算で。手間ひまをかけて、何もしない時間をつくる。それが私たちの仕込みです。 Dashi is drawn once at dawn and once at dusk. To bring out the ingredient’s own voice, we subtract rather than add. Taking time to make time of doing nothing — that is our preparation.
益子、笠間、九谷。長く付き合う作家たちのうつわに、料理の最後の一筆を置く。皿の余白も、味のうち。整いを以て、お客様の前へ。 Mashiko, Kasama, Kutani. The final brushstroke of the meal is laid into vessels of potters we have worked with for years. The empty space on the plate is part of the taste.