![]() ![]() ![]() His love for Chinese food took seed when he was just five years old, after his parents took him to a Chinese restaurant in Japan’s Tochigi prefecture. The menu’s regional Chinese dishes, from Cantonese char siu (honey-glazed roast pork) to Sichuan pepper pigeon, are infused with a uniquely Japanese touch.įor Kawada, the menu he’s created for Sazenka is a childhood dream come true. It begins with a bowl of somen noodles served in a mix of clear broth and tea oil in a blue-and-white porcelain stem cup, and ends with a sweet rice ball floating in a mild tea soup. The restaurant’s 11-course feast, excluding small bites, pairing teas and desserts, feels more like a mindful kaiseki experience than a traditional Chinese banquet. The restaurant’s poetic name, Sazenka, is made up three words that mean tea, zen and Chinese. But when we look back, I still think it was fun when we were climbing.” It’s like climbing a mountain – we reach one summit and something else begins. “Unfortunately, I’ll probably not feel satisfied with the results until I die,” says Kawada. Sazenka is located inside a former diplomat's house in an upscale residential district. ![]()
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