{"id":4197,"date":"2016-03-29T07:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T22:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.takimotokan.co.jp\/english\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2016-03-29T07:45:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T22:45:55","slug":"a-feast-of-spring-flavors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/news\/a-feast-of-spring-flavors\/","title":{"rendered":"A Feast of Spring Flavors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.takimotokan.co.jp\/english\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/\u685cPolestar.jpg\" alt=\"\u685cPolestar\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/>Spring is a great time to celebrate a lot of things. The warming days, the blooming flowers, and your awakening taste buds. This season, our gourmet chefs have prepared three special dishes for your enjoyment during the grand buffet, just in time for our one-year anniversary of the renovated dining halls.<\/p>\n<p>These dishes below assemble the best ingredients of this season and showcase\u00a0some\u00a0specialities of the Hokkaido region. We are sure you will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Springtime Sushi Rolls<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThese sushi rolls will catch your eyes with their delicate toppings and the\u00a0intriguing pink color. The rice used is well blended\u00a0with red ginger, which adds another dimension of savor into the mix. Pink is a popular color for spring in Japan, as it resembles the lovely color of blooming cherry blossoms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.takimotokan.co.jp\/english\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/\u6625\u306e\u98fe\u308a\u5dfb\u304d.jpg\" alt=\"\u6625\u306e\u98fe\u308a\u5dfb\u304d\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grilled Sweet Onions<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nFreshly picked from the fields, sweet onions are the vegetable in season! On the other hand, Hokkaido is especially famous for the sweetness of its onions. Slowly grilled from the oven, this\u00a0tender and juicy\u00a0goodness\u00a0is served with a butter flavored sauce.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.takimotokan.co.jp\/english\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/\u30bf\u30de\u30cd\u30ad\u3099\u30af\u3099\u30ea\u30eb.jpg\" alt=\"\u30bf\u30de\u30cd\u30ad\u3099\u30af\u3099\u30ea\u30eb\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Eggs en Cocotte<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nYou can count on this incredible egg dish to\u00a0start your morning right. Baked in a ramekin, the eggs are served on mashed potatoes\u00a0and with a hint of\u00a0hollandaise sauce. The ratatouille on top\u00a0then gives it a refined finish. Have this at our breakfast buffet. A\u00a0piece of toast is the classic combination!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.takimotokan.co.jp\/english\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/\u30b3\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8.jpg\" alt=\"\u30b3\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These spring specials will be available for our buffet menus till the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, please do not hesitate to take a glass of Sakura Polestar sparkling wine with your meal. What compliments the spring dishes better than some edible cherry blossom enhanced spirits?\u00a0After all, pink really is the new pink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is a great time to celebrate a lot of things. The warming days, the blooming flowers, and your awakening taste buds. This season, our gourmet chefs have prepared three special dishes for your enjoyment during the grand buffet, just in time for our one-year anniversary of the renovated dining halls. These dishes below assemble the best ingredients of this<\/p>\n<div class=\"h10\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more-link1\" href=\"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/news\/a-feast-of-spring-flavors\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3789,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,19],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takimotokan.ardevtech.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}