takayama SAKANA

Fine dining of selected seasonal ingredients and the highest quality of Hida beef can be enjoyed in a peaceful location.

Sakana Restaurant in Takayama serves seasonal cuisine. Most of dishes are made from local products such as highly acclaimed Hida-Beef, also we go into the mountains by ourselves to get wild ingredients. In this diary, I'd like to make some notes of seasonal food and scenes of Hida area.

Hot smoked Amago (red spotted masu trout)

Summer food Spring scene

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801230452j:plain

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801230537j:plain

Use live amago (River fish is important for freshness!)

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801230716j:plain

Amago that has been cleaned.(the internal organs, gills)

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801230910j:plain

The Amago are tied with a string and dried well in summer breeze.
It is a season when the river fish become delicious.

Because this amago is grown in beautiful spring water, it is really delicious without the unpleasant smell that unique to river fish!

The chef's ideal smoked product is to bring out the texture and taste of the fish itself.

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801231727j:plain

 

We smoked the Amago using home-made smoker made with oak tree.

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801231937j:plain

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801232004j:plain

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801232127j:plain

f:id:takayama-sakana:20190801232141j:plain

by Kay