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Lin Xiuyi and Kanako came to Fenglin Pavilion at the invitation of Professor Saito. From the outside, there was nothing special about this place. The blue-gray wall separated Fenglin Pavilion from the outside world. At the entrance was a wooden RB ancient pavilion. The style of the gate, the wood of the gate is brushed with tung oil, and the color of the wood itself is preserved. There are no signs or plaques hanging here. If Professor Saito hadn't led the two here, Lin Xiuyi would definitely have thought that this was the residence of some big man.

But when you walk into Furin-tei, you will suddenly feel as if you are back in the Edo period. There is only one traditional Japanese-style house in the large courtyard, and the courtyard is paved with gray-white fine stones to create the effect of water waves. In the middle of the courtyard is a small piece of dense moss, on which are placed two boulders, one standing and one lying, and some ancient Arhats are planted around the courtyard. This is the unique dry landscape style in the RB courtyard.

"The so-called dry landscape is to create thousands of rocks and valleys in a square inch. It is said that the dry landscape originated in China and was inspired by Chinese bonsai. Of course, this is impossible to verify!" Professor Saito, who is a good teacher, explained to Lin Xiuyi.

The road in the courtyard was a few uncut rough stones. Lin Shuichi and Kanako followed behind Professor Saito and walked through the courtyard into the food pavilion.

Lin Xiuyi and Kanako took off their shoes and were led through the corridor to a room under the guidance of the waiter.

There are scrolls hanging on the walls on the left and right sides of the room. The contents of the paintings are probably related to Buddhist allusions. In the middle is a floor-to-ceiling window with flower arrangements. Outside the window is the courtyard that I saw when I came in.

"Professor Saito, although I have also seen kaiseki in Tokyo, to be honest, this is the first time I have seen such a high-end kaiseki!" Lin Xiuyi honestly admitted.

"Tokyo's kaiseki cuisine contains too much commercial flavor, and has lost the original meaning of kaiseki tea cuisine. Kaiseki tea cuisine originated from the tea ceremony, and how can the tea ceremony lack tea rooms, scrolls, flower arrangements and dry landscape gardens?"

Lin Xiuyi knew that he didn't have the artistic accomplishment of Professor Saito. Although the dry landscape in the courtyard was beautiful, Lin Xiuyi couldn't see the hidden meaning of Zen in it. So he focused his attention on the handwritten menu.

Everyone first admired the scrolls in the studio and the view of the garden, and after drinking a cup of Japanese matcha tea, the kaiseki performance finally began.

The first thing that came on stage was a portion of rice, a bowl of soup and a portion of sashimi. Although the sashimi was served, it could not be enjoyed immediately. The first thing to enjoy is rice and soup. The rice is only bite-sized and placed in a bowl. And the soup is hoisin sauce soup.

After eating the rice, I drank the soup again, and after a short rest, the store served sake. Obviously, there should be no alcohol in traditional kaiseki cuisine, and Fenglinting seems to have made a slight improvement. There are four kinds of sashimi, and the red one is three pieces of tuna. The white one is only two pieces of abalone, and there is also one piece of sea old and one piece of squid sashimi. The four kinds of ingredients are exquisitely placed in exquisite utensils, and they are pleasing to the eye just by looking at them. In kaiseki cuisine, sashimi is called tofu, which means the first course.

After eating Xiangfu, the next thing the restaurant serves is RB stew called boiled food. The boiled food is served in bowl-shaped utensils, the main contents of which are fresh seasonal vegetables, and the soup is also served in the bowl. The portion of the boiled food is also small, and it can be eaten in a few mouthfuls. Although it can be said that I haven't eaten much so far, the ritual of kaiseki is very strong, and the real experience is not just the food itself.

After boiling the food, the next thing the store serves is grilled fish called yakimo. The fish is snapper and the meat is delicious. Lin Xiuyi used his chopsticks to gently cut open the fish from the back of the fish, and was about to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth when suddenly, he stopped the chopsticks and was stunned.

To pay, cook, cook! What's next, could it be tempura?

Lin Xiuyi finished eating the roasted food patiently, and when all the tableware was removed, what was brought up again was indeed a tempura called Yangwu. Seeing this situation, Lin Xiuyi had a sudden realization. She suddenly remembered the set meal she ate at Umegakiya. At that time, the director of Mizukawa once praised that Umegakiya's set meal was not inferior to the kaiseki cuisine of Kyoto Ryotei. At that time, Lin Shuichi thought that Director Mizukawa was deliberately praising the cuisine of Umegakiya and made exaggerated remarks. But now, after Lin Xiuyi enjoyed a veritable kaiseki meal, he finally knew that Superintendent Mizukawa was serious when he said this.

Lin Xiuyi carefully recalled Umegakiya's set meal. Among them, sashimi corresponds to Xiangfu, fresh vegetables seem to correspond to boiled food, grilled fish corresponds to roasted food, tempura corresponds to Yangwu, and there is a fried tofu. , what does it correspond to?

Lin Xiuyi looked at the back of the menu and there were three other dishes, namely, inhalation, incense, and fruit. When the fried tofu, which is called sucking material, was brought up, Lin Xiu was more certain of his guess.

"Umegakiya's female general, Umegaki Mariko, is really not an ordinary person. She actually knows how to cook with food. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com It's a real faceless person!"

Lin Xiuyi muttered to himself in his heart, now his mind is no longer on the meal, but on the set meal that was only a thousand yen in Umegakiya.

Although Lin Xiuyi is not an expert in kaiseki cuisine, he also knows that real kaiseki cuisine is known as one juice and three dishes. Among them, payment, cooking, and burning are indispensable, and the rest of the process is up to people. Strictly speaking, Umegakiya's set meal and Furintei's cuisine both follow this principle. Even though the prices of ingredients vary widely, the mood of huaishi cuisine is indeed the same.

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After lunch, Lin Shuichi and Kanako said farewell to Professor Saito, and then set off on their journey back to the Buddha Village. On the way, Lin Xiu told Kanako what he found.

"No way! It's unbelievable. The thousand-yen set meal we ate at Umegakiya was actually kaiseki. It's incredible!" Kanako said in surprise.

"Although it's unbelievable, it's true! In fact, I've always wanted to ask you, what is the origin of this Umegaki Mariko. Speaking of which, he has a close relationship with the deceased Ayu!" Lin Xiu always heard from Kanako.

"I don't know about this either. When I was in Tokyo, I only knew that Umegaki Mariko was the boss of the deceased Ayu, but I didn't know anything about her own situation. I once wanted to interview Umegaki Mariko, but she used various reasons to shirk. It's gone!" Kanako just finished answering when she saw Nagano Prefecture written on the road sign hanging on the road pole in the distance.

"What are you doing, this is the direction to Nagano!" Kanako reminded anxiously, she thought Lin Xiuyi took the wrong path.

"I know, our next step is to go to the deceased Ayu's hometown and ask her about her life!" Lin Xiuyi replied calmly.