BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with tomato sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- small plums | cucumber & mint ice cream
DINNER --- salad of chayote and jellyfish with citrus dressing | toast with herb ricotta | wine braised beef shank, pan-seared with caramelized soy sauce | Matsuzaka noodles in beef broth with spring purple onions, enoki mushrooms and bitter melon | beer
- beef shank is not an expensive cut, but with some patience, a Chinese-Jananese approach of slow braising plus finishing with high-temperature pan sear in caramelized sweet soy can turn it into a treat more interesting and more tender than a filet mignon.
