Japan’s Aomori Prefecture collaborates with Michelin-starred Arbor to promote its regional cuisine

Japan’s Aomori Prefecture, through Aomori Crafts, begins its gastronomic collaboration with Michelin-starred restaurant Arbor in the present day, twenty second November.

During the three-week culinary occasion, Arbor will use impeccable native components from Aomori Prefecture to create beautiful Japanese-French fusion dishes. 

Additionally, components of conventional Aomori crafts will probably be integrated into the eating expertise, permitting friends to totally immerse themselves on this Japanese-French feast.

Following the occasion, Arbor will proceed to incorporate Aomori components into its signature dishes from twenty second November, together with salmon, scallops, nagaimo (Japanese yam), burdock root, in addition to the area’s famed apples.

The menu could change relying on the supply of components, including a component of thriller and shock to the eating expertise.

Exquisite native craftware

In addition to the scrumptious cuisine, the restaurant may even characteristic Aomori crafts as tableware and decorations, together with Tsugaru glassware (津軽びいどろ) from Hokuyo Glass and apple wooden merchandise from Kimura Woodcraft Factory. 

This will allow friends to totally immerse themselves within the allure of Aomori, by way of the area’s conventional merchandise.

Tsugaru glassware hails from the Tsugaru area of Aomori Prefecture. It is crafted utilizing native sand and the difficult chu-buki (宙吹) glass-blowing approach, and was designated as a conventional craft of Aomori Prefecture in 1996. 

Each piece of handmade glass is exclusive, showcasing a wide range of color combos that mirror the great thing about Japan’s 4 seasons. The aesthetically pleasing designs add a contact of magnificence to on a regular basis life.

With regard to applewood craft, Kimura Woodcraft Factory in Hirosaki City has specialised in it for over 4 a long time.

Thanks to the native apple farming sector, ample applewood sources have led to the creation of varied crafts constituted of the fabric. In flip, this showcases Aomori’s upcycling-driven environmental tradition.