{"id":27285,"date":"2020-06-04T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T22:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=27285"},"modified":"2021-09-21T09:51:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T08:51:05","slug":"the-exemplary-craftsmanship-of-a-kaiseki-meal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/04\/the-exemplary-craftsmanship-of-a-kaiseki-meal\/","title":{"rendered":"The exemplary craftsmanship of a kaiseki meal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F27285\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p><strong>If you\u2019ve been to Japan, you may have eaten a <em>kaiseki<\/em> meal. You definitely wouldn\u2019t forget it, that\u2019s for sure. Simply put, a <em>kaiseki<\/em> meal is a traditional Japanese multi-course feast for both the eyes and the stomach. With sometimes up to a dozen or more courses, <em>kaiseki<\/em> is equal parts a meal and a spectacle. Some have likened <em>kaiseki<\/em> to actually \u2018eating art\u2019; indeed, the extraordinary care that has gone into not only cooking the food but also arranging it just so can make it feel like you\u2019ve been served a painting instead of a dish.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lacquerware. Knives. Pottery. Bonsai. For most of us, these are quintessential Japanese artforms. The very words may evoke images of a lone artisan, hunched over a white-hot fire, fixated on perfection. Or, in the case of bonsai, carefully snipping and shaping small, fragile branches in order to best mimic full-grown trees. In any case, all these art forms illustrate the Japanese penchant of striving for exemplary craftsmanship. Of course, the Japanese have a short, perfect word for it: <em>kodawari<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kodawari<\/em>, according to some Japanese, represents a single philosophy \u2013 that a person\u2019s absolute dedication to a single discipline creates a higher standard for everyone else. <em>Kodawari<\/em> can be expressed in any number of ways: fixation, attention to detail, fastidious perfectionism, even obsession. All of the previously mentioned artforms easily fit this definition. But there is one art form that draws out all of these qualities in its practitioners that goes a bit unnoticed but is arguably the most important one of all \u2013 <em>kaiseki-ryori<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Iiyama_Kaiseki-Meal-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The traditional multi-course meal is usually served at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn. Certain restaurants are also known for their <em>kaiseki<\/em>. But what goes into creating a <em>kaiseki<\/em> meal? And does it stop at just the food? What factors are considered, i.e. micro-seasonality, ingredients, cooking techniques, serving materials, etc.? Let\u2019s go a bit deeper into the world of <em>kaiseki-ryori<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Kaiseki<\/em> is made up of sometimes more than a dozen courses. Usually, though, there are some mainstays. There is always a soup course at the beginning. This is followed by a sashimi course. Next is usually a boiled course, often vegetables and a protein, such as fish or pork. After that, there\u2019s the grilled dish, the deep-fried dish, the steamed dish, and so on. I know, lots of food, right? And it is a lot of food, but one of <em>kaiseki<\/em>\u2019s most distinct characteristic is the size of the portions. Each dish is very small, sometimes just a single bite. Just enough to get across what the chef wants to evoke or say with their creation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31979\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki.jpg\" alt=\"A kaiseki meal from the Japanese countryside\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-564x375.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-720x479.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-1440x958.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-780x519.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Inaka-Kaiseki-510x339.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Aiming for perfection<\/h3>\n<p>Each chef is a trained artisan; a master craftsman. Besides the years of training and apprenticeship, sometimes each individual dish needs to be laboured over and practised for years before it can be served. Each chef needs to be aware of much more than the singular ingredients of the dish, though those are very important.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kaiseki<\/em> is notable for using not only seasonal ingredients but hyper-seasonal ones. Each and every location of a <em>kaiseki<\/em> restaurant or inn is important to the overall atmosphere and taste of the food. If a ryokan is located in Kyoto, arguably the capital of true <em>kaiseki<\/em>, don\u2019t be surprised if you find many tofu-based dishes. Likewise, if you\u2019re eating <em>kaiseki<\/em> in Kanazawa, near the Sea of Japan, you\u2019ll most likely be dining on succulent seafood straight from the source. I once stayed at an unassuming ryokan in the far southwest of Japan and was informed the chef was out at the moment picking mushrooms and mountain vegetables for that night\u2019s meal.<\/p>\n<p>The dedication and relentless striving for perfection is at the heart of all <em>kodawari<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kaiseki in Kinosaki\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-1-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Besides the ever-important ingredients, what else goes into a master craftsman\u2019s <em>kaiseki<\/em> meal? One of the most striking characteristics are the dishes the food is served on. Each chef meticulously chooses the design, colour, size, and even material of every bowl and plate of each course. This is also subject to all kinds of factors, from the current season to upcoming festivals. For example, if you visit during cherry blossom season, you\u2019re sure to have the pink and white petals incorporated in the meal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-564x423.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-390x293.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/kaiseki-2-510x383.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming thought that goes into each meal doesn\u2019t stop there. Everything from the size and colour of the room you\u2019re served in, to the way the menu is written out, to the style and colour of kimono your server is wearing is all part of the <em>kaiseki<\/em> experience. All of these disparate factors come together to form a seamless dining experience. It\u2019s no wonder <em>kaiseki<\/em> was designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2014!<\/p>\n<p>So, on your next visit to Japan, by all means, slurp up some ramen and chow down on okonomiyaki. Go to town on some sushi and eat your fill of yakiniku. But don\u2019t forget there\u2019s a different, more traditional Japanese meal out there, hidden behind the doors of an old ryokan or inside a cosy restaurant nestled between mountains. Give <em>kaiseki-ryori<\/em> a try and appreciate the art and craftsmanship that goes into this ancient, traditional meal. Where else can you get a chance to eat art?<\/p>\n<h4>Like this post? 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