Summer Kaiseki

 

August is the busiest month for Kaiseki restaurants due to the Buddhist ceremony.  I was so busy at work that I didn't cook much personally.

「８月の懐石」８月は１年で一番忙しい時期。仕事が忙しすぎて他のことが色々と出来なかった。

Lux bento box

 

ご婦人の集まりの会に１万円の折り詰めをご用意する。鮑、ステーキ、柚子釜などが入った豪華版。お刺身、お吸い物、茶碗蒸し付き。

Winter Kaiseki Box

 

I was busy with work in December making kaiseki and its boxes until the last week of business.

「１２月の懐石」最後の週まで忙しい年だった。

Makanai

 Lunch at work "Ebi potato in crab sauce".

「まかない」海老芋の蟹餡かけ。珍しく贅沢なまかない。美味しかった。

Bento for Buddha

 

Buddism usually celebrates their meal without any animal products but they're not in the strict rule.  We usually serve vegetarian meals on the night before and at the breakfast of the funeral but we serve fish and egg products after finishing the 7th day of the funeral.

Japanese are not strict Buddhist but we have a big family gathering in August called "Obon" which is to say that on three days of Obon spirits of the dead are coming back home.  So family and relatives gather to have lunch together.

I was very busy at my work preparing lux bento for this occasion.  We usually serve Kaiseki at the restaurant however due to the Covid, many orders are replaced with Bento boxes.

Shojin Bento

"Shojin"

「精進弁当」

I've been very busy with my work in the summer due to a Buddism ceremony called "Obon".  I didn't have much time to do anything but work lately.

「お盆」７月、８月はお盆や法事で忙しい。忙しすぎて仕事以外の事があまり出来なかった。