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Fine sashimi, ponzu and fresh herbs

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Elaboration

Asia Vinaigrette

  1. Combine all liquid ingredients.

  2. Add the ginger and sakura leaves.

  3. Stir in the lime zest and juice.

  4. Let macerate for 72 hours in the refrigerator.

  5. Strain and reserve.

Asia Vinaigrette Gel

  1. Heat the Asia vinaigrette.

  2. Add the agar agar and bring to a boil.

  3. Pour onto a tray and allow to set.

  4. Blend until a smooth gel is obtained.

Fresh Herb Salad

  1. Finely slice all herbs and vegetables.

  2. Dress with Asia vinaigrette and mint oil.

  3. Keep chilled until use.

Homemade Kimchi

  1. Prepare a brine by dissolving the salt in the water.

  2. Cut the vegetables and submerge them in the brine for 4–6 hours.

  3. Drain and mix with garlic, ginger, and gochujang.

  4. Ferment in an airtight jar for 5–7 days.

  5. Store refrigerated.

Sorrel Juice

  1. Juice the apples.

  2. Blend with the sorrel and strain.

  3. Add lemon, salt, and ascorbic acid.

  4. Slightly thicken with xanthan gum.

Horseradish Cream

  1. Mix all ingredients until fully combined.

  2. Coat the tuna and marinate for at least 12 hours.

Sakura Foam (Siphon)

  1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

  2. Strain and pour into a siphon.

  3. Charge with two gas cartridges.

  4. Cook in a water bath for 30 minutes at 63°C.

Sakura Reduction

  1. Reduce all ingredients over medium heat.

  2. Allow to rest for 24 hours before use.

Crispy Tuile

  1. Mix all ingredients until smooth.

  2. Spread thinly onto a Silpat or baking paper.

  3. Bake until crisp.

  4. Shape into a small bowl while still warm.

Ponzu Sashimi Plating

  1. Arrange the thin slices of tuna.

  2. Add small dots of ponzu gel.

  3. Sprinkle with quinoa soufflé.

  4. Add the fresh herb salad.

  5. Garnish with edible flowers.

  6. Serve with homemade kimchi.

Grilled Tuna “Sakura & Horseradish” Plating

  1. Grill the marinated tuna over binchotan coals and a cherry-wood branch.

  2. Slice and arrange on the plate.

  3. Add the horseradish cream.

  4. Spoon over some sorrel juice.

  5. Add the charcoal-coated peanuts.

  6. Finish with oxalis, sesame oil, and lemon zest.

Crispy Tuile Assembly

  1. Fill the tuile with sakura cream.

  2. Add dots of Asia gel.

  3. Incorporate fresh herbs.

  4. Add lightly seared tuna trims.

  5. Finish with the oils and dried tuna heart.

Ingredients

Asia Vinaigrette

  • Mirin – 0.200 kg
  • Fish sauce – 0.020 kg
  • Sirodashi – 0.070 kg
  • Gluten-free soy sauce – 0.040 kg
  • Cherry blossom vinegar – 0.080 kg
  • Chopped ginger – 0.040 kg
  • Sakura leaves – 3 pcs
  • Teriyaki – 0.050 kg
  • Lime – 0.125 kg

Asia Vinaigrette Gel

  • Asia vinaigrette – 1 kg
  • Agar agar – 0.012 kg

Fresh Herb Salad

  • Wasabi leaf – 0.010 kg
  • Celery – 0.015 kg
  • Mint – 0.002 kg
  • Coriander – 0.002 kg
  • Spring onion greens – 0.003 kg
  • Asia vinaigrette – 0.008 kg
  • Mint oil – 0.005 kg

Homemade Kimchi

  • Iodized fine salt – 0.100 kg + 0.020 kg
  • Water – 4 kg
  • Chinese cabbage – 1 kg
  • Radish – 0.200 kg
  • Carrot – 0.200 kg
  • Onion – 0.200 kg
  • Garlic – 0.020 kg
  • Ginger – 0.020 kg
  • Gochujang – 0.075 kg

Sorrel Juice

  • Granny Smith apples – 3 pcs
  • Sorrel – 0.15 kg
  • Lemon juice – 0.005 kg
  • Salt – 0.001 kg
  • Xanthan gum – 0.001 kg
  • Ascorbic acid – 0.001 kg

Horseradish Cream

  • Heavy cream – 0.3 kg
  • Horseradish paste – 0.2 kg
  • Lemon zest and juice – 0.030 kg
  • Lemon zest and juice – 0.030 kg

Miso Marinade

  • Sake lees – 2 kg
  • White miso – 1 kg
  • Sugar – 0.6 kg

Sakura Siphon

  • Sakura reduction – 0.075 kg
  • Clarified butter – 0.16 kg
  • Salt – 0.007 kg
  • Egg yolk – 0.140 kg

Sakura Reduction

  • Shallot – 0.050 kg
  • White wine – 0.1 kg
  • Vinegar – 0.1 kg
  • Sakura – 0.50 kg

Crispy Tuile

  • Rice flour – 0.25 kg
  • Milk powder – 0.2 kg
  • Fine salt – 0.01 kg
  • Melted butter – 0.09 kg
  • Water – 0.3 kg

Ponzu sashimi

  • 50 g Balfegó bluefin tuna loin (sashimi cut)
  • Ponzu gel (ponzu sauce + agar agar)
  • Quinoa soufflé (grape-seed oil + quinoa mix)
  • Fresh herb salad (mint, coriander, celery, spring onion, wasabi rocket)
  • Edible flowers (oxalis, borage, tagete)
  • Asia vinaigrette
  • Homemade kimchi (1-week fermentation)

Grilled Tuna “Sakura & Horseradish”

  • 50 g Balfegó tuna loin marinated in miso and sake lees
  • Horseradish cream
  • Green oxalis
  • Sorrel juice
  • Charcoal-coated peanuts
  • Teriyaki marinade
  • Sesame oil
  • Lemon zest and juice
  • Binchotan charcoal
  • Cherry-wood branch
  • Sakura leaf

Crispy tuile assembly

  • Sakura cream
  • Asia vinaigrette gel
  • Crispy tuile
  • Fresh herbs (same as sashimi)
  • Balfegó tuna trims
  • Grape-seed oil
  • Sesame oil
  • Dried Balfegó tuna heart

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