立花立夏
Day 2 accommodation was Lapista Daisetsuzan. We took a ropeway to Asahidake for a short hike. It's impressive that there's still snow at this time of year. The low temperature makes it very comfortable. Lapista Daisetsuzan is about 500m downhill from the ropeway station. The exterior looks quite old, and at first glance, I thought it might be an abandoned hotel (^ー^;A But it's clean inside. There's also a private outdoor bath, which is nice. For dinner, we ate at the hotel. There's a Japanese and a Western restaurant. I couldn't remember which one we reserved when booking the trip, so I asked at the front desk, and they said it was Japanese. However, when we went to the Japanese restaurant, we didn't have a reservation, and it turns out we were booked at the Western restaurant, haha. How did this mix-up happen? (^ー^;A Well, we regained our composure and went to the Western restaurant, NONNNO. I chose the most expensive dinner, so it was around 13,000 to 15,000 yen, I think? Here's what we had:
Hors-d'oeuvres:
- Marinated small spear squid
- Pate de Campagne
- Edamame mousse and sea urchin
- Hokkaido cheese and rice croquette
- Furano melon and prosciutto pinchos
Platz de pates (Pasta dish):
- Hokkaido Kitahikari potato gnocchi with asparagus and tomato sauce
Soupe (Soup):
- Furano corn "Snow Fairy" chilled soup
Pain (Bread):
- Ebetsu wheat "Spring Love" Dutch bread and rustic bread
Poisson (Fish dish):
- Sautéed tilefish in Provencal style
Viande (Meat dish):
- Sauteed Hokkaido beef fillet with green pepper sauce (choice of oven-roasted Takikawa duck breast)
Dessert:
- Peach Melba, Daisetsuzan style
Beverage:
- Black tea
First, the hors-d'oeuvres. There was a variety, and it looked very fancy. This is something I definitely wanted. When I tried it, it was quite delicious. Especially the Hokkaido cheese and rice croquette, it was really tasty. I want to eat this for dinner every day. I want them to sell it nearby. And the Furano melon with prosciutto was the most delicious. I ate a fair amount of melon in Furano, but none were as sweet as this one. The combination of sweet melon and salty prosciutto is the best. I haven't had melon and prosciutto this delicious in a long time. The Pate de Campagne was also something I hadn't had in a while, but it was delicious. And the gnocchi. I don't usually eat gnocchi, but this was delicious. Is gnocchi supposed to be this chewy? It's really good. I want to eat more of this! The soup was made from white corn from Furano. This soup was also incredibly tasty. This is what I imagine Hokkaido corn soup to be like! I wonder if they don't sell this in retort pouches? If they do, I'll buy it by the dozen (laughs). The bread was slightly warm and easy to eat. The Dutch bread had a good texture, and the rustic bread was soft, and the contrast between these two was nice. The fish dish, tilefish. It was delicious. The fluffy flesh with crispy skin. The fatty white flesh was really delicious. The meat was beef fillet. Well, this was just delicious in general. The pepper sauce goes quite well with it. The dessert was a confection inspired by Daisetsuzan. This was nice. It represents Daisetsuzan with ice cream, peach compote, and pie crust. For a French dessert, it was quite substantial. The pie crust was only the base, so it was a bit dry, but the peach and ice cream made up for it. Peaches and ice cream go well together~ This too was delicious. Well, every dish was delicious. It's definitely worth the price. I would love to come back to eat this food again. But I'm also curious about the Japanese cuisine they offer.
(Note: The translation provided is a direct conversion of the original text into simplified Chinese.)