Sho Fu An Dinner Course at Irori-to Nihonryouri Shou Fu An

Ayu fish, Hida beef, wild vegetables, mushrooms... Irori-to Nihonryouri in Gifu offers dishes unique to this region that combine the delicacies of the mountains and rivers with the culture of the countryside.The setting for tasting the food is a space with a sunken hearth. The sound and aroma of the charcoal burning in the hearth is an experience to be enjoyed with all five senses.Based on traditional Japanese cuisine, you'll be offered a menu that draws out the best of the ingredients. This is a 9-course menu including 5 appetizers, salad, 2 main dishes, and dessert.

• Appetizers: tuna, Japanese eel, Takayama mochi monaka sushi (mochi wrapped by soft dough) with persimmon vinegar, salt grilled ayu (sweetfish) from sunken hearth, and Okuminoko chicken egg custard
• Salad: seasonal Japanese salad
• Fried food: shrimp and vegetable, "Ibicha" tempura with rice flour and Hida pork cutlet
• Nibana: natural salt and ayu fish broth
• Grilled dish: grade 5 special Hida beef fillet steak sukiyaki style with Japanese wasabi
• Rice: earthen pot cooked rice
• Accompanied by rice: miso soup with Japanese butterbur, pickled plum and wild vegetables
• Dessert: freshly made "Ibi hojicha" (kind of tea) bracken rice cake