This is my second visit. I enjoyed the mapo tofu so much last time that I ordered it again. Last time it was served on a plate, but this time it came in a small pot. Instead of Sichuan pepper, it was flavored with fermented black beans, which was delicious. There is an all-you-can-eat salad with leafy greens, and they have added more corn. Everything has been upgraded in various ways.

.-Food Salon Nishikigoi- Appetizers: Kanimeshi (crab rice cake) dengaku, Yamakawa grilled dish, Hamo nanban, Yuba tofu sashimi Grilled dish: Teriyaki yellowtail Hot pot: Shabu-shabu with Japanese black wagyu beef Rice dish: Ikura (salmon roe) mixed rice Dessert: Almond tofu, yuzu sherbet #gourmet #wagyu #course #dinner #foodsalon #nishikigoi #japaneseblackwagyu #wagyu #seafood #sashimi #shabushabu #gourmet #iidabashi #suidobashi

The day before yesterday, I had mapo tofu and it was delicious, so today I went to eat chicken broth ramen. The rich soup contained chicken chashu, green onions, a half-boiled egg, and also some bok choy. It was tasty, but the soup was a bit lukewarm. The set included almond jelly, which was also good. True to the restaurant's name, there were koi swimming in the courtyard inside the restaurant.

For lunch, there were options like Mapo Tofu, Yurinchi (fried chicken with a tangy sauce), and ramen, all priced at 1200 yen. Since it was my first time visiting, I decided to try the Mapo Tofu. It was delicious, with a nice flavor of fermented black beans. I think it caters well to Japanese tastes. Salad and rice were all-you-can-eat. The place used to be called Yuyuan, a Chinese restaurant, but it seems to have changed. I'd like to try the ramen next time.

The new Chinese restaurant in the Japan-China Friendship Center offers lunch for 1,200 yen. As the name suggests, you can enjoy your meal while watching koi fish swimming in a tank. I tried the mapo tofu, which was packed with large chunks of tofu, providing a hearty portion. The rice and salad are all-you-can-eat.

I used the beautiful hot pot course for a dinner with a customer who loves Chinese cuisine. The wagyu beef was, of course, great, but the soup was especially delicious. The staff were very kind as well. I'm thinking of bringing my family next time.

It has been three months since the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on New Year's Day of Reiwa 6, and many people are still living in evacuation shelters without restored water supply. Amid this situation, I attended a revival support dinner event hosted by the president of Taya Urushi, a company that produces Wajima lacquerware, and the chef of the CRAFEAT restaurant in Kanazawa, which is operated by the same company. The venue was FOOD SALON Nishikoi, located in the basement of the Japan-China Friendship Hall, halfway between Suidobashi and Iidabashi. Usually, they serve lunch and dinner courses like shabu-shabu and sukiyaki, but this day, the entire place was reserved for the event. There were about 100 seats, nearly full, and after the host's greeting, we toasted with Kanazawa beer. We first received a sashimi platter featuring fresh seafood from Noto, including grilled blackthroat seaperch, winter yellowtail, cod, sweet shrimp, and squid, all of which were delicious. After that, we had a buffet-style meal with a variety of dishes: - Grilled yellowtail with Noto's fish sauce - Noto fugu sashimi - Gratin made with Noto 115 shiitake mushrooms - Spring rolls with Noto pork and shiitake mushrooms - Croquettes with Noto beef and rapeseed greens - Herb chicken salad from Antang Farm - Chirashi sushi with red snow crab - Kintoki potato salad - Kaga-style sakura monaka There was so much food that I went back about three times before the main dish, "Noto beef jibuni," was served to each guest. Noto beef, known for its high oleic acid content in the fat, is tender and smoothly melting in the mouth. The chef's skill in quickly simmering a large piece of A5 rank marbled meat and folding it for jibuni preparation was impressive. The dish was served in a Wajima lacquered bowl called goka-wan, which is large and easy to hold, so I enthusiastically enjoyed every bite. For drinks, we had all-you-can-drink sake from Matsunami Sake Brewery, which was completely destroyed in the earthquake but miraculously recovered some bottles. The labels were damaged, so they transferred the contents into a pouring vessel, showing the labels separately. However, the Daiginjo label was intact because it had been maturing in a sturdy refrigerator. In addition to the sake served during the meal, it was also available for purchase. The participation fee was 22,000 yen, which seemed high, but since half of it was intended as a donation for relief, I felt that with such a feast and sake provided, it was actually quite reasonable. I sincerely hope for a quick recovery for the affected areas. Thank you for the delicious meal!