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You can even eat "Origami cranes"!? A stylish "new style of Japanese cuisine" (Chuo Ward, Fukuoka City)
Hello. This is Chihi Log, a casual website that provides information about Fukuoka, with a focus on gourmet food.
This time, we will introduce you to a wonderful Japanese restaurant that you will be proud to know about!
Reservations only! A restaurant where you can experience "new Japanese cuisine" at "Rufu" (Takasago, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City)
About a 7-minute walk from Yakuin Station on the Nishitetsu/Metro Nanakuma Line and about a 5-minute walk from Watanabedori Station on the Metro Nanakuma Line. Opened in 2023 in the Takasago area, one block away from Nisseki-dori, the reservation-only Japanese restaurant "Rufu" is located in the Takasago area, one block away from Nisseki-dori.
There is a free parking lot in front of the store that can accommodate one car.
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The interior of the restaurant is stylish and has a Japanese feel, and you can relax at the spacious counter seats.
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What you can enjoy here is "new Japanese cuisine" that combines the latest techniques such as reduced pressure cooking and molecular cooking while respecting the tradition of Japanese cuisine that brings out the flavor of seasonal ingredients.
The dishes created by the owner, Mr. Hasegawa, are not only made with carefully selected ingredients, but are also exquisite dishes that are carefully crafted to the millimeter and even the degree of temperature of the ingredients.
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A series of moving experiences! Enjoy the "Seasonal OMAKASE 8-course" dinner
The menu for both lunch and dinner consists of course meals only.
I'd like to introduce the dinner I had: "Seasonal Omakase 8-course meal" (11,800 yen).
The main meat will remain the same, but the other ingredients may vary from time to time, so please use this as a reference only.
On this day, the menu began with the first item, a snow globe, followed by turnip, seasonal fish, soy milk, black beef, eggs, rice, and eight items of sweets.
Let's start with the classic main dish.
The fifth dish, "Black Beef," was tenderloin of female Japanese Black beef from Kagoshima Prefecture that had been aged for one month.
The meat is cooked at a reduced pressure so that the flavor of the dashi broth made from bonito and kelp can reach every cell of the meat. It is also carefully cooked at a low temperature for over two hours to maintain the center temperature.
The sauce is said to be inspired by sukiyaki sauce, and has a slightly sweet and sour taste made from red wine and balsamic vinegar. It is served with wasabi and crunchy British salt called "Maldon".
The meat and sauce were delicious!
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Even more surprising is the folded paper crane that comes with it.
In fact, this is made over a long period of time using only carrots and water, and you can eat it. I was impressed! I enjoyed the crispy texture and mild flavor.
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The menu from here on will change from time to time (Note: I had the "winter" menu, and currently it is the "spring" menu. Also, the menu changes even within the same season).
The first item, "Snow Dome," is a non-alcoholic aperitif made from elderflower.
You can pick it up with your hands and put it in your mouth as is, or break it in a glass and drink it. When you put it in your mouth, it pops and the fresh, refreshing flavor fills your mouth.
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The second dish was made with turnip from Itoshima. The turnip is processed in various ways and kneaded with kudzu starch to create a new texture. If I had to compare it to something, it would be like sesame tofu, but I was surprised by the texture, which I had never tasted before. The accompanying simmered shrimp, edible chrysanthemum "Motenohoka" and mitsuba were also delicious.
The third dish was "seasonal fish." On this day, it was deep-fried red sea bream caught in the Genkai Sea. Apparently the sea bream used is so fresh that it can be used for sashimi.
It was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. It had a texture that seemed as if the fibers were gently melting in your mouth. The accompanying fried red carrot satsuma-age was also steaming hot. Both were amazingly tasty.
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The fourth dish, "Soy Milk," is a chewy soy milk bun made with kudzu starch. The bean paste, made with bonito and kelp stock, has an exquisite temperature and flavor that seeps into your body. The Hiroshima oysters on top are also delicious.
The sixth dish was "egg". It was a homemade chawanmushi made with salmon roe from Hokkaido. It was a perfectly calculated and delicious dish with a great umami flavor.
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The seventh dish is "rice" cooked in a clay pot. This is homemade mullet roe rice made over a period of two months using mullet eggs caught in Hyogo Prefecture. It is served with a rich red miso soup.
The rice used is "Hatsushimo" from Gifu, which has larger grains than usual. The bottarga is not only mixed into the rice, but is also generously shaved on top, making it a luxurious dish! There is also plenty of shredded snow crab meat, and unsalted butter adds richness to the dish.
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By the way, this is the dried mullet roe that I was shown.
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The final "tea sweets" were Hoshinomura's light tea and baked monaka. The baked monaka was filled with bean paste made from Hokkaido's red beans and apples simmered in mirin using Aomori's "Santugaru" and was roasted over a burner to give it a fragrant finish. The aroma was irresistible.
All of the dishes are elaborately made, with each step taking anywhere from several hours to several days.
With every bite, I was overwhelmed with emotion, thinking, "This is the first time I've ever come across such wonderful food...!"
I want everyone to experience this taste. Please come and visit us. Reservations are required, so don't forget to make a reservation! (Text by CHIHIRO)
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■Rufu
Address: Novaluce Takasago 102, 1-4-13 Takasago, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Business hours: 11:30-23:00 (entry until 20:00) *Reservations required
Closed: Irregular
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