History of the Tasting Menu: Part 3
Hyotei in Kyoto is the oldest operating kaiseki restaurant, as we learned from Dr. Sam Yamashita in our podcast episode about the history of tasting menus. Kaiseki as a dining format emerged in the 1500s, though it evolved from traditions ranging back to the 9th century.
We made this hassun from seasonal ingredients of Oregon and is inspired by Hyotei’s hassun.
It included:
🥚 A soft-boiled egg inspired by the Hyotei Tamago, which has been on their menu for 400 years
🌿 Oregon dulse seaweed salad
🫘 Simmered cranberry beans
🐟️ Black cod with dulse seaweed onion jam
🦪 Coos Bay oyster with salmon roe and plum mignonette