Tokinokura's Restaurant

Learning from the ancient Chinese teachings of ``Medicine and food come from the same source,'' the restaurant has a reputation for creating healthy dishes that emphasize the balance of five tastes and five colors.

Recognized as a high-class nutritional medicinal chef in China and well-versed in nutrition, the menus created by him are inspired by the idea of ​​``I want you to eat deliciously and become beautiful and healthy from the inside out (Kenbi Tasty Focusing).'' It is being For this reason, it is unique to this store that the majority of its customers are women, and many of its customers are in their 50s and 60s, who are highly concerned about their health.

For example, stir-fried vegetables are prepared with the idea of ​​``stir-fry salad,'' and says Okabe, ``Even if you eat a full meal, it won't weigh you down.'' The dish is perfectly cooked and takes advantage of the freshness of the ingredients.

The cooperation of the local agricultural cooperative, JA Enshu Chuo (headquartered in Iwata City), is also essential for the procurement of vegetables. By purchasing local vegetables directly from the same location, which also has a Chinese vegetable research laboratory, they maintain exceptional freshness and flavor, and are also able to obtain Chinese vegetables that are rare in other regions.

The ``fragrant beauty tray'' (Huang Shan Meizai Pen), which decorates the opening of the reception, is an assortment of seasonal fragrant hors d'oeuvres. The nine dishes are beautifully crafted with careful attention to detail, such as smooth soft-shelled turtle with jelly, a combination of tsukudani with the concentrated flavor of Yaizu bonito and juicy Iwata-grown Chinese cabbage.

Chewy Chinese vegetables are rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, and when eaten with shark fin, they promote collagen absorption.

*From the article “Introducing the 30 Fujinokuni Maestro Chef Title Winners”