Archive for July 9th, 2006

HERLEQUIN (エルルカン)

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会席ランチ、3675円。
When I heard it was going to be Japanese-styled French, I was a bit skeptical. Maybe because I wasn’t expecting high, this place turned out to be wonderful! The European garden interior was lovely, every dish in the course was delicious, and the portion was not too small either(^^;;). There was no written menu so just what I can remember:
Paprika mousse, ikura and consomme jelly on top.
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Prawn(raw), grilled avocado(seasoned, and still warm when it came out, very nice!) with tomato sauce. Cold carrot soup with pistachio oil.
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Anago and vegetable fritter(the batter had curry flavour!), soy bean and garlic sauce(very unique!). Pork belly in red wine sauce, this sounded so simple yet the fat and meat were well-balanced and the surface was grilled crispy, heaven~! My friends were all very full and couldn’t finish the pork so I ended up finishing for them. ^^;;
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Dried fruit kanten(gelatin), passion fruit seeds, and lemon liqueur(probably) sorbet. So refreshing! Caramel pudding. Again this looked and sounded so simple yet oh it was so creamy so smooth so delicious! There were coconut bits inside the pudding too. Everything is in the 3675yen lunch course, good value.
HERLEQUIN