<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Spoon of Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pour lire les articles de Chihiro Masui et ses amis, souscrivez à la newsletter The Spoon of Paris en entrant votre email ci-dessous.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NnW9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41fd6b7e-095b-4734-b82c-6681e71430bf_750x750.png</url><title>The Spoon of Paris</title><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:51:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[The Spoon of Paris]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[fr]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[spoonofparis@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[spoonofparis@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[spoonofparis@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[spoonofparis@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Cuisine kaiseki à Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enfin, une vraie cuisine kaiseki &#224; Paris ! Avec son c&#244;t&#233; obscur, ses ombres, ses myst&#232;res. Comment l'appr&#233;cier? Faut-il la d&#233;crypter?]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/cuisine-kaiseki-a-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/cuisine-kaiseki-a-paris</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m1kD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5447d4ca-651f-4bd7-95a1-1f873e2ca608_750x1000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ouvert en janvier 2023, &#233;toil&#233; depuis 2024, Chakaiseki Akiyoshi est aujourd&#8217;hui le seul restaurant de cuisine <em>kaiseki</em> &#224; Paris, depuis la fermeture d&#8217;Okuda en septembre 2025. </p><p>Il faut croire qu&#8217;il est difficile de r&#233;ussir cette haute gastronomie kyoto&#239;te &#224; Paris. Okuda avait ouvert il y a une dizaine d&#8217;ann&#233;es, propuls&#233; par les &#233;toiles tokyo&#239;tes du chef Toru Okuda (Okuda &#224; Paris avait vite gagn&#233; une &#233;toile pour la perdre quelques ann&#233;es plus tard, pour des raisons pr&#233;visibles).</p><p>Les d&#233;buts d&#8217;Akiyoshi furent brouillons. Les photos sur Internet montraient le chef Yuichiro Akiyoshi faisant le th&#233;. Mais on ne le voyait jamais cuisiner. On ne voyait pas ses plats non plus, &#224; part quelques exemples tr&#232;s clich&#233;s sur fond tatami. Y a-t-il du tatami dans ce restaurant? se demandait-on, perplexe. On lisait &#8220;c&#233;r&#233;monie de th&#233;&#8221; &#8220;authentique cuisine traditionnelle japonaise&#8221; &#8220;tea-kaiseki&#8221; et on ne comprenait rien. Est-ce un salon de th&#233;? Un restaurant de <em>kaiseki</em> o&#249; l&#8217;on sert le th&#233; dans un salon en tatami? Cela en &#233;tait embarrassant, tant l&#8217;ambition semblait d&#233;sordonn&#233;e et illogique.</p><p>En r&#233;alit&#233;, il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;un restaurant compos&#233; d&#8217;un comptoir de dix places et une table de six dans un coin. L&#8217;ambiance tout en bois est tr&#232;s japonaise, sans pour autant atteindre la folie des grandeurs du <em>hinoki, </em>ce bois tr&#232;s blanc et on&#233;reux, privil&#233;gi&#233; des grandes maisons au Japon, import&#233; et install&#233; &#224; un co&#251;t prohibitif dans quelques &#233;tablissements japonais &#224; Paris (comme Sushi Shunei et Sushi Hanada).</p><p>Les trois repas que j&#8217;y avais faits avant l&#8217;&#233;t&#233; 2024 &#233;taient bons mais sans &#233;clat. Plut&#244;t frustrants qu&#8217;excellents. On sentait un potentiel certain, mais enfoui, lointain. J&#8217;avais pens&#233; &#224; l&#8217;&#233;poque qu&#8217;il lui faudrait du temps, ne serait-ce que pour b&#226;tir un r&#233;seau de fournisseurs.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;935688e1-dd9b-4df3-8406-49bc7e1ec608&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ind&#233;niablement le reflet d'un certain Japon &#224; Paris, le restaurant r&#233;pondant au nom un tantinet pompeux de \&quot;Chakaiseki Akiyoshi\&quot; a ouvert en janvier 2023. Il a d&#233;j&#224; rassembl&#233; des critiques tr&#232;s positives notamment pour l'accueil par l'okami-san, mais aussi tr&#232;s n&#233;gatives sur l'addition qui fait s&#233;rieusement mal au portefeuille. L'exp&#233;rience vaut-elle le prix?&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Chakaiseki Akiyoshi - Premi&#232;res impressions&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:159998136,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Chihiro Masui&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Born in Tokyo, grew up in New York, London, Paris with a lot of travelling and eating in between. I've published magazine articles and books in French and Japanese for the last 40 something years, mostly about food. &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5cf2d1f-3c8a-4781-b96a-a5056332424f_885x885.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2023-03-24T05:21:53.000Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6c758260-1352-42a5-bbdc-bbdc7944842c_1230x923.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/chakaiseki-akiyoshi-1&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:135554837,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:null,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Spoon of Paris&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3273ecf7-b0af-4e03-8346-5d2b7c420167_788x788.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p>Ce n&#8217;est pas &#233;vident quand on est &#233;tranger, inconnu et qu&#8217;on ne parle pas la langue, de persuader les meilleurs producteurs d&#8217;un terroir de fournir leurs produits &#8212; que tout le monde s&#8217;arrache. J&#8217;avais senti aussi que ce cuisinier avait fait ses classes en bon &#233;l&#232;ve d&#8217;une <a href="https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/135554837/la-mouvance-hyotei">c&#233;l&#233;brissime maison kyoto&#239;te </a> triplement &#233;toil&#233;e mais manquait de cette finesse &#8212; d&#233;licate, fade, fugace &#8212;, qui distingue la cuisine <em>kaiseki</em> de Kyoto.</p><p>Puis vint ce repas, en plein milieu du mois d&#8217;ao&#251;t. C&#8217;&#233;tait juste apr&#232;s les Jeux Olympiques. Il faisait une chaleur &#224; crever. La rue Letellier, avec ses contrastes de soleil et d&#8217;ombre, ressemblait plus &#224; S&#233;ville &#224; l&#8217;heure de la sieste qu&#8217;&#224; Paris. &#201;trangement pour un restaurant japonais, il n&#8217;y avait aucune climatisation, seulement trois ventilateurs un peu d&#233;sesp&#233;r&#233;s.</p><p>Mais il y avait aussi dans cette accablante lourdeur du temps, un &#233;cho de Kyoto. Kyoto, enferm&#233;e dans une vall&#233;e profonde, aux &#233;t&#233;s tr&#232;s chauds et humides, aux hivers s&#233;v&#232;res et enneig&#233;s. Kyoto, l&#8217;extr&#234;me, qui cache sa duret&#233; sous un vernis rose mignon de cerisiers en fleur.</p><p>Nous &#233;tions ce jour-l&#224; chez Chakaiseki Akiyoshi pour une s&#233;ance photo. Le restaurant &#233;tait officiellement en vacances. Le chef nous a propos&#233; au diner un menu, non pas celui qu&#8217;il sert d&#8217;habitude au restaurant, mais &#8220;vraiment&#8221; <em>cha-kaiseki</em>.</p><p>Surprise. Apr&#232;s avoir chant&#233; cette cuisine <em>cha-kaiseki</em> &#8220;authentique traditionnelle japonaise&#8221;, le restaurant ne servirait-il qu&#8217;une version &#233;dulcor&#233;e?</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;J&#8217;ai peur qu&#8217;il soit difficile pour les Fran&#231;ais d&#8217;appr&#233;cier cette absence de go&#251;t, dit le chef. C&#8217;est pour cela que je n&#8217;ai pas encore os&#233;.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>J&#8217;avais eu l&#8217;occasion de d&#233;jeuner avec lui, son &#233;pouse et quelques amis communs et lui avait dit, franco, que j&#8217;avais trouv&#233; &#224; chaque fois sa cuisine bonne mais trop prononc&#233;e en go&#251;t. Ce qui la rendait grossi&#232;re. Trop de gras, trop de sucr&#233;, trop de sal&#233;, trop de viande. Cela ne correspondait pas &#224; l&#8217;image que je me faisais du <em>cha-kaiseki</em>. &#8220;Je pense que vous cherchez peut-&#234;tre un peu trop &#224; vous adapter au go&#251;t fran&#231;ais&#8230; Mais ce qui est bon est bon. Le Fran&#231;ais a un palais tr&#232;s sophistiqu&#233;. Il ne faut le sous-estimer.&#8221;</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;3057914b-9584-4c5b-92e8-e509f8220306&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;La suite de Chakaiseki Akiyoshi, avec mon deuxi&#232;me d&#233;jeuner, cette fois omakas&#233; carte blanche du chef. D&#233;tails de tout le menu et mes sinc&#232;res conclusions. Un d&#233;jeuner chez Akiyoshi Nous avons opt&#233; pour l'accord th&#233;s japonais, qui commence par un verre de gyokuro froid. Il est bon, sans non plus susciter l'enthousiasme. Je n'aime pas beaucoup le th&#233; glac&#233;, quel qu'il soit, sauf quand il fait vraiment chaud. 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Et ce fut grandiose. Cela a commenc&#233; par une tasse d&#8217;eau chaude, dans laquelle flottaient sobrement deux grains de ma&#239;s. Surprenant, n&#8217;est-ce pas&nbsp;? Difficile d&#8217;expliquer &#224; un Fran&#231;ais pourquoi on paierait ce prix pour de l&#8217;eau chaude.</p><p>Mais j&#8217;ai retrouv&#233; dans cette tasse l&#8217;incarnation tangible du <em><a href="https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/wabi-sabi?r=2n8ldl">wabi-sabi</a></em>.</p><p>Depuis ce jour, je suis retourn&#233;e plusieurs fois chez Chakaiseki Akiyoshi.<br>Cet &#233;t&#233; (2025), j&#8217;ai &#233;t&#233; impressionn&#233;e par une sorte de courage &#224; faire de plus <em>gros morceaux</em>&#8230; Mais en mangeant, j&#8217;ai pris conscience qu&#8217;en &#233;t&#233;, des l&#233;gumes coup&#233;s en gros morceaux qui rel&#226;chent plus d&#8217;eau et de jus, enrob&#233;s dans une gel&#233;e acidul&#233;e, sont terriblement rafraichissants et agr&#233;ables. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Mais il est tout aussi primordial dans cette cuisine qui transforme relativement peu par le feu et l&#8217;assaisonnement. Comme dans les autres cuisines asiatiques, la cuisine japonaise s&#8217;appr&#233;cie d&#8217;abord par les textures.</p><p>J&#8217;y suis retourn&#233;e au d&#233;but du mois d&#8217;octobre. Ce fut un d&#233;jeuner &#233;poustouflant.</p><h2>Pr&#233;ambule.</h2><p>Le <em>kumi-dashi</em>, une eau chaude parfum&#233;e d&#8217;un tout petit zeste de yuzu jaune, dans laquelle flottent quelques <em>arar&#233;</em> minuscules. &#8220;Kumi-dashi&#8221; signifie &#8220;puiser&#8221; et &#8220;offrir&#8221;. C&#8217;est litt&#233;ralement de l&#8217;eau chaude que l&#8217;on a puis&#233; avec la louche en bambou de la c&#233;r&#233;monie du th&#233;, et servi dans un bol en guise de bienvenue qui murmure&nbsp;:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Reposez-vous, corps et &#226;me, un court instant avant d&#8217;entrer dans la r&#233;alit&#233; d&#8217;un repas&#8221;.</p></div><p>L&#8217;arar&#233; est un petit &#8220;cracker&#8221; fait de riz gluant souffl&#233;. Il peut &#234;tre de diff&#233;rentes tailles et couleurs mais il se pr&#233;sente g&#233;n&#233;ralement ainsi, une mini-bille. Il n&#8217;est ni sucr&#233; ni vraiment sal&#233;. Son r&#244;le est d&#8217;apporter sa m&#226;che croustillante l&#233;g&#232;rement ramollie par l&#8217;eau chaude, comme une petite virgule pour &#233;clairer le sens de l&#8217;eau dans laquelle il baigne. Et aussi, de donner un tout petit peu de go&#251;t, plut&#244;t un parfum furtif, de &#8220;cuisson&#8221;, comme l&#8217;apr&#232;s-go&#251;t &#8212;&nbsp;plut&#244;t une &#8220;chaleur&#8221;&nbsp;&#8212;, qui reste dans le fond de la bouche apr&#232;s une grillade.  Le fragment de zeste de yuzu qui flotte dans l&#8217;eau marque aussi la saison avec son parfum distinct.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg" width="1000" height="1000" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:146536,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/136323680?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9zBp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F19292c94-1b23-432a-ad1a-1979c7f9d958_1000x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Kumi-dashi.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Puis vint l&#8217;<em>ozen</em>, ce plateau o&#249; tout se joue dans l&#8217;&#233;quilibre. Le riz <em>ni&#233;bana</em>, litt&#233;ralement &#8220;fleur qui vient d&#8217;&#234;tre cuite&#8221;, est encore humide, &#224; la fronti&#232;re exacte entre grain et vapeur &#8212; ce moment fragile o&#249; le riz respire. Une soupe de miso blanc tr&#232;s douce, un tofu &#224; la carotte d&#8217;une d&#233;licatesse enfantine, une tempura d&#8217;aubergine si fine qu&#8217;elle en devenait presque un voile. Et puis, luxe discret mais assum&#233; : quelques lamelles de truffe blanche, qui, loin d&#8217;&#233;craser, soulignaient la douceur du miso comme un trait d&#8217;encre d&#233;pos&#233; au bon endroit.</p><p>Cette soupe miso a la caract&#233;ristique d&#8217;&#234;tre uniquement compos&#233;e de miso blanc de type <em>saikyo </em>dilu&#233; dans de l&#8217;eau&nbsp;&#8212; et non du dashi. Autant dire qu&#8217;il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;un miso resplendissant d&#8217;umami v&#233;g&#233;tal de la maison Kantoya, de Kyoto, bien &#233;videmment.</p><p>Pour moi, la truffe n&#8217;&#233;tait pas indispensable dans cette soupe, qui se suffisait dans la d&#233;licieuse simplicit&#233; de la carotte g&#233;lifi&#233;e au <em>kuzu</em>, mais elle est, ici encore, le marqueur de la saison.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m1kD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5447d4ca-651f-4bd7-95a1-1f873e2ca608_750x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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droite: ni&#233;bana, muko-zuk&#233; et soupe miso.&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a840f447-3121-4cf9-a346-34d39b6f3df3_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Le <em>muko-zuk&#233;</em> rassemblait ormeau, tomate et kaki. On aurait pu craindre un choc, mais non : l&#8217;ormeau &#233;tait tendre, la tomate presque confite, le kaki persimmon sucr&#233; et fruit&#233; sans jus, leur liaison assur&#233;e par une sauce hollandaise de miso blanc &#8212; une id&#233;e audacieuse, mais parfaitement dos&#233;e. Quelques &#233;clats de yuzu, une touche de myoga, un frisson de shiso : comme si le chef d&#233;posait sur le plat une s&#233;rie de touches, &#224; la mani&#232;re d&#8217;un peintre qui, ayant trouv&#233; son dessin, n&#8217;ajoute plus que de minuscules corrections lumineuses.</p><h2>Wan</h2><p>Le <em>wan, </em>litt&#233;ralement &#8220;bol&#8221;, est la soupe claire comme un consomm&#233;, faite de dashi. G&#233;n&#233;ralement garnie d&#8217;une boulette ou autre gros morceau central, elle est servie vers le d&#233;but d&#8217;un menu ka&#239;seki.</p><p>&#192; gauche, la version v&#233;g&#233;tarienne, avec du c&#232;pe grill&#233; au charbon binchotan, des lamelles fines de c&#232;pe, du <em>mizuna</em> et un peu de zeste de yuzu. &#192; droite, la version non-v&#233;g&#233;, avec un <em>shinjo &nbsp;&#8212; </em>une grosse boulette<em>&nbsp;&#8212; </em>de tourteau.</p><p>Malgr&#233; la pr&#233;sence du shinjo, le wan s&#8217;appr&#233;cie surtout pour son liquide, qui met en valeur la limpidit&#233; de la cuisine. On commence toujours par prendre le bol dans les deux mains pour d&#233;guster une gorg&#233;e du consomm&#233; et pousser un soupir d&#8217;appr&#233;ciation et de contentement.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/322166a7-63c7-4d8a-b5d0-7385f0dd8a08_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6368fc14-9422-4d1a-a15b-e3b77df6f030_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e859ee5d-5e0e-4104-afd8-f1718b09400d_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><h2><strong>Otsukuri</strong></h2><p>Du <em>chu-toro</em> en <em>zuk&#233;</em>. Le chu-toro est du thon mi-gras, morceau de choix car petit. Zuk&#233; signifie &#8220;mariner&#8221;. Ce tartare de thon marin&#233; &#233;tait d&#8217;une justesse remarquable : sel, umami, parfum. Le <em>wasabi-na</em> (qui n&#8217;est pas la feuille du wasabi mais d&#8217;une sorte de moutarde, cousine japonaise de la roquette) apportait son amertume verte et la gel&#233;e de yuzu retenait l&#8217;ensemble dans une fra&#238;cheur souple, presque immat&#233;rielle.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/527ad889-4c3e-40fb-8002-9729c68a285c_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f59beecf-92f3-48ce-b459-4268ea0dfb47_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/595d88ae-a05e-40a3-96e6-a982e5f37ce0_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><h2>Y<strong>akimono</strong></h2><p>Le <em>yakimono, </em>litt&#233;ralement &#8220;mets grill&#233;&#8221; &#233;tait ce jour une daurade royale grill&#233;e, dont la cuisson &#233;tait si &#233;blouissante que j&#8217;en ai perdu le souffle. Le croustillant de la peau &#233;tait &#224; la fois tellement fin qu&#8217;il avait la texture d&#8217;un papier de riz, tout en &#233;tant d&#233;licatement gras, cachant imm&#233;diatement en dessous, une chair juteuse, bien cuite et sal&#233;e &#224; point. Je dis &#8220;bien cuite&#8221; car il faut cuire le poisson, notamment blanc. Dans la cuisine japonaise, le poisson est cru ou cuit, jamais entre les deux. Mais jamais <em>trop </em>cuit non plus.</p><p>Sous le poisson, un morceau de patate douce en tempura. Tellement bon&nbsp;! Chaud br&#251;lant, envelopp&#233; dans la p&#226;te de tempura subtile, presque invisible, tr&#232;s loin du &#8220;beignet&#8221; qu&#8217;on lui substitue souvent. Naturellement sucr&#233;e, la patate douce est blanche et fondante. Un r&#233;gal absolu.</p><p>Ce plat &#224; l&#8217;apparence simple est une v&#233;ritable &#339;uvre d&#8217;art de go&#251;ts, et j&#8217;&#233;tais pour la deuxi&#232;me fois bouche-b&#233;e quand le chef m&#8217;a appris qu&#8217;elle a &#233;t&#233; r&#233;alis&#233;e par le sous-chef tch&#232;que, Jakub Hora&#769;k. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sgBa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfb88b3a-df8e-4517-8744-57c521f397a3_1000x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sgBa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfb88b3a-df8e-4517-8744-57c521f397a3_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sgBa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfb88b3a-df8e-4517-8744-57c521f397a3_1000x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sgBa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfb88b3a-df8e-4517-8744-57c521f397a3_1000x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sgBa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfb88b3a-df8e-4517-8744-57c521f397a3_1000x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sgBa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfb88b3a-df8e-4517-8744-57c521f397a3_1000x1000.jpeg" width="1000" height="1000" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">En guise d&#8217;assaisonnement, de la poutargue r&#226;p&#233;e.</figcaption></figure></div><h2><strong>Takiawas&#233;</strong></h2><p>Litt&#233;ralement &#8220;cuit &#224; l&#8217;&#233;touff&#233;e et mis ensemble&#8221;, c&#8217;est l&#8217;un des sommets du repas. Un karaag&#233; de pomme de terre de Monsieur Yamashita. A&#233;rien, chaud, presque sucr&#233; et li&#233; par un <em>ankak&#233;</em> de crevette. L&#8217;ankak&#233; est une &#8220;sauce&#8221; &#8212; un liquide fin rendu translucide par une g&#233;lifiant comme la f&#233;cule ou le kuzu. </p><p>Noix de ginkgo, champignons shimeji, bulbe de lys, chou-fleur, &#233;pinard, une pointe de wasabi : une composition subtilement automnale, dense mais parfaitement lisible. Le genre de plat o&#249; rien ne domine, o&#249; tout s&#8217;accorde, o&#249; l&#8217;on sent l&#8217;intelligence du geste plus que la volont&#233; de s&#233;duire.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6D-y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f3ef0b-2eb1-463b-af89-e8fdccd01ac9_1000x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6D-y!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89f3ef0b-2eb1-463b-af89-e8fdccd01ac9_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><h2><strong>Bozushi</strong></h2><p>Plat signature de la maison, le <em>bozushi</em> ou &#8220;sushi en b&#226;ton&#8221; de maquereau. Serr&#233;, droit, presque s&#233;v&#232;re. La marinade est pouss&#233;e mais juste, douce &#224; la mani&#232;re de Kyoto (et non celle de Tokyo, comme au comptoir de sushi). Le riz vinaigr&#233; est lui aussi plus doux, avec le petit croquant des quelques graines de s&#233;same. </p><p>Le chef saisit la peau en lui appliquant du charbon binchotan rougi. La fum&#233;e monte et l&#8217;on craint pour l&#8217;odeur dans les cheveux et les v&#234;tements mais cette mise en sc&#232;ne reste saisissante. Le sushi est ensuite coup&#233; et servi sur une feuille de shiso et de nori. &#192; prendre bien s&#251;r avec les doigts qui resteront secs et propres gr&#226;ce au nori&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;et croquer avec gourmandise.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lZwj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd18071c7-caf6-4d6f-ab0e-47f4cad8aa71_1000x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lZwj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd18071c7-caf6-4d6f-ab0e-47f4cad8aa71_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, 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Ici un <em>aka-dashi</em> ou &#8220;bouillon rouge&#8221; car fait de miso rouge, plus doux, moins per&#231;ant qu&#8217;un miso rouge de Tokyo. Je pense qu&#8217;il doit venir aussi de la maison Kantoya. Quelques lamelles de courge kabocha, topinambour, un rien de sansho. Une chaleur sombre, une profondeur terrienne, un umami doux tout en r&#233;confort sal&#233;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gEr2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feda8e1f0-6aff-4e3f-9018-4ef18cf87d69_1000x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gEr2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feda8e1f0-6aff-4e3f-9018-4ef18cf87d69_1000x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gEr2!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feda8e1f0-6aff-4e3f-9018-4ef18cf87d69_1000x1000.jpeg 848w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Le riz est un <em>takikomi-gohan </em>aux champignons&nbsp;&#8212; version japonaise du risotto, sans aucune mati&#232;re grasse, cuite au dashi.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fff71fc6-bd69-4a3b-aea6-fdd600265228_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/03a92d02-051d-4018-aa4d-17d661ee98ad_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30686ae4-7ecf-45a7-bee9-a40bc4991cca_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e2922e4d-a050-4602-aaf3-5d2a81ed82bc_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><h2><strong>Omogashi</strong></h2><p>Le &#8220;g&#226;teau principal&#8221; est aujourd&#8217;hui un <em>ohagi</em> de ch&#226;taigne. Doux et tr&#232;s dense, le riz gluant se confond dans le sucr&#233; naturel, l&#233;g&#232;rement farineux de la ch&#226;taigne. Servi avec son matcha que le chef vient de r&#233;aliser en toute c&#233;r&#233;monie.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b4c77401-b7ff-4449-a603-917b1656bbe2_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/13309ce7-c1ba-4b99-afec-6ce59a019123_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1b581c72-9307-49c1-a322-0cfc0648f626_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>On appelle le th&#233; matcha le plus commun&#233;ment servi <em>o-usu</em>, qui signifie &#8220;fin&#8221;. avec le pr&#233;fixe &#8220;o&#8221; de politesse, par opposition au <em>ko&#239;cha </em>ou &#8220;th&#233; &#233;pais&#8221;. C&#8217;est un th&#233; <em>Senjin no Mukashi</em> de la maison Koyama-en. Agr&#233;ablement am&#232;re, sa couleur verte a une longue finale en bouche. Un th&#233; qui s&#8217;installe et qui fait revenir le silence.</p><h2>Impressions</h2><p>Avec le recul, l&#8217;&#233;volution de Chakaiseki Akiyoshi me semble tenir &#224; une chose simple&nbsp;: le chef a cess&#233; de lutter. Au d&#233;but, il cherchait &#224; concilier l&#8217;inconciliable &#8212; &#234;tre fid&#232;le &#224; Kyoto tout en r&#233;pondant &#224; ce qu&#8217;il imaginait &#234;tre l&#8217;attente parisienne. Cette tension se sentait dans l&#8217;assiette : un geste juste, mais entour&#233; de concessions. Une intention japonaise, mais alourdie par une certaine anxi&#233;t&#233; d&#8217;expatri&#233;.</p><p>Aujourd&#8217;hui, le chef commence &#224; &#233;couter la France. Ses saisons, ses l&#233;gumes, ses poissons, ses agrumes m&#233;diterran&#233;ens, ses artisans. Dans cette &#233;volution, je vois moins la progression d&#8217;un restaurant que l&#8217;&#233;volution d&#8217;un homme qui, apr&#232;s avoir appris &#224; reproduire, a compris comment incarner. C&#8217;est une qualit&#233; que je n&#8217;ai probablement jamais vue dans un restaurant japonais en France. Tous, sans exception, cherchent &#224; reproduire le Japon, et &#233;chouent, &#233;videmment.</p><p>Le vrai kaiseki n&#8217;est pas dans la sophistication ni dans la beaut&#233; de surface. Sa difficult&#233; r&#233;side dans sa simplicit&#233; apparente. On dit toujours que la cuisine fran&#231;aise est une addition et que la japonaise est une soustraction. Je ne pense pas que cela soit juste. Mais il y a un mot en japonais &#8220;sogi-toru&#8221; qui signifie &#8220;parer&#8221; &#8220;retirer ce qui est en trop&#8221;. Jusqu&#8217;&#224; l&#8217;essence.</p><p>Akiyoshi n&#8217;est pas encore &#224; cette essence-l&#224;. Je ne sais pas si elle serait acceptable en France car comme il le craignait, les clients fran&#231;ais ne sont pas habitu&#233;s &#224; cette fadeur de l&#8217;eau chaude et du riz blanc encore aqueux. </p><p>Mais il ne faut pas les sous-estimer.</p><h5>Chakaiseki Akiyoshi<br>59 rue Letellier<br>75015 Paris<br><a href="https://chakaiseki-akiyoshi.fr/?fbclid=PAAabUFxVSearRC3APbalXvPEPgmQSOjUC0YJy6UOfLgH6RPKWC5g_45b3Mkc">chakaiseki-akiyoshi.fr</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chakaiseki_akiyoshi/?hl=en">Instagram</a> </h5><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tosazu]]></title><description><![CDATA[D&#233;finition et recette]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/tosazu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/tosazu</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 02:45:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NnW9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41fd6b7e-095b-4734-b82c-6681e71430bf_750x750.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vinaigre de Tosa. Tosa est l&#8217;ancien nom de la province aujourd&#8217;hui appel&#233; K&#244;chi, dans l&#8217;ile de Shikoku, connue pour la qualit&#233; et l&#8217;abondance de la bonite. On y utilise &#233;norm&#233;ment le katsuobushi. D&#8217;o&#249; le nom de &#8220;vinaigre de Tosa&#8221; car il s&#8217;agit d&#8217;une sauce ou vinaigrette faite de dashi de katsuobushi et de vinaigre de riz. </p><p>Voici une recette publi&#233;e dans le <em>Dictionnaire gourmand du Japon </em>(&#233;d. Flammarion).</p><h3>Ingr&#233;dients</h3><p>2 cuiller&#233;es &#224; soupe de vinaigre<br>2 cuiller&#233;es &#224; soupe de mirin<br>2 cuiller&#233;es &#224; soupe de sauce soja (koikuchi)<br>6 cl d&#8217;eau pour 3 g de katsuobushi</p><ol><li><p>Faites chauffer les ingr&#233;dients liquides &#224; feu moyen. &#192; fr&#233;missement, ajoutez le katsuobushi et retirez aussit&#244;t la casserole du feu. Lorsque le katsuobushi descendra au fond de la casserole, filtrez &#224; travers un sopalin dans une passoire. Laissez refroidir. Votre tosazu est pr&#234;t. Il se garde 2 semaines au frais.</p></li><li><p>Vous pouvez ajouter 1 carr&#233; de 5 x 5 cm de kombu aux ingr&#233;dients liquides pour encore plus d&#8217;umami et de rondeur. Vous pouvez remplacer l&#8217;eau de la recette par du dashi (n&#8217;importe lequel).</p></li><li><p>Utilisez le tosazu pour une vinaigrette sans mati&#232;res grasses d&#8217;une salade de tomate et de concombre. Coiffez la salade de katsuobushi suppl&#233;mentaire et pourquoi pas de l&#8217;algue nori coup&#233;e en lani&#232;res. C&#8217;est d&#233;licieux&nbsp;! Vous pouvez aussi verser le tosazu sur un filet de poisson blanc cuit.</p></li></ol><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Les récepteurs gustatifs des saveurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[D'apr&#232;s Chat GPT]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/recepteurs-gustatifs-des-saveurs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/recepteurs-gustatifs-des-saveurs</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:48:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NnW9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41fd6b7e-095b-4734-b82c-6681e71430bf_750x750.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Disclaimer&nbsp;: je n&#8217;ai pas les connaissances scientifiques pour savoir ce que j&#8217;ai copi&#233;-coll&#233; ci-dessous est exact.</h5><p></p><p>Voici <strong>comment les r&#233;cepteurs gustatifs per&#231;oivent chacune des 5 saveurs fondamentales</strong>.<br>Chaque go&#251;t correspond &#224; des <strong>r&#233;cepteurs sp&#233;cifiques</strong> situ&#233;s dans les <strong>bourgeons gustatifs</strong> de la langue, des joues, du palais et de l&#8217;&#233;piglotte. L&#8217;information est ensuite transmise au cerveau via les nerfs cr&#226;niens (VII, IX, X).</p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>1. Le sucr&#233;</strong></h1><h3><strong>M&#233;canisme : r&#233;cepteurs coupl&#233;s aux prot&#233;ines G (GPCR)</strong></h3><ul><li><p>Le sucr&#233; est d&#233;tect&#233; par un <strong>h&#233;t&#233;rodim&#232;re de r&#233;cepteurs T1R2 + T1R3</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Lorsqu&#8217;un sucre (ou un &#233;dulcorant) s&#8217;y fixe :</p><ul><li><p>Activation d&#8217;une prot&#233;ine G (<strong>gustducine</strong>)</p></li><li><p>Cascade intracellulaire &#8594; augmentation de Ca&#178;&#8314;</p></li><li><p>Lib&#233;ration de neurotransmetteurs &#8594; signal envoy&#233; au cerveau</p></li></ul></li></ul><p>&#127919; <strong>But biologique</strong> : d&#233;tecter l&#8217;&#233;nergie (glucides).</p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>2. Le sal&#233;</strong></h1><h3><strong>M&#233;canisme : entr&#233;e directe de Na&#8314; dans les cellules</strong></h3><ul><li><p>Le go&#251;t sal&#233; repose sur un <strong>canal ionique ENaC</strong> (&#233;pith&#233;lial sodium channel).</p></li><li><p>Le <strong>NaCl</strong> se dissocie en milieu salivaire &#8594; Na&#8314; entre dans la cellule</p></li><li><p>D&#233;polarisation &#8594; message nerveux.</p></li></ul><p>&#127919; <strong>But biologique</strong> : reconna&#238;tre les sels n&#233;cessaires &#224; l&#8217;&#233;quilibre hydrique.</p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>3. L&#8217;acide</strong></h1><h3><strong>M&#233;canisme : d&#233;tection des ions H&#8314;</strong></h3><p>Plusieurs voies existent, la principale :</p><ul><li><p>L&#8217;acidit&#233; correspond &#224; la concentration en <strong>H&#8314;</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Les ions H&#8314; :</p><ul><li><p><strong>Inhibent des canaux potassiques (K&#8314;)</strong> &#8594; d&#233;polarisation</p></li><li><p>Ou <strong>activent des canaux sensibles aux protons</strong> (ASIC, Otop1)</p></li></ul></li></ul><p>&#127919; <strong>But biologique</strong> : alerte contre les aliments avari&#233;s ou immatures.</p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>4. L&#8217;amer</strong></h1><h3><strong>M&#233;canisme : r&#233;cepteurs GPCR tr&#232;s nombreux de type T2R</strong></h3><ul><li><p>Il existe <strong>~30 types de r&#233;cepteurs T2R</strong>, chacun d&#233;tectant diff&#233;rentes mol&#233;cules am&#232;res (souvent toxiques).</p></li><li><p>Activation d&#8217;une cascade via la <strong>gustducine</strong></p></li><li><p>Lib&#233;ration de Ca&#178;&#8314; &#8594; signal nerveux</p></li></ul><p>&#127919; <strong>But biologique</strong> : m&#233;canisme ancestral de <strong>d&#233;tection de toxines</strong>.</p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>5. L&#8217;umami</strong></h1><h3><strong>M&#233;canisme : r&#233;cepteurs sp&#233;cifiques aux acides amin&#233;s</strong></h3><p>Deux types principaux :</p><ol><li><p><strong>R&#233;cepteur T1R1 + T1R3</strong></p><ul><li><p>sensible au <strong>glutamate</strong> (MSG), &#224; l&#8217;inosinate, au guanylate</p></li></ul></li><li><p><strong>R&#233;cepteur mGluR4</strong> (une variante p&#233;riph&#233;rique du r&#233;cepteur au glutamate)</p></li></ol><p>Activation des cascades GPCR &#8594; lib&#233;ration de Ca&#178;&#8314; &#8594; message nerveux.</p><p>&#127919; <strong>But biologique</strong> : d&#233;tection des <strong>prot&#233;ines</strong> et des <strong>acides amin&#233;s essentiels</strong>.</p><div><hr></div><h1>En r&#233;sum&#233; (ultra synth&#232;se)</h1><p>Saveur R&#233;cepteurs M&#233;canisme <strong>Sucr&#233;</strong> T1R2/T1R3 (GPCR) Activation gustducine + Ca&#178;&#8314; <strong>Sal&#233;</strong> ENaC Entr&#233;e directe de Na&#8314;, d&#233;polarisation <strong>Acide</strong> Otop1, ASIC, inhibition de K&#8314; Action des H&#8314; <strong>Amer</strong> ~30 r&#233;cepteurs T2R (GPCR) Cascade via gustducine <strong>Umami</strong> T1R1/T1R3, mGluR4 R&#233;cepteurs du glutamate</p><div><hr></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wabi-sabi]]></title><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/wabi-sabi</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/wabi-sabi</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:31:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NnW9!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F41fd6b7e-095b-4734-b82c-6681e71430bf_750x750.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Wabi-sabi. </h2><p>Le wabi-sabi est un concept assez difficile &#224; appr&#233;hender. On le retrouve aussi bien dans la c&#233;r&#233;monie du th&#233; que dans le kintsugi ou &#171; rapi&#232;cement en or &#187;, qui consiste &#224; recoller une vaisselle cass&#233;e avec une colle m&#233;lang&#233;e d&#8217;or, pour souligner le raccord et non le cacher, mettant ainsi en valeur la brisure, et donc le caract&#232;re irr&#233;parable et imparfait de la vie. Ce que l&#8217;on appelle en Occident &#171; jardin zen &#187; (en japonais, sekitei, &#171; jardin de pierres &#187;), est une autre illustration du wabi-sabi. Wabi pourrait se traduire par &#171; m&#233;lancolie, d&#233;sespoir, d&#233;ch&#233;ance &#187;. Sabi d&#233;signe la tristesse et la solitude, comme lorsque l&#8217;on n&#8217;a personne sur qui compter, mais aussi la d&#233;cr&#233;pitude, le vieillissement, la salissure. Le wabi-sabi est d&#233;riv&#233; des principes du bouddhisme zen et du tao&#239;sme, et valorise la beaut&#233; de l&#8217;imperfection et de la sobri&#233;t&#233; (voir aussi C&#233;r&#233;monie du th&#233;, Sen no Riky&#251;).</p><h5>D&#233;finition extraite du <a href="https://www.fnac.com/a21115795/Chihiro-Masui-Dictionnaire-gourmand-du-Japon">Dictionnaire gourmand du Japon, &#201;d. Flammarion.</a></h5><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramen, encore du ramen, toujours du ramen.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Et l'umami, aussi...]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/ramen-encore-du-ramen-toujours-du</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/ramen-encore-du-ramen-toujours-du</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 05:01:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/894f5485-cdf9-4c00-b2ba-d07d7fd96f29_4032x2268.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5><em>La rubrique &#8220;Entre nous&#8221; est strictement r&#233;serv&#233;e aux abonn&#233;s payants.</em></h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Abonnez-vous maintenant&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Abonnez-vous maintenant</span></a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extraits de Poissons un art du Japon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explications de quelques mots japonais qui semblent compliqu&#233;s et qui sont pourtant tr&#232;s simples.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/umami-et-ikejime</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/umami-et-ikejime</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:36:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YwUf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3ff7b38-6987-4bd1-87e1-8e4a4545ad13_615x800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="pullquote"><p>Dans le monde de la cuisine internationale d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui, dashi, umami, kombu, ik&#233;-jim&#233;, etc. sont des mots tr&#232;s &#224; la mode, mais souvent employ&#233;s &#224; tort et &#224; travers. Or, ils recouvrent des notions somme toute tr&#232;s simples, qui ont juste besoin d&#8217;&#234;tre mieux comprises pour &#234;tre mieux appliqu&#233;es.</p></div><blockquote><h5>J&#8217;avais &#233;crit ces mots dans l&#8217;introduction du livre &#8220;Poissons - un art du Japon&#8221; (&#233;d. Gl&#233;nat) en 2008 mais je les retranscris ici car il semblerait que m&#234;me aujourd&#8217;hui en 2025, &#8220;umami&#8221; et &#8220;ik&#233;jim&#233;&#8221; soient des concepts encore parfois mal compris.</h5></blockquote><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YwUf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3ff7b38-6987-4bd1-87e1-8e4a4545ad13_615x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YwUf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3ff7b38-6987-4bd1-87e1-8e4a4545ad13_615x800.jpeg 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><p></p><h2><strong>LE GO&#219;T DU JAPON</strong></h2><p>Au commencement, il y eut l&#8217;umami&#8230; Dans la culture occidentale, le concept des saveurs fondamentales identifi&#233;es par le go&#251;t remonte au moins &#224; Aristote. Nous connaissons depuis longtemps quatre saveurs fondamentales : l&#8217;amer, le sal&#233;, le sucr&#233; et l&#8217;acide.</p><p>En Asie &#233;galement, le concept des saveurs fondamentales remonte &#224; la nuit des temps. Sauf qu&#8217;il y en a toujours eu cinq. Mais la cinqui&#232;me saveur est longtemps rest&#233;e inconnue en Occident. Certes Brillat-Savarin, au XIXe si&#232;cle, a effleur&#233; le concept avec ce qu&#8217;il a appel&#233; l&#8217;osmaz&#244;me, &#171; cette partie &#233;minemment sapide des viandes &#187; (Physiologie du go&#251;t, 1826) et qu&#8217;illustre, selon lui, le go&#251;t du bouillon de b&#339;uf sans aucun assaisonnement. Mais ce n&#8217;est qu&#8217;en 1908 que le professeur Kikuna&#233; Ik&#233;da &#171; d&#233;couvre &#187; dans un dashi de kombu une saveur qui ne pouvait &#234;tre attribu&#233;e aux quatre saveurs fondamentales. Cette trouvaille mena &#224; la production, quelques ann&#233;es plus tard, du glutamate monosodique, un exhausteur de go&#251;t industriel, aujourd&#8217;hui omnipr&#233;sent.</p><p>Malgr&#233; cela, cette cinqui&#232;me saveur a continu&#233; &#224; &#234;tre consid&#233;r&#233;e en Occident comme le mariage du sal&#233; et du sucr&#233;. Jusqu&#8217;aux ann&#233;es 1980 o&#249;, enfin, les scientifiques internationaux admettent son existence et lui donnent le nom d&#8217;umami, ce qui signifie litt&#233;ralement &#171; le go&#251;t de ce qui est bon &#187; en japonais. Aujourd&#8217;hui, le concept d&#8217;umami est commun&#233;ment accept&#233; par les professionnels m&#234;me s&#8217;il reste encore m&#233;connu du grand public.</p><p>Il est impossible d&#8217;aborder et d&#8217;appr&#233;hender la cuisine japonaise sans comprendre ce concept fondamental. Car si umami reste un mot &#171; exotique &#187; pour un Occidental, son usage est courant au Japon, chez le profane tout autant que chez le professionnel du go&#251;t.</p><h3><strong>Les trois substances de l&#8217;umami</strong></h3><p>On a longtemps pens&#233; que c&#8217;&#233;tait des zones pr&#233;cises de la langue qui identifiaient chacune une saveur fondamentale, mais on sait aujourd&#8217;hui que les r&#233;cepteurs des cinq saveurs sont r&#233;partis un peu partout sur la langue.</p><p>En 1996 et 2002, deux &#233;quipes de scientifiques ind&#233;pendants ont d&#233;couvert qu&#8217;il existait bien des r&#233;cepteurs sp&#233;cifiques de l&#8217;umami et ont identifi&#233; les trois substances qui les stimulent : l&#8217;acide amin&#233; glutamate (ou acide glutamique) ainsi que les nucl&#233;otides inosinate (acide inosinique) et guanylate (acide guanylique).</p><p>De tous les aliments du monde, l&#8217;algue kombu est celui qui contient le plus de glutamate. Par ailleurs, le lait maternel comporte presque autant de glutamate que l&#8217;ichi-ban dashi (bouillon d&#8217;algue kombu et de bonite s&#233;ch&#233;e r&#226;p&#233;e), consid&#233;r&#233; comme le meilleur bouillon de la haute cuisine japonaise, alors que le lait de vache en contient dix-huit fois moins. L&#8217;enregistrement des mimiques des b&#233;b&#233;s en r&#233;action &#224; telle ou telle saveur a montr&#233; qu&#8217;ils appr&#233;cient le sucr&#233; et l&#8217;umami alors qu&#8217;ils expriment une r&#233;action de rejet face &#224; l&#8217;amer et l&#8217;acide.</p><p>Parall&#232;lement, des exp&#233;riences ont d&#233;montr&#233; que l&#8217;umami, par la satisfaction gustative qu&#8217;il g&#233;n&#232;re, pouvait compenser une r&#233;duction de sel et de graisse dans les aliments, ainsi qu&#8217;une diminution de la quantit&#233; d&#8217;aliments ing&#233;r&#233;e au cours d&#8217;un repas. &#192; notre &#233;poque o&#249; nous mangeons trop sal&#233; et trop gras, ce n&#8217;est peut-&#234;tre pas un hasard si le Japon b&#233;n&#233;ficie d&#8217;un des taux d&#8217;ob&#233;sit&#233; les plus bas du monde (3,2 % contre 9,4 % en France et 30,6 % aux &#201;tats-Unis), ainsi que du taux de long&#233;vit&#233; le plus &#233;lev&#233;.</p><p>L&#8217;umami, naturellement pr&#233;sent dans de nombreux aliments, se d&#233;veloppe chimiquement dans certaines conditions, par exemple lors du s&#233;chage ou de la maturation : au Japon, la bonite, l&#8217;algue kombu et les shiitak&#233; s&#233;ch&#233;s sont des exemples notoires. Pour &#233;voquer des produits plus familiers, signalons que la viande de porc fra&#238;che contient quarante fois moins de glutamate que le jambon cru. Les sauces ferment&#233;es, comme la sauce soja et le nuoc-m&#226;m, ou encore les fromages qui peuvent &#171; vieillir &#187; plusieurs mois, tels le parmesan ou le roquefort, sont &#233;galement charg&#233;s en umami. Enfin, c&#8217;est ce m&#234;me proc&#233;d&#233; chimique de maturation qui est &#224; l&#8217;&#339;uvre dans la saveur du poisson&#8230; Mais nous y reviendrons plus tard.</p><p><em>Quantit&#233;s des substances d&#8217;umami (en mg/100 g) trouv&#233;es dans quelques aliments</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rvUk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rvUk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rvUk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rvUk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rvUk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rvUk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png" width="631" height="558" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4cda8bd8-9880-47b0-9541-7c337e8907d0_631x558.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:558,&quot;width&quot;:631,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Une image contenant texte, nombre, Police, capture d&#8217;&#233;cran\n\nLe contenu g&#233;n&#233;r&#233; par l&#8217;IA peut &#234;tre incorrect.&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Une image contenant texte, nombre, Police, capture d&#8217;&#233;cran

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The Heart of Japanese Cuisine, pr&#233;fac&#233; par Heston Blumenthal, Nobu Matsuhisa, Pascal Barbot et Kiyomi Mikuni, 2009, Cross Media Ltd.</em></h6><h3><strong>Le dashi : la base de la cuisine japonaise</strong></h3><p>Les trois aliments les plus utilis&#233;s pour la fabrication du dashi sont chacun tr&#232;s richement pourvus d&#8217;une des trois substances de l&#8217;umami : respectivement, le glutamate pour l&#8217;algue kombu, l&#8217;inosinate pour la bonite s&#233;ch&#233;e et r&#226;p&#233;e, et le guanylate pour le champignon shiitak&#233; s&#233;ch&#233;.</p><p>Toutes les cuisines du monde poss&#232;dent leur bouillon : le dashi au Japon, le bouillon de poule ou le fond de veau en France, le tang en Chine. Et tous ces bouillons jouent sur la synergie des substances de l&#8217;umami. Nous savons aujourd&#8217;hui qu&#8217;une substance d&#8217;umami combin&#233;e &#224; une autre substance d&#8217;umami donnera un umami plus puissant que japonaise que celle des autres bouillons ailleurs dans le monde : il entre dans la composition de la soupe claire et de la soupe miso, mais on l&#8217;emploie aussi comme assaisonnement ou comme condiment pour parfumer et mettre en valeur certaines pr&#233;parations. Il est fondamentalement diff&#233;rent des autres bouillons car, l&#224; o&#249; ces derniers mijotent longtemps pour extraire le maximum de go&#251;ts des diff&#233;rents ingr&#233;dients, le dashi ne conserve que les substances de l&#8217;umami, jamais les autres go&#251;ts qui viendraient troubler sa puret&#233;. Sa cuisson est donc tr&#232;s br&#232;ve et &#224; basse temp&#233;rature (le dashi de kombu peut m&#234;me se pr&#233;parer &#224; l&#8217;eau froide !). Ce principe est encore plus important pour le katsuo-bushi, qui contient beaucoup d&#8217;autres go&#251;ts et acides amin&#233;s. S&#8217;il reste trop longtemps dans une eau trop chaude, ces &#233;l&#233;ments vont se lib&#233;rer dans le bouillon et la saveur subtile du dashi sera d&#233;truite.</p><p>&#192; l&#8217;&#339;il, le dashi ressemble &#224; de l&#8217;eau &#224; peine color&#233;e. En bouche, il est tr&#232;s fin et d&#233;licat, sans aucune mati&#232;re grasse. On retrouve dans ce bouillon les choix qui pr&#233;valent dans la culture japonaise : la simplicit&#233;, la puret&#233;, la limpidit&#233; et la transparence. Le dashi est l&#8217;essence m&#234;me de l&#8217;umami. Il est l&#8217;umami liquide&nbsp;: rien d&#8217;autre.</p><p>Le dashi peut &#234;tre pr&#233;par&#233; avec une grande vari&#233;t&#233; de produits : petits poissons s&#233;ch&#233;s, ar&#234;tes et t&#234;te de poisson, coquillages, crevettes, l&#233;gumes. Mais les plus appr&#233;ci&#233;s, surtout dans la haute gastronomie japonaise, sont les dashis de kombu et de bonite s&#233;ch&#233;e.</p><h3><strong>Le kombu.</strong></h3><p>Il y a plusieurs esp&#232;ces de kombu, suivant une classification rigoureuse : par r&#233;gion, par plage et par traitement. L&#8217;algue est aussi class&#233;e selon son lustre, sur une &#233;chelle allant de 1 &#224; 6.</p><p>L&#8217;algue r&#233;colt&#233;e en mer est s&#233;ch&#233;e au soleil puis d&#233;coup&#233;e en une bande r&#233;guli&#232;re, apr&#232;s qu&#8217;on a &#233;limin&#233; les parties ind&#233;sirables. Elle est alors pr&#234;te &#224; &#234;tre commercialis&#233;e, mais on peut aussi la laisser &#171; m&#251;rir &#187; entre un &#224; dix ans dans une pi&#232;ce dont l&#8217;humidit&#233; et la temp&#233;rature sont rigoureusement contr&#244;l&#233;es. Le meilleur kombu est celui qui a m&#251;ri dix ans : la maturation l&#8217;a d&#233;barrass&#233; de tout ar&#244;me d&#233;sagr&#233;able d&#8217;algue et livre un umami absolument pur.</p><p>Le kombu ne doit jamais &#234;tre lav&#233; car cela lui enl&#232;verait ses ar&#244;mes et pourrait produire sur sa surface une substance visqueuse. On l&#8217;essuie avec un torchon &#224; peine humide ou on l&#8217;utilise tel quel s&#8217;il est de bonne qualit&#233;. Il doit &#234;tre consomm&#233; rapidement apr&#232;s achat ou conserv&#233; dans un r&#233;cipient herm&#233;tique, &#224; l&#8217;abri de l&#8217;humidit&#233;. La r&#233;frig&#233;ration lui &#244;tera ses ar&#244;mes.</p><h3><strong>Le katsuo-bushi.</strong></h3><p>Il est pr&#233;par&#233; avec une bonite pas trop grasse car elle serait alors difficile &#224; s&#233;cher compl&#232;tement, mais suffisamment grasse pour avoir du go&#251;t, la meilleure &#233;tant celle p&#234;ch&#233;e dans le Pacifique. On enl&#232;ve parfois le muscle de nage ou chi-a&#239;, qui concentre beaucoup d&#8217;h&#233;moglobine. Il donne un katsuo-bushi plus riche en go&#251;t, mais qui apporte au dashi une saveur am&#232;re et poissonneuse. Quand il n&#8217;est pas conserv&#233;, on obtient &#224; l&#8217;inverse un dashi plus pur et plus d&#233;licat. Les filets de bonite sont cuits une &#224; deux heures dans une eau &#224;</p><p>90 &#176;C avant d&#8217;&#234;tre fum&#233;s au feu de ch&#234;ne, tous les jours pendant dix jours afin d&#8217;&#233;liminer toute trace d&#8217;humidit&#233;. Le filet de bonite forme alors un bloc dur et sec qui ressemble &#224; un &#233;pais bout de bois. &#192; ce stade, il peut &#234;tre commercialis&#233; sous le nom d&#8217;ara-bushi.</p><p>La deuxi&#232;me &#233;tape du traitement consiste &#224; r&#226;per la surface du bloc de bonite pour l&#8217;&#233;galiser et &#233;liminer le go&#251;t fum&#233;, avant de le laisser s&#233;cher un ou deux jours au soleil. Ensuite, il va s&#233;journer jusqu&#8217;&#224; deux semaines dans une pi&#232;ce o&#249; on lui aura inocul&#233; une moisissure qui favorise la fermentation. Au cours de cette &#233;tape, les prot&#233;ines de la bonite sont transform&#233;es en acides amin&#233;s, ce qui augmente son umami. Puis le bloc est &#224; nouveau s&#233;ch&#233; au soleil. Ce processus (fermentation et s&#233;chage) est r&#233;p&#233;t&#233; trois fois. Au terme de ces diff&#233;rentes op&#233;rations, le bloc est extr&#234;mement dur et ne p&#232;se plus qu&#8217;un sixi&#232;me de son poids d&#8217;origine. On l&#8217;appelle alors kar&#233;-bushi. Si le processus est r&#233;p&#233;t&#233; plus de quatre fois, on parle de hon-kar&#233;-bushi : c&#8217;est la qualit&#233; sup&#233;rieure.</p><p>La bonite est ensuite r&#226;p&#233;e en copeaux de tailles diff&#233;rentes. La meilleure est la bonite-fleur, ou hana-katsuo, d&#233;taill&#233;e en copeaux tr&#232;s fins qui ressemblent &#224; des p&#233;tales de fleurs et qu&#8217;on r&#233;serve aux pr&#233;parations d&#233;licates et aux plats de la haute gastronomie. Le hana- katsuo produit un dashi en un temps tr&#232;s court. Pour des plats mijot&#233;s, dont la cuisson est donc plus longue, on utilise l&#8217;atsu-k&#233;zuri, des copeaux de 0,7 mm d&#8217;&#233;paisseur. Entre les deux, il y a plusieurs &#233;paisseurs, la plus r&#233;pandue &#233;tant de 0,5 mm.</p><p>Les copeaux de katsuo-bushi doivent &#234;tre utilis&#233;s le jour m&#234;me o&#249; ils ont &#233;t&#233; r&#226;p&#233;s. Si cela n&#8217;est pas possible, ils seront conserv&#233;s dans un sac herm&#233;tique au r&#233;frig&#233;rateur.</p><p>Les deux autres ingr&#233;dients principaux de dashi sont le ni-boshi, des petits poissons cuits et s&#233;ch&#233;s, et le champignon shiitak&#233; s&#233;ch&#233;. Le dashi de ni-boshi est celui qui est le plus commun&#233;ment utilis&#233; en famille et celui de shiitak&#233; est le seul bouillon enti&#232;rement v&#233;g&#233;tarien, utilis&#233; par les moines bouddhistes. Le shiitak&#233; s&#233;ch&#233; est plus go&#251;teux que le shiitak&#233; frais : apr&#232;s avoir extrait le dashi, on peut le servir dans une fondue, en chop suey saut&#233; avec d&#8217;autres ingr&#233;dients ou encore mijot&#233; avec de la viande ou du poisson. Pour les recettes de dashi, reportez-vous &#224; la page 234.</p><h3><strong>Le shun ou la saveur de l&#8217;&#233;ph&#233;m&#232;re</strong></h3><p>L&#8217;esth&#233;tisme japonais se pla&#238;t dans la recherche de l&#8217;&#233;ph&#233;m&#232;re, ce qu&#8217;illustrent bien la c&#233;r&#233;monie du th&#233; ou le ha&#239;ku. La saison qui passe, le moment furtif, l&#8217;instant pr&#233;sent, la vie et la mort sont autant d&#8217;exemples du caract&#232;re &#233;ph&#233;m&#232;re et instable de la nature, &#224; l&#8217;instar de ces estampes japonaises appel&#233;es &#171; images du monde flottant &#187; (ukiyo&#233;). Le shun est l&#8217;expression de ce caract&#232;re &#233;ph&#233;m&#232;re dans la cuisine. Il recouvre trois concepts.</p><p>D&#8217;abord, il d&#233;signe le moment tr&#232;s bref o&#249; un produit fait son apparition sur les &#233;tals et qu&#8217;il est encore rare et co&#251;teux. Ce sont les primeurs en France, les hatsu-mono au Japon, o&#249; le terme s&#8217;applique &#224; tous les aliments, notamment le poisson. Un dicton japonais dit d&#8217;ailleurs que &#171; celui qui mange un hatsu-mono rajoute soixante-quinze jours &#224; sa vie &#187;.</p><p>Ensuite, le shun renvoie &#224; la p&#233;riode o&#249; la production est la plus abondante, ce qu&#8217;on appelle en France &#171; la saison &#187; (la saison des fraises, des cerises, etc.).</p><p>Enfin, le shun d&#233;signe aussi le meilleur moment de d&#233;gustation d&#8217;un produit, quand ses saveurs et ses parfums sont &#224; leur apog&#233;e. En somme, le shun est tr&#232;s japonais, &#224; la fois illogique et flou, mais aucun Japonais, quel que soit le concept auquel il fait r&#233;f&#233;rence, n&#8217;a besoin de pr&#233;ciser sa pens&#233;e car ce mot suffit &#224; &#233;voquer un temps qui ne sera jamais que furtif.</p><p>Les Japonais retrouvent ainsi, dans les saveurs du shun, un souvenir du temps qui passe et de l&#8217;&#233;vanescence du monde. L&#224; o&#249;, en France, la carte d&#8217;un restaurant gastronomique change &#224; chaque saison, donc quatre fois par an, avec des plats qui peuvent rester toute l&#8217;ann&#233;e au menu, le respect du shun implique que le menu d&#8217;un ka&#239;seki soit enti&#232;rement renouvel&#233; tous les mois. Les noms suivent d&#8217;ailleurs les mois de l&#8217;ann&#233;e, la &#171; cinqui&#232;me lune &#187; d&#233;signant par exemple un menu du mois de mai. Un sushiya parlera du shun pour exprimer parfois un produit, parfois une saison, en disant par exemple : &#171; Aujourd&#8217;hui, le kohada est shun. &#187;</p><h2><strong>LE TRAITEMENT DU POISSON</strong></h2><p>Les Japonais ont d&#233;velopp&#233; des techniques culinaires tr&#232;s particuli&#232;res, fruits d&#8217;un savoir empirique qui s&#8217;&#233;tend sur des mill&#233;naires et, surtout, s&#8217;appuie sur une r&#232;gle fondamentale : le poisson doit pouvoir &#234;tre consomm&#233; cru. S&#8217;il n&#8217;est pas bon cru, il ne sera pas bon cuit. C&#8217;est d&#8217;une &#233;vidence limpide. On s&#8217;&#233;tonnerait presque que le Japon soit la seule culture &#224; avoir pouss&#233; la d&#233;gustation du poisson &#224; l&#8217;essence du concept. Si le poisson doit &#234;tre bon cru, il va sans dire que son traitement culinaire (c&#8217;est-&#224;-dire son accommodement en cuisine) devient en quelque sorte secondaire. C&#8217;est avant tout le traitement du produit en tant que tel qui doit viser &#224; l&#8217;excellence. Les professionnels ont d&#233;velopp&#233; des techniques pour rendre la chair du poisson cru la plus go&#251;teuse possible.</p><p>La mani&#232;re dont le poisson meurt joue un r&#244;le fondamental. Un poisson destin&#233; &#224; &#234;tre consomm&#233; peut mourir soit de mort naturelle (no-jim&#233;), soit par immersion dans la glace (k&#244;ri-jim&#233;), soit par &#171; mort vive &#187; (ik&#233;-jim&#233;). La premi&#232;re technique consiste &#224; sortir le poisson de l&#8217;eau pour le laisser mourir de mort naturelle, ce qui se produit au bout d&#8217;un certain temps. La mort par immersion dans la glace, plus rapide, est pratiqu&#233;e en Occident par certains p&#234;cheurs de qualit&#233;. Elle est en usage &#233;galement au Japon mais dans des cas bien sp&#233;cifiques, car les professionnels lui pr&#233;f&#232;rent l&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233;.</p><h3><strong>L&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233; : une mort sans souffrance</strong></h3><p>L&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233; tue instantan&#233;ment le poisson. Le c&#339;ur peut continuer &#224; battre pendant quelques secondes, mais le corps ne bouge plus. Il est parfaitement immobile.</p><p>Il y a principalement deux techniques, adapt&#233;es &#224; chaque type de poisson. Dans la premi&#232;re, on ins&#232;re une pique en biais dans le cerveau, sur le c&#244;t&#233; droit de la t&#234;te, approximativement &#224; 2 cm de l&#8217;&#339;il. La deuxi&#232;me consiste &#224; sectionner le bulbe rachidien en ins&#233;rant un couteau par la branchie. Dans les deux cas, le but est de d&#233;truire le cervelet, c&#8217;est-&#224;-dire la partie du cerveau qui contr&#244;le les mouvements du corps. Pour certains poissons, l&#8217;une ou l&#8217;autre de ces op&#233;rations sera accompagn&#233;e par l&#8217;insertion, au niveau de la queue, d&#8217;une longue aiguille contenant de l&#8217;air comprim&#233; ou de l&#8217;eau, pour extraire par pression la moelle &#233;pini&#232;re. L&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233; n&#8217;est pas pratiqu&#233; sur les petits poissons bon march&#233;, comme la sardine, mais tous les poissons de qualit&#233; subiront cette mort car, sinon, le professionnel consid&#232;re que le poisson est bon &#224; jeter. Pour les poissons qui supportent d&#8217;&#234;tre transport&#233;s vivants dans de l&#8217;eau de mer jusqu&#8217;au march&#233;, c&#8217;est le poissonnier ou le cuisinier qui s&#8217;en charge. Pour ceux qui meurent naturellement vite, comme le maquereau, l&#8217;op&#233;ration est faite par le p&#234;cheur &#224; bord du bateau.</p><p>Le poisson ne souffre pas : c&#8217;est une mort sans angoisse, nette et rapide. Non par compassion, mais par pur pragmatisme. Cette notion de mort sans souffrance est aussi en usage en Occident, mais seulement pour la viande. En France, dans certains abattoirs, on assomme le b&#339;uf avant de le tuer, car sa chair est meilleure lorsqu&#8217;il meurt sans avoir peur. La chair d&#8217;un poisson tu&#233; en ik&#233;-jim&#233; conservera plus longtemps sa qualit&#233;. D&#8217;apr&#232;s un chef trois &#233;toiles parisien, &#171; le poisson tu&#233; selon la m&#233;thode japonaise tient une semaine, alors que le m&#234;me poisson ici en France ne tiendra que deux ou trois jours &#187;.</p><p>Depuis peu, un importateur fran&#231;ais propose &#224; Rungis des poissons tu&#233;s en ik&#233;-jim&#233; et saign&#233;s en chi-nuki, achemin&#233;s en avion d&#8217;Australie et de Nouvelle-Z&#233;lande. Selon le m&#234;me chef parisien qui les a essay&#233;s, ces poissons sont d&#8217;une qualit&#233; sup&#233;rieure &#224; ceux p&#234;ch&#233;s plus pr&#232;s, alors qu&#8217;ils ont d&#233;j&#224; pass&#233; une semaine hors de l&#8217;eau.</p><h3><strong>La chimie de l&#8217;umami et de la texture</strong></h3><p>Apr&#232;s avoir longtemps cherch&#233; &#224; d&#233;chiffrer le travail des professionnels du poisson, sans y parvenir, j&#8217;ai enfin saisi l&#8217;impact de l&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233; sur le go&#251;t et la texture du poisson quand j&#8217;ai compris le processus chimique de la mort. L&#8217;explication que je vous donne ici est simplifi&#233;e, mais elle s&#8217;applique &#224; tous les animaux (m&#234;me aux &#234;tres humains).</p><p>1) Chez l&#8217;&#234;tre vivant, il y a toujours contraction et d&#233;contraction musculaires, dues au glissement des myofilaments d&#8217;actine sur les myofilaments de myosine.</p><p>2) Lorsqu&#8217;un animal meurt, son c&#339;ur cesse de battre, son cerveau cesse de fonctionner, mais les cellules de son corps continuent &#224; se transformer. Pour cela, elles utilisent l&#8217;ad&#233;nosine triphosphate (ATP), une mol&#233;cule pr&#233;sente dans tous les organismes vivants. C&#8217;est elle qui fournit l&#8217;&#233;nergie n&#233;cessaire aux r&#233;actions chimiques du corps. Cette &#233;nergie est constamment renouvel&#233;e pendant la vie, mais pas apr&#232;s la mort. Apr&#232;s la mort, le corps continue &#224; utiliser de l&#8217;ATP pour transformer ses cellules. En quelque sorte, le corps mort &#233;puise son stock d&#8217;ATP pour cette transformation post mortem. N&#8217;&#233;tant plus renouvel&#233;e, l&#8217;ATP se d&#233;compose en plusieurs substances, dont l&#8217;acide inosinique.</p><p>3) Du coup, il ne reste plus d&#8217;&#233;nergie dans les cellules. L&#8217;arr&#234;t de l&#8217;approvisionnement des cellules en &#233;nergie provoque une accumulation d&#8217;ions calcium : des ponts entre les filaments d&#8217;actine et de myosine se forment et immobilisent les muscles, qui restent contract&#233;s. D&#8217;autre part, comme la contraction et la d&#233;contraction utilisent &#233;galement l&#8217;ATP, les muscles ne se d&#233;contractent plus d&#232;s qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a plus d&#8217;ATP. C&#8217;est ainsi que survient la rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique (<em>rigor mortis</em>).</p><p>4) La rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique affecte progressivement l&#8217;ensemble de l&#8217;organisme, jusqu&#8217;&#224; la rigidit&#233; totale de tous les muscles : son installation est plus rapide dans les d&#233;c&#232;s pr&#233;c&#233;d&#233;s de convulsions, d&#8217;un &#233;tat de stress ou lorsque la mort survient au cours d&#8217;efforts musculaires intenses.</p><p>5) Apr&#232;s un certain temps, la rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique diminue progressivement : en courbe inverse, l&#8217;acide inosinique augmente.</p><p>6) La diminution de la rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique est due &#224; l&#8217;auto- destruction des muscles. La fragmentation des tissus s&#8217;acc&#233;l&#232;re. Les prot&#233;ines, gr&#226;ce &#224; l&#8217;action de leurs propres enzymes, se transforment en acides amin&#233;s.</p><p>7) L&#8217;acide inosinique se d&#233;compose en hypoxanthine, puis en ur&#233;e, puis en ammoniaque.</p><p>Apr&#232;s ce stade, les bact&#233;ries se d&#233;veloppent et la putr&#233;faction commence.</p><h3><strong>Ce qu&#8217;il faut retenir de tout cela&#8230;</strong></h3><p>L&#8217;acide inosinique ou inosinate est l&#8217;une des trois substances de l&#8217;umami et l&#8217;essence m&#234;me de l&#8217;umami du poisson.</p><p>Le m&#251;rissement des muscles se caract&#233;rise par la texture de la chair qui, de croquante, devient tendre.</p><p>Les acides amin&#233;s sont &#233;galement sources de go&#251;t : les plus connus sont l&#8217;aspartate et le glutamate (qui sont &#233;galement les substances les plus pr&#233;sentes dans le kombu).</p><p>Le temps n&#233;cessaire &#224; l&#8217;installation de la rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique est sensiblement identique &#224; celui de sa disparition. Donc, si l&#8217;on sait exactement quand le poisson est mort et quand il est devenu rigide, alors on saura aussi quand va cesser la rigor mortis. Ce qui permet d&#8217;appr&#233;hender le moment o&#249; l&#8217;on pourra obtenir la texture et l&#8217;umami d&#233;sir&#233;s.</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Le sang est le principal facteur de ce que l&#8217;on appelle le &#171; go&#251;t du poisson &#187;</p></div><p>Les professionnels japonais disent que le poisson est &#171; vivant &#187; lorsqu&#8217;il n&#8217;est pas encore rigide et qu&#8217;il est &#171; mort &#187; lorsqu&#8217;il est en rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique. Un poisson &#171; frais &#187; est un poisson avant la rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique : un poisson d&#233;j&#224; rigide ne pourra faire l&#8217;objet d&#8217;une cuisine s&#233;rieuse, qu&#8217;elle soit crue ou cuite car, le temps de le transporter et de le pr&#233;parer, il sera d&#233;j&#224; trop proche du stade de la putr&#233;faction. Donc impropre &#224; une cuisine qui emploie peu d&#8217;artifices, comme les sauces et les &#233;pices.</p><p>D&#8217;un poisson en ik&#233;-jim&#233;, on dira de fa&#231;on plus po&#233;tique qu&#8217;on lui a &#244;t&#233; la vie, mais que sa chair continue &#224; vivre.</p><h3><strong>Le chi-nuki: enlever le mauvais go&#251;t du poisson</strong></h3><p>Le chi-nuki consiste &#224; saigner le poisson pour le vider de son sang. Il se pratique en m&#234;me temps que l&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233;. Lorsque le couteau est ins&#233;r&#233; par la branchie pour l&#8217;ik&#233;-jim&#233;, il sectionne aussi les art&#232;res. Pour certains poissons, on pratiquera &#233;galement une incision au niveau de la queue pour que le sang s&#8217;&#233;coule &#224; l&#8217;ext&#233;rieur (c&#8217;est l&#224; qu&#8217;on ins&#232;re l&#8217;aiguille dans la moelle &#233;pini&#232;re). Les poissons blancs comme le hiram&#233;, un lointain cousin du turbot, sont plong&#233;s dans l&#8217;eau, ce qui permet de les vider et de les laver de leur sang, int&#233;rieur et ext&#233;rieur, pour obtenir une chair blanche et translucide.</p><p>Le chi-nuki reste une &#233;tape incontournable dans la pr&#233;paration de bon nombre de poissons car le sang est le principal facteur de ce que l&#8217;on appelle le &#171; go&#251;t du poisson &#187;. Un go&#251;t r&#233;dhibitoire pour le poisson cru mais aussi pour les pr&#233;parations raffin&#233;es. G&#233;n&#233;ralement, la cuisine japonaise n&#8217;aime pas le go&#251;t du sang et cherche &#224; tout prix &#224; l&#8217;&#233;liminer. J&#8217;ignore si cette r&#233;pugnance est purement gustative ou culturelle. Probablement les deux.</p><p>Le poisson ainsi pr&#233;par&#233; est aussit&#244;t plong&#233; dans une eau froide ou glac&#233;e, pour que la temp&#233;rature de sa chair ne monte pas. Le thon post mortem, par exemple, peut atteindre 40 &#176;C s&#8217;il n&#8217;est pas refroidi.</p><h3><strong>Le n&#233;kasu : le repos</strong></h3><p>Apr&#232;s la rigor mortis et avant que ne commence le processus de putr&#233;faction, les muscles commencent &#224; s&#8217;attendrir sous l&#8217;effet de la maturation.</p><p>Pour obtenir une viande de b&#339;uf savoureuse, il faut qu&#8217;elle ait &#171; repos&#233; &#187; huit &#224; dix jours apr&#232;s l&#8217;abattage de l&#8217;animal. L&#8217;intervalle est de quatre &#224; six jours pour le porc et de douze &#224; vingt-quatre heures pour le poulet. Avant ces d&#233;lais, ces viandes sont tellement dures que m&#234;me une cuisson prolong&#233;e ne parviendra pas &#224; les attendrir.</p><p>En Occident, si l&#8217;on conna&#238;t bien les temps de maturation pour la viande, on porte peu d&#8217;int&#233;r&#234;t &#224; ceux du poisson. Or, chez les professionnels japonais, ce point est crucial pour obtenir le meilleur du produit.</p><p>Un thon doit ainsi reposer plusieurs jours, contre quelques heures pour les petits poissons, comme le kohada ou le chinchard, qui &#171; m&#251;rissent &#187; vite. Cette derni&#232;re &#233;tape du traitement du produit, le repos de la chair, est ma&#238;tris&#233;e par le cuisinier, pour qui la &#171; cuisine &#187; a d&#233;j&#224; commenc&#233;.</p><p><strong>La cuisine du temps ou le meilleur moment du go&#251;t</strong></p><p>Un vrai chef japonais veut contr&#244;ler lui-m&#234;me le moment propice &#224; la d&#233;gustation. Entre l&#8217;instant o&#249; le poisson est sorti de l&#8217;eau jusqu&#8217;au d&#233;but de la putr&#233;faction des chairs, le ma&#238;tre doit choisir le meilleur moment, celui de l&#8217;&#233;quilibre le plus savoureux entre la texture et le go&#251;t. Ce timing est beaucoup plus pr&#233;cis, difficile et subtil que pour la viande. C&#8217;est ce que j&#8217;appelle la &#171;&nbsp;cuisine du temps&nbsp;&#187;, qui n&#8217;utilise que la dur&#233;e de la transformation naturelle et chimique de la chair pour l&#8217;&#171; assaisonner &#187; et la &#171; cuisiner&nbsp;&#187;.</p><p>Le talent du ma&#238;tre r&#233;side dans ce choix du moment de la d&#233;gustation. Il est d&#8217;autant plus important si le poisson est consomm&#233; cru. Quand il est cuit, on peut davantage jouer sur l&#8217;assaisonnement. N&#233;anmoins, dans ce cas, le chef d&#233;cide aussi du moment de la d&#233;gustation en calculant pr&#233;cis&#233;ment l&#8217;impact de la cuisson sur une chair pr&#233;par&#233;e par l&#8217;&#233;coulement du temps, ainsi que la transformation par le temps d&#8217;une chair d&#233;j&#224; cuite.</p><p>Au march&#233;, le ma&#238;tre choisit le poisson en fonction du moment o&#249; il va &#234;tre d&#233;gust&#233;. Le chinchard peut &#234;tre pr&#233;f&#233;r&#233; avant ou pendant la rigidit&#233; cadav&#233;rique, quand sa chair est ferme, fra&#238;che et jeune. Dans ce cas, on privil&#233;gie une texture croquante. Mais cette texture s&#8217;obtient au d&#233;triment du go&#251;t. Une chair plus ferme est moins riche en umami, et inversement. La r&#233;ussite de la cuisine tient dans cet &#233;quilibre entre les deux.</p><p>La plus grande difficult&#233; r&#233;side peut-&#234;tre dans la diversit&#233; des possibilit&#233;s qu&#8217;offre la chair du poisson. Contrairement &#224; la viande, le poisson peut se d&#233;guster sans avoir eu le temps de &#171; m&#251;rir &#187;. C&#8217;est d&#8217;ailleurs tentant de le manger tout de suite, car sa chair vive laisse une impression de fra&#238;cheur et de nouveaut&#233;.</p><p>Pour moi, le meilleur poisson est celui qui est cuit sur la braise aussit&#244;t p&#234;ch&#233; ou celui, cru, qui a repos&#233; le temps id&#233;al entre les mains de grands professionnels. Le premier aura toute la saveur fra&#238;che et naturelle de la mer. Le second aura un umami complexe et riche, une chair tendre et fondante, mais avec aussi un certain croquant. La cuisine du temps est donc un instrument formidable qui, entre les mains de celui qui la ma&#238;trise &#224; la perfection, jouera une musique divinement sup&#233;rieure &#224; toutes les autres.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Guide to Ramen Success.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow these Simple Steps to grow your Independent Ramen Shop to a National Chain.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-ramen-success</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-ramen-success</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRRZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2bf38bc5-06df-4861-a74d-e7cb9eed96f7_1714x1113.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Rappel :&nbsp;Cet article vous a &#233;t&#233; envoy&#233; car vous &#234;tes abonn&#233;.e &#224; la newsletter de The Spoon of Paris. Si vous ne souhaitez pas recevoir les publications en anglais, d&#233;s&#233;lectionnez la rubrique &#8220;Posts in English&#8221; dans <a href="https://substack.com/account/">votre compte &#8594;.</a></h5><h5>This article, written by Burina, was translated from Japanese by Chihiro. It&#8217;s tongue-in-cheek, not to be taken literally. </h5><div class="pullquote"><p>To succeed with a ramen shop in Japan, there&#8217;s a kind of <em>equation</em>.<br>By following this formula, a small independent establishment can grow into a well-known brand &#8212; even a major chain with franchises and branches across the country. It&#8217;s a success story you can savor like a video game.</p></div><h3>Step 1: The Legend Begins with the TRY Award</h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OP3S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8deb14ca-b566-4d5a-acc5-af777e09b8d6_1598x1142.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OP3S!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8deb14ca-b566-4d5a-acc5-af777e09b8d6_1598x1142.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OP3S!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8deb14ca-b566-4d5a-acc5-af777e09b8d6_1598x1142.png 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tokyoramenoftheyear?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=YXVjMnlueWt0YW02">Tokyo Ramen of the Year on Instagram &#8594;</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>The first step toward success is to earn a prestigious distinction.<br>Among them, the most important is the TRY (Tokyo Ramen of the Year) award.<br>It&#8217;s one of the most respected honors in the Ramen world &#8212; one might call it the <em>Michelin of Ramen</em>.</p><p>From the moment you receive this award, your restaurant&#8217;s status skyrockets.<br>The TRY crown is like Excalibur, the legendary sword obtained by a hero on his quest &#8212; it grants the Chef absolute confidence and seals the unwavering trust of the public.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Step 2: Conquer the King of the Raota &#8212; Susuru!</h3><p>Once the TRY is in hand, your next mission is to win over Japan&#8217;s most passionate ramen devotees, known as &#8220;raota&#8221; &#8212; a contraction of <em>Ramen</em> and <em>Otaku</em>. Their comments and posts on social media carry far more weight than any multimillion-yen advertising campaign.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cq8M!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feca493a6-30bd-46b0-b9e2-5383a9e074dc_1791x1097.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cq8M!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feca493a6-30bd-46b0-b9e2-5383a9e074dc_1791x1097.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cq8M!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feca493a6-30bd-46b0-b9e2-5383a9e074dc_1791x1097.png 848w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><a href="https://youtu.be/5fS42F1XfW0?si=cRIUyKtXgJOtIWCg">Susuru.TV on YouTube &#8594;</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>And the final boss among them is Susuru, the charismatic Ramen YouTuber.<br>If he features your restaurant in one of his videos, it&#8217;s like discovering a cheat code &#8212; your shop&#8217;s fame explodes nationwide in an instant.<br>His iconic <em>&#8220;Zuzuzuuu!&#8221;</em> slurp engraves your Ramen bowls in the hearts of viewers, and your success story suddenly becomes real.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Step 3: The Retaining Wall &#8212; Michelin, Tabelog 4.0, and J&#333;netsu Tairiku</h3><p>After the magic of Susuru and the media frenzy, the next step is to consolidate your success. This is where the Michelin Guide, a Tabelog rating of 4.0 or higher, and an appearance on the TV program J&#333;netsu Tairiku (<em>The Passion Continent</em>) come into play.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRRZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2bf38bc5-06df-4861-a74d-e7cb9eed96f7_1714x1113.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QRRZ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2bf38bc5-06df-4861-a74d-e7cb9eed96f7_1714x1113.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><a href="https://youtu.be/esql7hHrVHE?si=TMGGeoU4MMChdZ5s">Official YouTube Channel of Jonetsu Tairiku&#8594;</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>These recognitions serve as a retaining wall &#8212; they reinforce the foundations of your reputation.<br>Thanks to them, your restaurant is no longer just recognized within the ramen world, but throughout the entire realm of Japanese gastronomy.</p><p>At this stage, major noodle manufacturers will start vying for your attention, offering Cup Ramen collaborations.<br>It&#8217;s only a matter of time before your Ramen bowls line the shelves of convenience stores all across Japan.</p><div 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Cuisine, incorporating luxurious ingredients.<br>It&#8217;s a risky path, as it can stray from the true essence of Ramen.<br>But if it succeeds, it may give birth to a new genre, redefining this beloved dish forever.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gpbJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9a5cf52-b096-472c-b634-a75bbf7d14ce_1971x1192.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gpbJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa9a5cf52-b096-472c-b634-a75bbf7d14ce_1971x1192.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><a href="https://monolab.tokyo/articles/4197">Ramen with wagyu in the famous area of Gion in Kyoto&#8594;</a></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>So &#8212; where will you choose to end your success story?<br>Or will you keep going, setting out for the next level, the next world?</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le guide ultime du succès d'un restaurant de ramen.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Une simple &#233;quation pour grandir d'un petit ramen ind&#233;pendant &#224; un ph&#233;nom&#232;ne national. Par Burina.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-guide-ultime-du-succes-dun-restaurant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-guide-ultime-du-succes-dun-restaurant</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:02:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/774e0bcf-5b96-4b15-909f-b1d5b1e12c5c_1507x1064.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Cet article r&#233;dig&#233; par Burina a &#233;t&#233; traduit du japonais par Chihiro. Ne le prenez pas trop litt&#233;ralement. Il sera suivi demain par <em>mon </em>article sur le ramen (et l&#8217;umami, encore), strictement r&#233;serv&#233; aux abonn&#233;s payants.</h5><h3><strong>Le guide du succ&#232;s pour un restaurant de ramen (au Japon)</strong></h3><p>Pour qu&#8217;un restaurant de ramen r&#233;ussisse au Japon, il existe une sorte &#171;&nbsp;d&#8217;&#233;quation &#187;.<br>En suivant cette &#233;quation, un petit &#233;tablissement ind&#233;pendant peut se transformer en une marque connue voire une grosse cha&#238;ne avec franchises et succursales dans tout le pays. C&#8217;est une success story que l&#8217;on peut savourer comme un jeu vid&#233;o.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#201;tape 1 : La l&#233;gende commence avec le prix TRY</strong></h3><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OP3S!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8deb14ca-b566-4d5a-acc5-af777e09b8d6_1598x1142.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OP3S!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8deb14ca-b566-4d5a-acc5-af777e09b8d6_1598x1142.png 424w, 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recevez ce prix, le statut de votre restaurant bondit.<br>La couronne du <strong>TRY</strong> agit comme l&#8217;&#233;p&#233;e l&#233;gendaire d&#8217;<strong>Excalibur</strong> que le h&#233;ros obtient dans son aventure :&nbsp;elle donne au chef une confiance absolue et scelle une confiance ind&#233;fectible du public.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#201;tape 2 : Conqu&#233;rir le roi des &#171; raota &#187;, Susuru !</strong></h3><p>Une fois le <strong>TRY</strong> en poche, votre prochaine mission est de gagner le c&#339;ur des fans les plus passionn&#233;s de ramen, ces Japonais qu&#8217;on appelle les <strong>&#171; raota &#187; </strong>(contraction de ramen + otaku).<br>Leurs commentaires et leurs posts sur les r&#233;seaux ont une influence qui d&#233;passe de loin celle de n&#8217;importe quelle campagne publicitaire &#224; plusieurs millions de yens.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Qu&#8217;il parle de votre &#233;tablissement dans une vid&#233;o, et c&#8217;est comme d&#233;couvrir un <em>cheat</em> <em>code</em> : en un instant, la notori&#233;t&#233; de votre enseigne explose &#224; l&#8217;&#233;chelle nationale. Son c&#233;l&#232;bre &#171; <em>Zuzuzuuu</em> ! &#187; gravera vos bols dans le c&#339;ur des spectateurs, et votre success story prend alors une dimension bien r&#233;elle.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#201;tape 3 : Le mur de sout&#232;nement &#8212; Michelin, Tabelog 4.0, et &#171;&nbsp;J&#333;netsu Tairiku&nbsp;&#187;</strong></h3><p>Apr&#232;s la magie de Susuru et le boom m&#233;diatique, la prochaine &#233;tape consiste &#224; consolider votre succ&#232;s.<br>C&#8217;est l&#224; qu&#8217;entrent en jeu le guide <strong>Michelin</strong>, une note de 4.0 ou plus sur <strong>Tabelog</strong>, et un passage dans l&#8217;&#233;mission &#171;&nbsp;<strong>J&#333;netsu Tairiku</strong>&nbsp;&#187; (<em>Continent de la passion)</em>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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qu&#8217;une question de temps avant que vos bols de ramen ne s&#8217;alignent sur les &#233;tag&#232;res des <strong>konbini</strong> &#224; travers tout le Japon.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#201;tape 4 : Le d&#233;sir infini &#8212;&nbsp;chute ou gloire&nbsp;?</strong></h3><p>Mais une fois qu&#8217;on a go&#251;t&#233; au succ&#232;s, le d&#233;sir humain ne s&#8217;arr&#234;te plus.<br>Apr&#232;s avoir gagn&#233; un peu d&#8217;argent gr&#226;ce aux cup ramen, la plupart des restaurateurs se lancent dans une nouvelle qu&#234;te. 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isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/myoujyaku-purity-in-azabu-juban</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:55:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6b757662-3a4c-49c1-bcda-cb6adc61f2ec_1000x1000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Myoujyaku was rewarded the coveted 3rd Michelin star at the Tokyo Michelin announcement yesterday. This is a condensed English version of two posts published in French, in January 2023. I had another dinner there in December 2024 and the essence of the cuisine hadn&#8217;t changed&#8211;it was just even more precise, if that were possible. Photodump at the bottom of the post.</h5><blockquote><p><em>Tokyo, Azabu Juban &#8211; Two Michelin stars, awarded within months of opening, have propelled Hidetoshi Nakamura&#8217;s restaurant Myoujyaku into the global spotlight. Behind its discreet entrance lies one of Tokyo&#8217;s most refined new dining experiences, where purity of flavor defines every dish. A cuisine that is limpid, personal, and profoundly respectful of Japan&#8217;s culinary tradition. A resurgence of 1970s haute cuisine, reimagined for 2023.</em></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Beauty, Elegance, and Sobriety</strong></h3><p>It would be no surprise if Myoujyaku soon received a third star. In the purest <em>kapp&#333;</em> style&#8212;Japanese haute cuisine served at the counter&#8212;Chef Nakamura&#8217;s cooking is like a taut string: flavor concentrated to its essence, faithful to the spirit of Japan&#8217;s great gastronomy. No excess, no omission. Precision at the highest level, yet without sacrificing the dreamlike evocation of nature that is so intrinsic to the Japanese imagination.</p><h3><strong>First Impressions</strong></h3><p>It had been a long time since I felt this way&#8212;as if my mind had been rinsed clean, purified. My senses sharpened, hypersensitive yet soothed, wrapped in a limpid clarity like drinking a perfect glass of water. That same feeling came rushing back at Myoujyaku, in the heart of Azabu Juban.</p><p>A modest lantern marks the entrance: two characters, &#26126;&#23490; (Myo-jaku). &#8220;My&#244;&#8221; means clarity, while &#8220;jaku&#8221; is another reading of &#23490; (<em>sabi</em>), the root of <em>wabi-sabi</em>. In Japan, it implies sobriety, stillness, the patina of age, and an acceptance of human futility.</p><h3><strong>The Chef &amp; The Space</strong></h3><p>Chef <strong>Hidetoshi Nakamura</strong> opened Myoujyaku in April 2022 and almost immediately earned two Michelin stars&#8212;a meteoric rise that left him unprepared for the deluge of reservation requests. By late December, the restaurant was fully booked until the end of March.</p><p>The dining room is a study in Japanese luxury: resolutely minimalist, clad entirely in <em>hinoki</em> cypress&#8212;coveted for its pale whiteness, tender velvety grain, and subtle fragrance. There are eight counter seats, plus two private rooms (currently closed due to staffing). Dinner only, two seatings per evening.</p><p>Unlike the <em>kaiseki</em> traditions of Kyoto, Nakamura&#8217;s cooking asserts its Tokyo roots. Stripped of ornamentation, it is direct and precise, yet never austere. Each flavor strikes with breathtaking clarity. Japanese haute cuisine can be as theatrical as its Western counterparts&#8212;sometimes &#8220;flowery,&#8221; though with dead leaves rather than gilding. But not here. At Myoujyaku, flavors are pared down to their essence, uncompromisingly pure.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;fe59e114-44ba-443a-b358-2ba9025dd878&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><h2><strong>Highlights from the Menu</strong></h2><h3><strong>Ichiban-dashi</strong></h3><p>The foundation of Japanese cuisine, <em>ichiban-dashi</em>&#8212;literally &#8220;first dashi&#8221;&#8212;is usually reserved for fine dining. At Myoujyaku, Nakamura presents it in its most elemental form: just three ingredients.</p><p>Shiitake from Aichi, yielding deep yet delicate umami. Water drawn from a sake brewer&#8217;s well, prized for its purity. Salt from the Setouchi Inland Sea, mild and mineral. The broth borders on bland, but never tips over; instead, it refreshes the palate with an almost vegetal transparency. The shiitake itself, perfectly cooked, firm yet juicy, is sublime. Diners are instructed to drink the broth cold, to the last drop, directly from the cup.</p><h3><strong>Genpei-a&#233;</strong></h3><p>The name recalls the Genpei War between the Genji and Heike clans, whose banners were red and white. Here, the theme plays out in the pairing of flathead mullet roe and milt. The roe&#8212;usually turned into bottarga&#8212;was so beautiful that Nakamura served it raw, its orange brilliance staggered against the creamy white milt. Behind them: cubes of persimmon (orange) and pear (white). A vivid yellow yuzu sauce&#8212;made from zest, pith, and pulp&#8212;ties the dish together.</p><h3><strong>Tsukuri (Sashimi)</strong></h3><p>Sashimi takes an unexpected form: a red-pawed prawn, blanched and cut thick to emphasize crunch; thick, scored slices of sea bream; and crisped sea bream skin, stiffened by <em>yubiki</em> (boiling water poured over fish protected by cloth).</p><p>Condiments :</p><ul><li><p>Soy sauce blended with prawn coral.</p></li><li><p>A clear, salted sea bream reduction, made by steaming heads and trimmings, resting overnight, and skimming the perfectly limpid broth.<br>On the plate: soy-sea bream powder and freshly grated wasabi.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Sumashi</strong></h3><p>A black lacquer bowl reveals a clear broth in the classic <em>kaiseki</em> sequence. <em>Sawani-wan</em> (hunter&#8217;s soup) includes daikon, leek, chrysanthemum greens, enoki mushrooms, and Manchurian wild rice. All cut fine, all floating in a clear broth of Asiatic black bear. Comfort in its purest form&#8212;body and soul warmed. <em>(Note: the Asiatic black bear is classified as vulnerable by the IUCN.)</em></p><h3><strong>Yellowtail and Daikon</strong></h3><p>At first glance, deceptively simple. Yet the yellowtail here is revelatory: fatty yet refined, free of salmon&#8217;s heaviness. The skin, smoked in hay and charred over binchotan charcoal, shatters into crisp smokiness. Grated daikon, remixed with its reduced juices, releases a surprising natural sweetness. Seasoned with salted lemon thickened by kuzu and a sprinkle of mild chili, the dish is pre-cut for easy chopstick handling. Beneath the crisp skin, melting fat, then delicate flesh, all perfectly salted.</p><h3><strong>The Turnip</strong></h3><p>Served in a bowl shaped like a turnip&#8212;an allegory of nature&#8212;this Kyoto-style dish recalls T&#333;ji temple, famous for <em>yuba</em> (soy milk skin).</p><p>Layers include fresh <em>yuba</em>, <em>ebi-imo</em> (a small taro cousin), and turnip <em>surinagashi</em> (grated vegetable blended with dashi into a coulis). Gentle, warming, almost sweet&#8212;sh&#333;jin-ry&#333;ri at its finest. The textures are subtle: springy <em>yuba</em>, firm-yet-melting taro, soft fibers of turnip coulis. A dish designed to hydrate and soothe the body in winter.</p><h3><strong>Silk Sushi Roll</strong></h3><p>Perhaps the most surprising presentation. Sushi rice laid on strips of <em>kinshi-tamago</em>&#8212;a thin omelet, here made with &#8220;white eggs&#8221; from hens fed pale foods, giving an ethereal whiteness.</p><p>The roll is filled with a deep-fried fish head and tail, topped with freshly grilled flesh cooked over binchotan. Each diner folds and rolls their own. The fish, <em>Chlorophthalmus albatrossis</em> (no French name), is small and delicate, with juicy white flesh. Crisp fry, juicy meat, rising warmth&#8212;the bite is exhilarating.</p><h3><strong>Kani Manj&#363;</strong></h3><p>Derived from the Chinese <em>mantou</em> and <em>baozi</em> (steamed buns), the Japanese <em>manj&#363;</em> is usually a sweet confection of wheat, rice, or kuzu flour filled with sweet azuki paste&#8212;a treat beloved for nearly a millennium.</p><p>Here, Nakamura reimagines it with snow crab (<em>zuwaigani</em>), the giant spider crab of the northern Pacific. Served inside its shell, the dumpling is paired with a fine julienne of apple and fresh ginger, perfumed with sudachi juice.</p><p>The &#8220;bun&#8221; is formed from neatly aligned crab leg meat, encasing a filling made of <em>sotoko</em> (fertilized eggs, small brown beads hidden under the abdomen) and <em>uchiko</em> (often called &#8220;coral&#8221; in French, the creamy green substance that turns bright red when cooked&#8212;essentially the crab&#8217;s developing ovaries).</p><p>The chef advises following the natural lines of the legs to cut the dumpling with chopsticks. The surface is lightly crisp, yielding under pressure, releasing a gush of piping-hot juice. On the palate: rich, concentrated crab umami, creamy yet fibrous, layered with sweetness from the meat and intensity from the eggs. It recalls the taste of lobster coral roasted in its shell&#8212;only deeper, more textured, more explosive.</p><p>The apple-ginger garnish, bright and slightly acidic, refreshes the palate between bites. And then you return&#8212;three times over.</p><h3><strong>The Three Rings</strong></h3><p>A striking dish of red <em>daikon</em> radish with a <em>daidai</em> citrus at its center. When the chef opens the fruit, a red chili is revealed. The &#8220;three rings&#8221; refer to the concentric forms of radish, citrus, and chili cap&#8212;a kind of edible Japanese cosmogony.</p><p>Visually, it is enchanting. <em>K&#333;shin daikon</em>, or &#8220;red-heart radish,&#8221; originally from China, is prized for its vivid color and natural sweetness. Rounded like a turnip, green on the outside, but when sliced thin and marinated in reduced sake, mirin, <em>daidai</em> juice, rice vinegar, and light soy sauce, it glows like translucent stained glass.</p><p>The ritual: squeeze the citrus over the radish, then gently brush each slice against the chili with chopsticks. The pepper&#8217;s fleeting contact adds brightness without heat, sharpening the daikon&#8217;s delicate sweetness. Exquisite, almost transcendent.</p><h3><strong>Longtooth Grouper and Lily Bulb Monaka</strong></h3><p>The longtooth grouper, a noble fish caught off western Japan and the South China Sea, is prized for its richness: fattier and more luxurious than other white fish, with an umami so round and deep that a proverb says, &#8220;Once you&#8217;ve eaten longtooth grouper, no other fish will do.&#8221;</p><p>Here, it is simply grilled, the skin crackling and crisp. Alongside: a <em>monaka</em>&#8212;traditionally a wafer-thin rice cake filled with sweet bean paste&#8212;reinvented with lily bulb. The bulb, tender and opaline, evokes chestnut or potato in sweetness, but with a finer, more lustrous texture. Stuffed with miso and dried fig, then torched to golden-black, it balances the grouper&#8217;s savory intensity with quiet, earthy sweetness. Three bites that look austere but reveal extraordinary depth.</p><h3><strong>Soba with Sea Bream Salt</strong></h3><p>The inspiration could almost be Italian. House-made soba noodles arrive dusted with what looks like grated Parmesan&#8212;but is in fact &#8220;sea bream salt.&#8221; Sea bream, simmered in its own dashi, reduced to a fine, umami-packed powder. A playful, deeply Japanese take on the idea of cheese and pasta.</p><h3><strong>Niawase of Wagyu and Seri</strong></h3><p><em>Seri</em>, sometimes called Japanese flat-leaf parsley (though distinct from <em>mitsuba</em>), is cultivated in Japan and Italy. Its fragrance is gentler yet more bitter than parsley, here simmered in a katsuobushi dashi.</p><p>The wagyu is first simmered in a sweet-salty reduction of soy, sake, and mirin, perfumed generously with sansh&#333; pepper. Then both meat and greens are combined and briefly braised in scallop dashi thickened with kuzu starch.</p><p>The result: beef both rich and refreshing, its fat tempered by the first cooking, leaving it melting and almost porridge-like in texture. Comforting, substantial, yet elegant&#8212;a wagyu dish closer to congee than stew.</p><h3><strong>Rice and Condiments</strong></h3><p>Rice is often dismissed in the West as bland, mere filler. But in Japan, great rice is an art. At Myoujyaku, the grains shine&#8212;pearly, luminous, uniform, neither spindly like basmati nor bloated like risotto rice. Each grain is firm yet tender, never al dente, collapsing softly between tongue and palate.</p><p>The gentle translucence reveals a delicate sweetness unique to Japanese-grown rice. <em>Koshihikari</em> or <em>Sasanishiki</em> grown abroad lose this sweetness as they cool; in Japan, it lingers, terroir asserting itself. So prized is it that wealthy Chinese import Japanese rice at staggering prices.</p><p>Accompanying the rice: an array of condiments.</p><ul><li><p><em>Shirauo</em> (&#8220;icefish&#8221;), the newborn form of the prized sweetfish (<em>ayu</em>), delicate and translucent.</p></li><li><p>Fresh salmon roe, rare in France, briefly marinated in sake and a drop of soy.</p></li><li><p>Raw bottarga: fresh mullet roe, accompanied by small balls of grated daikon.</p></li><li><p><em>Tonburi</em>, nicknamed &#8220;land caviar,&#8221; seeds of <em>Bassia scoparia</em> whose tiny spheres resemble caviar in texture. Mixed with the coral of <em>Ibara</em> crab (a cousin of the king crab), they burst on the tongue&#8212;naturally salty, sweet, and rich in crab umami.</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Tsukemono and Miso Soup</strong></h3><p>Pickles, as always, accompany the rice. A bowl of red miso soup followed&#8212;simple, with a touch of acidity and bitterness, profoundly satisfying.</p><h3><strong>Donburi</strong></h3><p>Strictly speaking, not a true donburi (which refers to large rice bowls), but rather a small deep plate. At the bottom, a little rice topped with scrambled egg set in dashi. Above, under fine Japanese chives, gelatinous morsels of turtle&#8212;similar to certain cuts of veal head in French cuisine. Farmed turtle is considered a delicacy in Japan. Modest in size&#8212;just a couple of spoonfuls&#8212;but luxurious and hearty at this point in the meal.</p><h3><strong>Desserts</strong></h3><p>Japanese haute cuisine ends with <em>mizumono</em>&#8212;literally &#8220;water things&#8221;: fruit and ice to cleanse the palate. Here, mandarin segments paired with sorbet cubes, dusted with ground sansh&#333;. Bright, refreshing, and essential in a kaiseki meal.</p><p>Finally, sesame tofu. Nestled between two camellia leaves, this is not soy tofu but a smooth, bouncy custard made from sesame, dashi, and kuzu. Usually savory, here delicately sweetened&#8212;like a whisper of sugar in a cloud of sesame. Subtly bland, yet profoundly soothing. A perfect epilogue, preparing the body and spirit for tomorrow&#8217;s flavors.</p><h3><strong>The Verdict</strong></h3><p>At &#165;35,000 per person for the evening&#8217;s single menu, Myoujyaku is not just dinner&#8212;it is a meditation on taste. Beauty, elegance, and restraint distilled into a meal that recalls the great restaurants of the 1970s, reborn for today. If the first two Michelin stars were swift, the third feels inevitable.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" 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&#26126;&#23490;</strong><br>Nishiazabu 3-2-34-B1F, Minato-ku, Tokyo<br>Tel: +81-50-3101-3945<br><a href="mailto:info@myoujyaku.com">info@myoujyaku.com</a><br><a href="http://myoujyaku.com/">myoujyaku.com</a></h5>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sake named Cinderella.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who Fashions the Cinderella of Contemporary Sake]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/a-sake-named-cinderella</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/a-sake-named-cinderella</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:48:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pGKh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f222cf0-e90b-465b-9233-f80f212d3355_800x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>By Burina, translated from Japanese by Chihiro</strong></p><h2>The dazzling backstage of a market in perpetual motion</h2><p>Tokyo by night. Behind the glass fa&#231;ades, the immaculate counters of top sushi and kaiseki restaurants glow with an almost unreal brilliance. Before the diners parade the treasures of the sea: the silky richness of tuna belly laid over its pearly rice, gleaming sea urchins with creamy flavors of the ocean, the finely carved assortments of a luxurious <em>hassun<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a></em>.</p><p>On the drinks menu appear&#8212;like a divine revelation&#8212;the mythical names of sake everyone dreams of tasting: Juyondai &#21313;&#22235;&#20195;, Aramasa &#26032;&#25919;, Kokury&#363; &#40658;&#40845;, Katsukoma &#21213;&#39378;, and Jikon &#32780;&#20170;. These bottles, nearly impossible to find, circulate like venerated relics.</p><p>Not so long ago, the star was Dassai &#29562;&#31085;. For a whole generation, Dassai was the undisputed idol. But this is Japan, a floating world where the moment is fleeting.</p><p>Today, that star has already been relegated to nostalgia. In the spotlight now is a newcomer from Kumamoto, a city and region in western Kyushu. Ubusuna &#29987;&#22303; is the &#8220;god of the place one comes from.&#8221; It is the Cinderella of the moment, for whom midnight will no doubt strike all too soon&#8212;this is Japan, a floating world where all is fleeting.</p><div><hr></div><p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5gA4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02f5eaf8-34fd-4c21-9e3d-71e25ac22ce4_1080x1487.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5gA4!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F02f5eaf8-34fd-4c21-9e3d-71e25ac22ce4_1080x1487.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Tapez votre e-mail&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="S'abonner"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p></p><h3>The hidden hand behind shifting trends</h3><p>Who really pulls the strings behind these sudden shifts? The sake scene evokes a fashion runway where models stride out one after another&#8212;barely glimpsed before being replaced. The entire world of <em>nihonshu</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> seems condemned to chase endlessly after its next shooting star.</p><p>We&#8217;d like to believe in a divine hand, a Shinto god of fermentation who whimsically decides to shine a spotlight on a region.</p><blockquote><p><em>"Shall we make Kumamoto shine this year? Let&#8217;s see if this sake becomes a star."</em></p></blockquote><p>So it comes to pass that the master brewer&#8212;the <em>t&#333;ji</em>&#8212;receives celestial inspiration and brings forth a miraculous bottle, beguiling enough to seduce an entire market.</p><p>But behind the myth lie sweat, obsession, and sometimes madness. These craftmen battle day and night with the mysteries of yeast, the whims of <em>k&#333;ji</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>, and the fragile balances of fermentation. Their quest for perfection often borders on asceticism. One thinks of that cellar master from Dom P&#233;rignon who left Champagne to launch his own exceptional sake, IWA&#8212;proof that contemporary sake draws adventurers ready to push boundaries.</p><p>And perhaps the real stage directors of this grand theater are none other than us, the drinkers. By our insatiable curiosity, our thirst for novelty, and our expectations as consumers, we decide which bottles become legend and which fade back into shadow.</p><p></p><h3>A volatile market&#8212;neither Bordeaux nor Burgundy</h3><p>Unlike French wine, which rests on untouchable strongholds like Domaine de la Roman&#233;e-Conti or Ch&#226;teau Margaux, sake has yet to establish an immutable hierarchy. One reason lies in the absence of a true investment market.</p><p>A great Bordeaux can slumber in a cellar for fifty years and turn into a financial asset. Sake, on the other hand, does not age well. It must be sold and consumed quickly. Everything depends on the starting price and the immediate perception of value.</p><p></p><h3>The true trendsetters: sommeliers and chefs</h3><p>Who sparks the flame? More often than not, it is sommeliers and top chefs. Let a chef whisper to a loyal guest, <em>&#8220;Taste this&#8212;it&#8217;s a revelation,&#8221;</em> and suddenly the bottle is the talk of the town.</p><p>In the hushed dining rooms of fine restaurants, clients follow. Some even question a place if its menu lacks Juyondai or Kokury&#363;.</p><blockquote><p><em>"Is this restaurant truly up to par?"</em></p></blockquote><p>And yet, many come with joyful impatience:</p><blockquote><p><em>"What will I discover tonight?"</em></p></blockquote><p>Like ordinary consumers unable to resist the lure of a &#8220;new release&#8212;limited edition&#8221; label, these gourmets seek the thrill of novelty.</p><p></p><h3>Producers pivot toward luxury, rarity, and storytelling</h3><p>For a long time, the sacred measure of prestige sake was the <em>seimai buai</em>&#8212;the percentage of rice remaining after polishing, proudly displayed on the label. The higher the ratio of polishing (the smaller the number. A <em>seimai buai </em>45%<em> </em>is more polished than 65%), the more noble, pure, delicate, and luxurious the sake was thought to be. But this logic of escalation has reached its limits.</p><p>Today, the trend has reversed. A sake no longer needs extreme polishing to be considered great.</p><p>Instead, brewers now bank on narrative and added value. Limited editions, specific terroirs, experimental methods&#8212;everything becomes material for ambitious pricing and aura building. This reinvention has elevated sake&#8217;s prestige internationally, allowing it to finally play in the same league as great wines.</p><div><hr></div><p>Wine lives by its auctions and vintages, ruled by supply and demand. Sake moves differently&#8212;through stories, ephemeral icons, and dazzling coups.</p><p>Who will be the next Cinderella? Perhaps right now, in some remote <em>kura</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>, an inspired <em>t&#333;ji</em> is bringing a new myth to life. And soon, in Tokyo, Paris, or New York, we will raise our glasses and say:</p><blockquote><p><em>"Have you tasted it? It&#8217;s the new sake everyone is talking about."</em></p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pGKh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f222cf0-e90b-465b-9233-f80f212d3355_800x400.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pGKh!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f222cf0-e90b-465b-9233-f80f212d3355_800x400.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pGKh!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f222cf0-e90b-465b-9233-f80f212d3355_800x400.jpeg 848w, 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One <em>sun</em> = approx. 3 cm.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p><em>Nihonshu</em> (lit. &#8220;Japanese alcohol&#8221;): the Japanese word for sake.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-3" href="#footnote-anchor-3" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">3</a><div class="footnote-content"><p><em>K&#333;ji</em>: the fermentation mold (<em>Aspergillus oryzae</em>) used in sake, soy sauce, and miso production.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-4" href="#footnote-anchor-4" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">4</a><div class="footnote-content"><p><em>Kura</em>: sake brewery.</p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Un saké nommé Cendrillon.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Qui fa&#231;onne la Cendrillon du sak&#233; contemporain ?]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/un-sake-nomme-cendrillon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/un-sake-nomme-cendrillon</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:06:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bvKp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3a50e8f-2bcc-4206-ae57-8c167adfe841_800x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Par Burina, traduit du japonais par Chihiro.</h5><h1>Les coulisses &#233;tincelantes d&#8217;un march&#233; en perp&#233;tuel mouvement.</h1><p>Tokyo, la nuit. Derri&#232;re les fa&#231;ades vitr&#233;es, les comptoirs immacul&#233;s des grands restaurants de sushis et de <em>kaiseki</em> brillent d&#8217;un &#233;clat presque irr&#233;el. Devant les convives d&#233;filent les tr&#233;sors marins, le gras soyeux de la ventr&#232;che de thon sur sa boulette de riz nacr&#233;, les oursins brillants aux saveurs d&#8217;iode cr&#233;meux, les assortiments cisel&#233;s d&#8217;un luxueux <em>hassun<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a></em>. </p><p>Sur la carte des boissons apparaissent, comme par une r&#233;v&#233;lation divine, les noms mythiques des sak&#233;s que tout le monde r&#234;ve de go&#251;ter. Juyondai &#21313;&#22235;&#20195;, Aramasa &#26032;&#25919;, Kokury&#363; &#40658;&#40845;, Katsukoma &#21213;&#39378;, ou encore, Jikon &#32780;&#20170;. Ce sont des flacons quasiment introuvables qui circulent tels des reliques v&#233;n&#233;r&#233;es.</p><p>Hier encore, la star s&#8217;appelait Dassai &#29562;&#31085;. Il n&#8217;y a pas si longtemps que cela, Dassai &#233;tait l&#8217;idole incontest&#233;e d&#8217;une g&#233;n&#233;ration. Mais c&#8217;est le Japon, ce monde flottant o&#249; l&#8217;instant est court. </p><p>Aujourd&#8217;hui, cette star est d&#233;j&#224; rang&#233;e au rayon nostalgie. Sur le devant de la sc&#232;ne, la lumi&#232;re se braque d&#233;sormais sur une nouvelle venue venue de Kumamoto, ville et r&#233;gion dans l&#8217;ouest de l&#8217;&#238;le de Kyushu. Il s&#8217;agit du sak&#233; Ubusuna &#29987;&#22303;, le &#8220;dieu de l&#8217;endroit d&#8217;o&#249; l&#8217;on vient&#8221;. 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" 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Paris</strong></em><strong> vit gr&#226;ce au soutien de ses lecteurs. Pour recevoir les nouveaux articles et nous accompagner dans ce travail, vous pouvez choisir de vous abonner &#8212; gratuitement ou en formule payante.</strong></p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Tapez votre e-mail&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="S'abonner"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p>Derri&#232;re ces brusques changements de tendance, qui tire vraiment les ficelles&nbsp;? La sc&#232;ne du sak&#233; &#233;voque un podium de haute couture o&#249; les mannequins s&#8217;&#233;lancent les uns apr&#232;s les autres. &#192; peine aper&#231;us, ils sont aussit&#244;t remplac&#233;s. Le monde entier du <em>nihonshu</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> semble condamn&#233; &#224; rechercher sans fin sa prochaine &#233;toile filante.</p><h2>Les myst&#233;rieux instigateurs des tendances</h2><p>On aimerait croire &#224; une main divine, un dieu shinto de la fermentation qui, capricieux, d&#233;cide soudain de mettre en lumi&#232;re une r&#233;gion. </p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Et si on mettait Kumamoto &#224; briller cette ann&#233;e? Voyons voir si cette cuv&#233;e deviendra culte.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><p>Aussit&#244;t, le ma&#238;tre-brasseur, le <em>t&#333;ji</em>, re&#231;oit l&#8217;inspiration c&#233;leste et met au monde une bouteille miraculeuse, assez envo&#251;tante pour s&#233;duire tout un march&#233;.</p><p>Mais derri&#232;re le mythe se cachent surtout la sueur, l&#8217;obsession et parfois la folie des <em>t&#333;ji</em> eux-m&#234;mes. Ces artisans se battent nuit et jour avec les myst&#232;res de la levure, les caprices du k&#244;ji<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a> et les &#233;quilibres fragiles de la fermentation. Leur qu&#234;te de perfection fr&#244;le souvent l&#8217;asc&#232;se. On pense &#224; ce ma&#238;tre de cave de Dom P&#233;rignon qui a quitt&#233; le champagne pour lancer son propre sak&#233; d&#8217;exception, IWA. C&#8217;est la preuve que le sak&#233; contemporain attire des aventuriers pr&#234;ts &#224; tout pour repousser les fronti&#232;res.</p><p>Et si les vrais metteurs en sc&#232;ne de ce grand th&#233;&#226;tre n&#8217;&#233;taient autres que nous, les buveurs? Par notre curiosit&#233; insatiable, notre soif de nouveaut&#233; et nos attentes de consommateurs, nous d&#233;cidons quelles bouteilles deviennent l&#233;gende et lesquelles retombent dans l&#8217;ombre.</p><h2>Un march&#233; volatile, ni Bordeaux ni Bourgogne.</h2><p>Contrairement au vin fran&#231;ais, qui s&#8217;appuie sur des bastions intouchables comme le Domaine de la Roman&#233;e-Conti ou Ch&#226;teau Margaux, le sak&#233; n&#8217;a pas encore de hi&#233;rarchie immuable. L&#8217;une des raisons tient &#224; l&#8217;absence d&#8217;un v&#233;ritable march&#233; de l&#8217;investissement.</p><p>Un grand Bordeaux peut dormir cinquante ans en cave et se transformer en actif financier. Le sak&#233;, lui, supporte mal le temps. Il doit se vendre et se boire rapidement. Tout repose alors sur le prix de d&#233;part et sur la perception imm&#233;diate de valeur.</p><h2>Les vrais faiseurs de mode sont les sommeliers et les chefs</h2><p>Qui allume l&#8217;&#233;tincelle? Bien souvent, ce sont les sommeliers et les cuisiniers de prestige. Qu&#8217;un chef murmure &#224; un client fid&#232;le &#8220;Go&#251;tez-moi &#231;a, c&#8217;est une r&#233;v&#233;lation&#8221;, et soudain la bouteille devient la coqueluche du moment.</p><p>Dans les salles feutr&#233;es des grands restaurants, la client&#232;le suit. Certains s&#8217;interrogent lorsqu&#8217;une carte n&#8217;affiche pas ses Juyondai ou ses Kokury&#363;. </p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Ce restaurant est-il vraiment au niveau?&#8220;</em></p></blockquote><p>Mais au fond, beaucoup viennent aussi avec une impatience joyeuse. </p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Quelle surprise vais-je d&#233;couvrir ce soir?&#8221;</em></p></blockquote><p>&#192; l&#8217;instar des consommateurs ordinaires, incapables de r&#233;sister &#224; l&#8217;&#233;tiquette &#8220;nouvelle cr&#233;ation &#8211; &#233;dition limit&#233;e&#8221;, ces gourmets recherchent le frisson de la nouveaut&#233;.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/un-sake-nomme-cendrillon?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Partager&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/un-sake-nomme-cendrillon?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Partager</span></a></p><p></p><h2>Le virage des producteurs vers le luxe, la raret&#233; et le storytelling</h2><p>Longtemps, la mesure sacr&#233;e du sak&#233; de prestige fut le <em>se&#239;ma&#239; bua&#239;</em>, le taux de riz restant apr&#232;s polissage indiqu&#233; sur l&#8217;&#233;tiquette. Plus on polissait et plus le sak&#233; semblait noble, pur, haut de gamme. Cette logique de surench&#232;re a fini par montrer ses limites. </p><p>Aujourd&#8217;hui, la tendance s&#8217;inverse. Un sak&#233; n&#8217;a plus besoin d&#8217;un polissage extr&#234;me pour &#234;tre consid&#233;r&#233; grand.</p><p>&#192; la place, les brasseurs misent sur le r&#233;cit et sur la valeur ajout&#233;e. &#201;ditions limit&#233;es, terroirs particuliers, proc&#233;d&#233;s exp&#233;rimentaux, tout devient mati&#232;re &#224; fixer des prix ambitieux et &#224; installer une aura. Le sak&#233; se r&#233;invente ainsi, assoit son prestige &#224; l&#8217;international et joue enfin dans la m&#234;me cour que les grands vins.</p><h2>En guise de conclusion</h2><p>Le vin vit au rythme de ses ench&#232;res et de ses mill&#233;simes, soumis &#224; l&#8217;offre et &#224; la demande. Le sak&#233; avance autrement, &#224; coups de r&#233;cits, d&#8217;ic&#244;nes &#233;ph&#233;m&#232;res et de coups d&#8217;&#233;clat.</p><p>Qui sera la prochaine Cendrillon ? Peut-&#234;tre qu&#8217;en ce moment m&#234;me, dans une <em>kura</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a> recul&#233;e, un <em>t&#333;ji</em> inspir&#233; est en train de donner naissance au prochain mythe. Et bient&#244;t, &#224; Tokyo, Paris ou New York, nous l&#232;verons nos verres en disant :</p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Tu l&#8217;as go&#251;t&#233;? 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<a href="https://www.shiawasewine-c.com/apps/note/36359">&#32654;&#21619;&#12375;&#12356;&#12362;&#37202;&#30740;&#31350;&#25152; </a></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Litt. &#8220;huit sun&#8221;. Assortiment d&#8217;entr&#233;es servi dans une bo&#238;te laqu&#233;e de 24 cm de c&#244;t&#233;. Un <em>sun = 3 </em>cm environ.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Litt. &#8220;alcool japonais&#8221;. D&#233;signe le sak&#233;. </p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-3" href="#footnote-anchor-3" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">3</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Levure dite &#8220;nationale&#8221; car servant &#224; la fermentation du sak&#233;, de la sauce soja, du miso.</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-4" href="#footnote-anchor-4" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">4</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Brasserie ou cave de sak&#233;.</p><p></p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Tout Paris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bizarrement, une de mes adresses pr&#233;f&#233;r&#233;es de la ville. On y trouve tout pour &#234;tre heureux.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-tout-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-tout-paris</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:01:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>To read in English, click <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thespoonofparis/p/le-tout-paris-at-cheval-blanc-paris?r=2n8ldl&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">here&#8594;</a></h5><h2>Un endroit d&#233;testable.</h2><p>La premi&#232;re fois que je suis venue ici, j&#8217;ai d&#233;test&#233; l&#8217;endroit. Le Tout-Paris est le restaurant qui occupe le dernier &#233;tage de ce qui fut jadis la Samaritaine, c&#244;t&#233; quai du Louvre. J&#8217;&#233;tais constern&#233;e par ce qu&#8217;&#233;tait devenu ce grand magasin art nouveau et art d&#233;co, avec ses ascenseurs &#224; cages grillag&#233;es grin&#231;ants et ses galeries ouvertes qui donnaient le vertige quand on se penchait vers l&#8217;atrium. Quand j&#8217;&#233;tais gamine, ma m&#232;re m&#8217;y emmenait acheter des robes longues pour l&#8217;op&#233;ra (&#224; l&#8217;&#233;poque, on s&#8217;habillait encore pour l&#8217;op&#233;ra Garnier, puisque l&#8217;hideux &#233;difice de Bastille n&#8217;existait pas encore).</p><p>M&#234;me aujourd&#8217;hui, je ne me suis pas r&#233;concili&#233;e avec la d&#233;coration int&#233;rieure du Tout-Paris. Couleurs primaires trop vives, moquette qui jure. Mais le confort est r&#233;el, les fauteuils accueillants, la table de qualit&#233;, et une fois assis, le temps s&#8217;arr&#234;te... On ne peut s&#8217;emp&#234;cher de pousser un soupir d&#8217;aise, car il y a cette vue incomparable. La Seine, le pont Neuf, Notre-Dame juste l&#224; &#224; gauche et la Tour Eiffel au loin. Il suffit de quelques souvenirs d&#8217;&#233;cole pour revoir l&#8217;&#233;poque o&#249; le Grand-Ch&#226;telet &#233;tait une forteresse servant de prison sous l&#8217;Ancien R&#233;gime, et l&#8217;histoire de Paris, n&#233;e en face, sur l&#8217;&#238;le de la Cit&#233;, d&#233;filer en acc&#233;l&#233;r&#233; dans l&#8217;imaginaire.</p><p>Sept &#233;tages sous vos pieds, la vie d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui, grouillante et finalement pas si diff&#233;rente de celle d&#8217;autrefois, quand ce pont &#233;tait encore neuf il y a quatre si&#232;cles. Car il y a toujours un musicien de rue, qu&#8217;on entend plus qu&#8217;on ne voit, en bas sur le parvis, comme un troubadour d&#8217;antan. Et ce n&#8217;est pas trop loin pour distinguer chaque cycliste, chaque promeneur, chaque famille de touristes les yeux partout. Tout en &#233;tant suffisamment haut pour embrasser la sc&#232;ne enti&#232;re : le ciel qui change, l&#8217;eau qui file, les passants qui se croisent, sortant du m&#233;tro, d&#8217;une boutique, traversant le pont.</p><p>La table est spacieuse et belle sans ostentation. Le service, lui, &#233;vite la raideur de la perfection pour trouver un juste &#233;quilibre : jeunesse, attention, motivation. Ici, on ne vous harc&#232;le pas de &#171; tout va bien ? &#187; incessants. Et si vous demandez quelque chose qui n&#8217;&#233;tait pas pr&#233;vu, on devine un furtif d&#233;sarroi, vite effac&#233; par la bonne volont&#233; et le sourire.</p><h2>Une cuisine franche et d&#233;licieuse.</h2><p>Mais ce qui me fait revenir au Tout-Paris, ce n&#8217;est ni la moquette ni m&#234;me la vue, c&#8217;est la cuisine du chef ex&#233;cutif William B&#233;quin (sous l&#8217;&#339;il bienveillant du chef de tout l&#8217;h&#244;tel, le sextuplement &#233;toil&#233; Arnaud Donckele). Une cuisine fran&#231;aise sans esbroufe, sinc&#232;re et pr&#233;cise, qui donne au lieu une identit&#233; culinaire r&#233;elle &#8211; sans en avoir l&#8217;air. Parce que ce n&#8217;est, apr&#232;s tout, que le restaurant &#224; tout faire d&#8217;un h&#244;tel de luxe. L&#224; o&#249;, d&#8217;habitude, on vous sert des burgers au foie gras et des sandwiches au homard m&#234;me pas bons. C&#8217;est pour cela que tout le monde, y compris les premiers int&#233;ress&#233;s, a &#233;t&#233; stup&#233;fait par cette premi&#232;re &#233;toile Michelin tomb&#233;e dessus sans crier gare. Nulle part ailleurs le Michelin n&#8217;avait su distinguer la qualit&#233; d&#8217;une cuisine dans un lieu qui m&#233;lange bar, caf&#233;, lounge et restaurant. J&#8217;ai applaudi cette &#233;toile&nbsp;: elle &#233;tait vraiment bien vue.</p><p>La carte est certes un peu chaotique et difficile &#224; lire, car elle veut un peu trop bien faire. Il y a des menus, des plats &#224; partager, des plats &#224; ne pas partager, l&#8217;in&#233;vitable caviar en grammages mesquins et le carpaccio de gambero rosso typique des palaces internationaux.</p><blockquote><h6><em>Vous ne trouvez pas qu&#8217;on voit toujours du carpaccio de gambero rosso ou de carabineros, mais jamais de simples crevettes ? Et le b&#339;uf alors ? (fin de la parenth&#232;se cynique).</em></h6></blockquote><p>Mais c&#8217;est bon ! Un pur plaisir &#224; manger ! N&#8217;est-ce pas, apr&#232;s tout, ce que l&#8217;on attend d&#8217;un restaurant ? De plus, le rapport qualit&#233;-prix est bizarrement tr&#232;s bon (parce qu&#8217;on s&#8217;attend &#224; &#234;tre massacr&#233;, dans un palace).</p><h3>Amuse-bouches.</h3><p>Tartelette de tartare de saumon, &#339;ufs de truite et une cr&#232;me aigrelette. Tartelette de tartare de tomate, pesto et gel&#233;e infus&#233;e au basilic.<br>Hu&#238;tre (je pense qu&#8217;elle est poch&#233;e dans sa coquille, &#224; v&#233;rifier), &#233;cume et gel&#233;e de concombre et citronnelle. Jolies entr&#233;es en mati&#232;re, sans histoire.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fbdbe52b-b5c2-45ef-affb-5a228339344c_750x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/34a4651f-32fb-45ad-b2ab-a0f1c32181d5_750x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8bf7b51a-c340-499e-96f7-c289aec31d40_750x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5d48dceb-3c2e-400c-b154-d9ea1cf41a9e_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><h2>Les tartes de saison.</h2><blockquote><p>Je crois que c&#8217;est en juillet dernier, juste avant les J.O. de Paris, que j&#8217;ai d&#233;couvert la tarte. Le ma&#238;tre d&#8217;h&#244;tel me l&#8217;avait recommand&#233;e et je l&#8217;avais prise sans grande conviction, car d&#8217;habitude ces entr&#233;es v&#233;g&#233;tales ne me tentent pas. </p></blockquote><p>Mais j&#8217;ai &#233;t&#233; compl&#232;tement bluff&#233;e d&#232;s la premi&#232;re bouch&#233;e. La saison &#233;tait &#224; la tomate, bien s&#251;r, et sa tarte est arriv&#233;e : assez grande et haute, plus coupe &#233;vas&#233;e que tarte plate, richement garnie de toutes les couleurs de la tomate. Un fond de p&#226;te pos&#233;e sur une fine tranche d&#8217;une grande tomate, d&#233;bordant de tomates petites et grandes, jaunes et rouges&#8230;  Sucr&#233;e du sucre profond de la tomate m&#251;re, sal&#233;e peut-&#234;tre par un peu de fromage comme des copeaux d&#8217;umami, savamment assaisonn&#233;e de parfums ensoleill&#233;s, coiff&#233;e d&#8217;une quenelle de glace, sorbet ou cr&#232;me&nbsp;&#8211; quelque chose qui fond en bouche en enrobant les morceaux de tomate et les rondelles d&#8217;olive, se m&#234;lant aux pousses de basilic. </p><p>Une merveille. Et pas chiche. Ce n&#8217;est pas une petite tartelette qui s&#8217;avale en une bouch&#233;e avec regret&#8230; J&#8217;en ai fait six, et ma bouche n&#8217;est pas petite.</p><blockquote><p>Si vous la voyez &#224; la carte, sautez dessus. Elle en vaut la peine. L&#224;, dans la photo, elle attend sa sauce. Une vinaigrette rouge, douce et fra&#238;che.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:147711,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172919163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7mU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdea05604-2a19-49af-9a92-ab621d2efc12_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Tarte de tomates.</figcaption></figure></div><p>&#201;galement de saison, la tarte de haricots verts. Brillamment verte, herbac&#233;e, parfum&#233;e, d&#8217;une fra&#238;cheur croquante, elle m&#234;le haricots verts, jaunes, plats, pickles d&#8217;&#233;chalotes, fleurs&#8230; Un r&#233;gal. Elle aussi attend sa vinaigrette, plus cr&#233;meuse et blanche.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/deb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:144752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172919163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TewY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdeb90892-d277-49dc-b2ea-fe68c17eaae9_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Tarte aux haricots verts.</figcaption></figure></div><blockquote><p>Je me demande &#224; quoi est la tarte en hiver&#8230; Aux poireaux&nbsp;? Aux choux&nbsp;? &#192; la truffe&nbsp;? La fra&#238;cheur et la couleur &#233;clatante de ces tartes d&#8217;&#233;t&#233; sont telles que je ne parviens pas &#224; l&#8217;imaginer grise, brune ou noire.</p></blockquote><p></p><h2>L&#8217;interlude.</h2><p>Quenelle de brochet, petite queue de homard, et sous le bouillon cr&#233;m&#233;, des giroles. Fin et exquis. Un joli jeu de textures entre le fondant de la quenelle, la fermet&#233; douce du homard et la densit&#233; juteuse des giroles. Simple et reposant.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:127918,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172919163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y3QC!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F475b1d64-3f6c-4f88-9ada-cb65e912e860_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Quenelle de brochet, homard.</figcaption></figure></div><h2>Les viandes.</h2><p>Mon compagnon de table avait pris l&#8217;agneau, dont la cuisson est r&#233;solument parfaite &#8211; cela se voit. Simple, sans chichis, mais avec un jus impeccable et tout ce qu&#8217;il faut pour flatter le plaisir canaille&nbsp;: caram&#233;lisation parfaite, jus au p&#233;quillos, citron confit, ail, poivron, et bien s&#251;r le brin de thym. Apr&#232;s tout, nous sommes assis sur des fauteuils de cuir rouge vif. Restons dans un th&#232;me br&#251;lant, &#233;vocateur de pays chauds et secs.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:123900,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172919163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!osO3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F804b2f8e-fb4e-4e6a-b3b2-ea6179761fc2_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">L&#8217;agneau.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Mon pigeon, dont la cuisson plus que ros&#233;e est parfaite pour moi. Cuit en crapaudine et r&#233;solument d&#233;licieux. Il faut le manger &#224; l&#8217;Ob&#233;lix, avec les doigts et gourmandise. Demandez un rince-doigts. Le service est jeune et n&#8217;est pas encore habitu&#233; aux clients mal &#233;lev&#233;s qui se sucent les doigts.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:140244,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172919163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y1QD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9e6e38e5-ae20-4bf5-84f2-2c062e3f89c0_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Le pigeon.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Les garnitures sont au choix. Nous avons pris le tian et le riz pilaf. Ce dernier &#233;tait un peu sal&#233;, mais je pense que c&#8217;&#233;tait un accident. Car les autres fois, il &#233;tait excellent, d&#233;licieusement croustillant en surface.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d4c2d80d-c8cd-4bad-a878-2bbd2feb5629_1000x750.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/02e911e9-1ef9-4420-aad6-d6d888e953fb_1000x750.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Les garnitures.&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5a7d8eed-ee31-4c98-88bf-a3fdb2b6c61c_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Mais je voue une adoration sans pareille &#224; la pur&#233;e de pommes de terre. Le &#8220;bol&#8221; donne l&#8217;impression de n&#8217;&#234;tre rempli qu&#8217;en surface, mais en r&#233;alit&#233;, il y a de la pur&#233;e jusqu&#8217;&#224; mi-hauteur. Cuisine de transmission ? Hommage &#224; Jo&#235;l Robuchon ? Ce n&#8217;est pas une pur&#233;e de pommes de terre &#233;cras&#233;es &#224; l&#8217;huile d&#8217;olive, mais bien la version au beurre et au lait, pass&#233;e au tamis, velout&#233;e, lisse, soyeuse, fondante. On la mange comme une glace &#224; la vanille, avec des petits cro&#251;tons qui croustillent joliment sous la dent.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poYc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F294256d2-9adf-45cb-8071-88c21314615f_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poYc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F294256d2-9adf-45cb-8071-88c21314615f_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poYc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F294256d2-9adf-45cb-8071-88c21314615f_1000x750.jpeg 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">La pur&#233;e.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Tenir ce bol de pur&#233;e dans une main, une cuill&#232;re &#224; caf&#233; dans l&#8217;autre, se caler dans son si&#232;ge, regarder les toits de la rive gauche, la statue d&#8217;Henri IV, le ciel bleu et les nuages qui passent. Et l&#233;cher la pur&#233;e sur la cuill&#232;re. C&#8217;est une d&#233;cadence terriblement jouissive.</p><h2>Les desserts.</h2><p>&#192; gauche, la charlotte aux fraises. &#192; droite, le Saint-Honor&#233;. Ce sont les desserts de Maxime Fr&#233;d&#233;ric, &#233;videmment chics, mais tout aussi bons ! La charlotte est garnie d&#8217;un coulis aux fraises. Quand on y plonge la cuill&#232;re, on d&#233;couvre &#224; l&#8217;int&#233;rieur de beaux morceaux de fraises et un peu de cr&#232;me. Les biscuits cuill&#232;re sont minuscules et tout doux. Le zigouigoui sur le dessus est trac&#233; dans un sorbet &#224; la fraise.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/03b4c3fc-5a58-44e2-9d8a-49160113fd7b_750x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0a4659c9-361d-46e3-a76f-be5f516ebdbe_750x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Les desserts.&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1c5a35ca-1d2a-427e-a8ad-f88fdfec01f9_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Quant au Saint-Honor&#233;, les petits choux sont adorablement caram&#233;lis&#233;s et craquants, collant juste ce qu&#8217;il faut aux dents. Ils sont perch&#233;s sur une base cr&#233;meuse avec une sauce, probablement &#224; la vanille, mais je n&#8217;en sais pas plus. Mon compagnon de table m&#8217;a donn&#233; un chou &#224; go&#251;ter, et puis c&#8217;est tout.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;8f156896-7851-49a2-be69-37474d8216e1&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Cette journ&#233;e avait commenc&#233;e sous une pluie battante mais s&#8217;est achev&#233;e sous un soleil &#233;clatant. Les humeurs de l&#8217;&#233;t&#233; indien.</p><p></p><h5>Le Tout-Paris<br>Cheval Blanc Paris<br>8 quai du Louvre<br>75001 Paris<br><a href="https://www.letoutparis.fr/">www.letoutparis.fr</a></h5>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Tout-Paris, at Cheval Blanc Paris.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a lot of Paris in this one&#8212;but then, it is the city of light, history, and indulgence.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-tout-paris-at-cheval-blanc-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-tout-paris-at-cheval-blanc-paris</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 17:01:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>This post was written in French, translated into English by AI, and since I was  bemused by the result, rewritten by me. Hence the differences in the the two posts, including more images here. Click here for <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/thespoonofparis/p/le-tout-paris?r=2n8ldl&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">the original French version&#8594;</a></h5><h2><strong>A hateful place</strong></h2><p>The first time I came here, I hated it. Perched on the top floor of what was once La Samaritaine, <em>Le Tout-Paris</em> seemed like a betrayal of that grand Art Nouveau and Art Deco department store of my childhood. Gone were the creaking wire-cage elevators and the vertiginous open galleries that made you dizzy if you leaned over the atrium. When I was a child, my mother used to bring me here to buy long dresses for the opera (back then, one still dressed up for the Op&#233;ra Garnier, since the great hideous Bastille opera house did not yet exist).</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uS6m!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcff3a3cc-1c8a-468e-b8f8-a9932e56d36d_800x635.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uS6m!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcff3a3cc-1c8a-468e-b8f8-a9932e56d36d_800x635.jpeg 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" 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Courtesy <a href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/les-150-ans-de-la-samaritaine">Gallica.fr </a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Even today I can&#8217;t make peace with the interior design: garish primary colors, carpeting that jars. And yet, once you&#8217;re seated, the armchairs are comfortable, the tables, quality, and once seated, you feel good and suddenly time stands still. You can&#8217;t help but sigh with contentment, because there is this incomparable view: the Seine, Pont-Neuf, Notre-Dame to the left, and the Eiffel Tower in the distance. From up here you watch the centuries collapse into each other&#8212;the Grand Ch&#226;telet once a fortress-prison, the city&#8217;s story beginning across the river on the &#206;le de la Cit&#233;. Below, the bustle of today: cyclists, strollers, tourists, a street musician playing troubadour for change. It&#8217;s a stage set you can take in whole&#8212;the sky, the flowing river, the passersby crossing paths, coming out of the metro, a shop, crossing the bridge.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;f07bf122-535c-423a-b78c-72a3ddf4d6b4&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p><em>We arrived in pouring rain and left under a summer-bright sun. Being the hotel&#8217;s main dining room, it sometimes comes with the soundtrack of a baby or two (you&#8217;ll hear one at the end of the video).</em></p><h2>Casual luxury.</h2><p>The tables are spacious and elegant without ostentation. The service strikes a balance, steering clear of stiff perfection: youthful, attentive, motivated, and refreshingly free of the scripted &#8220;is everything alright?&#8221; interruptions. When you ask for something unexpected, there may be a flicker of surprise, but it is quickly melts into a smile and a yes.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9cWh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb164c198-77c8-4a53-8194-379f6e9f02fd_750x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9cWh!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb164c198-77c8-4a53-8194-379f6e9f02fd_750x1000.jpeg 424w, 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It arrived in a flute. The waitress spotted the mistake and swiftly brought a second glass in the right stemware, free of course. An attentive touch of service.</em></p><h2>A refreshingly no-nonsense cuisine.</h2><p>But what brings me back to <em>Le Tout-Paris</em> is neither the carpeting nor even the view, but the cuisine by Executive Chef William B&#233;quin (the Chef of the whole of Cheval Blanc is of course Arnaud Donckele). Honest, clear-headed French cuisine without frills, sincere and precise, giving the place a true culinary identity&#8212;without seeming to. Because after all, this is merely the all-purpose restaurant of a luxury hotel. The kind of place where you usually get served foie gras burgers or mediocre lobster sandwiches. That&#8217;s why everyone, including the insiders themselves, was astonished when Michelin awarded it a star. For once, the guide saw through the noisy hybrid setting of caf&#233;, lounge, and restaurant. I applauded that star&#8212;it was spot on. It does make one wonder&#8230; but let&#8217;s be fair. The Michelin isn&#8217;t <em>always </em>off.</p><p>The menu is admittedly a little chaotic and hard to read, as it tries to do too much. There are set menus, sharing dishes, non-sharing dishes, the mandatory caviar by the gram, the international-palace staple of gambero rosso carpaccio. (Why always carabinero or gambero rosso, never just shrimp? And what happened to beef carpaccio?)</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg" width="422" height="562.6666666666666" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1000,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:422,&quot;bytes&quot;:137390,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172955927?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rhlW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0dde53bd-c802-489d-9bbf-6d985ab4d9bc_750x1000.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><h3>Amuse-bouches. </h3><p>Tartlet of salmon tartare with trout roe, light sour cream. Tartlet of tomato tartare, pesto and basil <em>gel&#233;e</em>. I think the oyster was poached in its shell, topped with a cucumber-lemongrass foam and jelly.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/041df5b9-5483-46c6-ab58-f748ab9ecb4b_750x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0706ae2c-b186-4e5c-98b3-87af6152c4fd_750x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/28960f58-10be-43fc-b874-b4f3a89c024f_750x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c4d0adec-1d5a-4c9e-b39f-88043e2b918d_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><h3>Summer colors.</h3><p>Last summer, just before the Olympics, I tried the tomato tart on the ma&#238;tre d&#8217;s recommendation&#8212;without much conviction. I don&#8217;t usually go for vegetable starters. But one bite was enough. I was hooked.</p><p>It was tomato season, of course, and the tart arrived&#8212; big, generous, shaped more like a tostada than a flat <em>tarte fine</em>, generously garnished with every color of tomato. Sweet with the deep sugar of ripe tomato, salted with a touch of cheese, cleverly seasoned with sunny flavors, topped with a quenelle of sorbet, or ice cream, or cream, something that melted in the mouth, coating the tomato pieces and olive slices, mingling with basil shoots, all resting on a thin slice of a large tomato that played the role of base at the bottom of the tart&#8212;this tart is absolutely wonderful. And not stingy, either. It isn&#8217;t a one-bite tartlet. I got six bites out of it, and my mouth is not small. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:147711,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172955927?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6GjE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F654e3e7c-7f71-4c76-8415-3ae94866a0c5_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>If you see it on the menu, I recommend unreserved poucing. It&#8217;s worth it. In the photo, it awaits its sauce, a red vinaigrette, fruity and fresh.</p><p>This was no dainty tartlet but a big cup of ripe tomatoes in every shade, their deep sweetness sharpened by cheese, herbs, a lick of umami, crowned with a quenelle of sorbet that melted into the fruit, mingling with basil and olives. It was generous, six good bites&#8217; worth, and glorious. If you see it on the menu, order it at once. A red vinaigrette brings it alive.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!21jT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74b27a88-8812-4eba-8285-8e956f77c4e8_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!21jT!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74b27a88-8812-4eba-8285-8e956f77c4e8_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!21jT!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F74b27a88-8812-4eba-8285-8e956f77c4e8_1000x750.jpeg 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>There was also a green bean tart&#8212;sharply herbaceous, brilliantly fresh&#8212;yellow, flat and green beans with pickled red onion and edible flowers, waiting for its creamier white vinaigrette. Stunningly beautiful.</p><h3>Interlude.</h3><p>A pike quenelle, a piece of lobster and girole mushrooms under a light creamy broth. The quenelle, melting soft. The lobster, firm to the teeth, muscular and juicy. The mushrooms, fibrous and juicy in their own right. A play on surf, soft water, and turf&#8212;textures and flavors meeting in a delicate dish. A peaceful interlude.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:127918,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172955927?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!neit!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70177551-1e5a-4e86-bd2e-068d5babbc92_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Meat dishes</h3><p>Main courses are cooked with an unshowy assurance. Lamb arrives perfectly roasted, accompanied by piquillo jus, preserved lemon, garlic, and thyme&#8212;a dish as bold as the scarlet leather chairs around you. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0O0k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9719c06f-2eca-4323-a535-49b4a52e2958_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0O0k!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9719c06f-2eca-4323-a535-49b4a52e2958_1000x750.jpeg 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>My pigeon&#8212;butterflied, cooked to a deep rosiness, and carved tableside on the gu&#233;ridon&#8212;was downright delicious. The only proper way to eat it was Obelix-style, with my fingers. I recommend asking for a finger bowl; the young staff aren&#8217;t quite used to such unruly diners. I&#8217;ll admit, I ended up wiping my fingers on my napkin.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg" width="1000" height="750" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:140244,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/172955927?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0IY8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f458db9-afeb-43b1-b32c-1115b38e294b_1000x750.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h3>Sides</h3><p>Side dishes are offered separately. The tian is lovely, the pilaf rice usually excellent (a touch salty this time). </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9047c9cc-0180-412a-9668-b2ebd3e9c02e_1000x750.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/15cff72a-5594-496c-b736-0c83426dcce7_1000x750.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/23b0563d-2baf-4681-bdd7-4d2659bacabf_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>But the mashed potatoes are worth an ode. Served in a deceptively modest bowl, half full, they are pure Robuchon: milk and butter, passed through a tamis, silky, luscious, almost indecently indulgent. Eaten with a teaspoon, like ice cream, with the crunchy little croutons for contrast. </p><p>Pur&#233;e in hand, snug in my chair, staring out across the Left Bank, the statue of Henri IV, the blue sky and passing clouds&#8212;decadence, pure, thrilling indulgence.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oDk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faaed3e71-b88f-4fc5-845e-f24e1da11bb5_1000x750.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9oDk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faaed3e71-b88f-4fc5-845e-f24e1da11bb5_1000x750.jpeg 424w, 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A strawberry charlotte conceals chunks of berries and cream, with a delicate ladyfinger sponge and a flourish of sorbet on top. The Saint-Honor&#233; balances perfectly caramelized cute little choux on a creamy base. I can&#8217;t say more, my companion gave me one chou to taste, and that was it.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8e2a1186-2676-4afb-909b-9af8b967db99_750x1000.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dc742980-28c5-4809-ba0f-3b510c1de53b_750x1000.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/01aec88b-92f3-4117-8bcf-055df8035879_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Le Tout-Paris is not without its flaws&#8212;d&#233;cor, menu sprawl&#8212;but the combination of that view, that service, and above all B&#233;quin&#8217;s cuisine makes it one of the most unexpected and satisfying restaurants in Paris right now. Michelin got this one right.</p><h5><strong>Le Tout-Paris</strong><br>Cheval Blanc Paris<br>8 quai du Louvre, 75001 Paris<br><a href="https://www.letoutparis.fr/">letoutparis.fr</a></h5>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[L'Inde, le temps d'un soir d'été.]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#192; Paris, l&#8217;offre culinaire est pl&#233;thorique, mais la profusion ne rime pas toujours avec qualit&#233;.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/linde-le-temps-dun-soir-dete</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/linde-le-temps-dun-soir-dete</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:01:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MDh3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2622927f-95ba-4e7f-a2df-de51c1de0804_900x1200.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#192; Paris, l&#8217;offre culinaire est pl&#233;thorique, mais la profusion ne rime pas toujours avec qualit&#233;. La cuisine mexicaine, par exemple, est rest&#233;e longtemps caricaturale et sous-repr&#233;sent&#233;e, avant de commencer seulement r&#233;cemment &#224; trouver une v&#233;ritable identit&#233;.</p><p>De tous les pays que j&#8217;ai parcourus, l&#8217;Inde et l&#8217;&#201;gypte demeurent mes plus grandes passions &#8212; et cela depuis le si&#232;cle dernier, autant dire que ce n&#8217;est pas d&#8217;hier. Mais en France, la cuisine indienne continue de me d&#233;cevoir. Quant &#224; l&#8217;&#233;gyptienne&#8230; elle attendra son heure.</p><blockquote><p>En Inde, je peux manger v&#233;g&#233;tarien tous les jours sans ressentir le manque de prot&#233;ine animale. Lors de mon premier s&#233;jour en Inde dans les ann&#233;es 1980, le conducteur du wagon-lit en premi&#232;re classe d&#8217;un train de nuit allant de Calcutta &#224; Varanasi m&#8217;a demand&#233; si je voulais le menu v&#233;g&#233;tarien ou non-v&#233;g&#233;tarien, qu&#8217;il me servira dans ma couchette. Tr&#232;s carnivore depuis toujours, j&#8217;ai demand&#233; le non-v&#233;g&#233;tarien. J&#8217;ai eu un <em>thali</em> sur le sempiternel plateau m&#233;tallique &#224; compartiments, avec riz et <em>chapati</em>, chutneys et <em>daal</em>, la seule diff&#233;rence avec la version v&#233;g&#233; &#233;tant un &#339;uf dur particuli&#232;rement d&#233;primant assis dessus d&#8217;un air g&#234;n&#233;. Alors j&#8217;ai laiss&#233; tomber la prot&#233;ine animale pendant les deux mois pass&#233;s en Inde et j&#8217;ai &#233;t&#233; surprise de constater que cela ne me manquait pas. La cuisine indienne, forte de ses mill&#233;naires d&#8217;histoire (des vrais mill&#233;naires, pas comme la cuisine japonaise mill&#233;naire qui a tout au plus quelques si&#232;cles) est &#224; ce jour la seule v&#233;g&#233;tarienne qui ne me provoque ni faim ni frustration &#224; la fin du repas.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!caZ0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67bdb44e-4422-460e-ac4c-78f8bda8bc01_675x816.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!caZ0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F67bdb44e-4422-460e-ac4c-78f8bda8bc01_675x816.jpeg 424w, 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Premier &#233;tonnement par l&#8217;ambiance dans ce restaurant, avec son plafond et ses murs recouverts de photos alternant entre des sc&#232;nes de Paris en noir et blanc et de l&#8217;Inde toute en couleurs. Des guirlandes clignotantes et des objets h&#233;t&#233;roclites plut&#244;t jeunes compl&#233;taient le d&#233;cor, sans aucune statuette kitsch folklo de Shiva ou de Ganesh (et pas de verset du Coran non plus). Pas forc&#233;ment beau, du moins &#224; mon go&#251;t, mais assur&#233;ment joyeux. Le service, tout aussi souriant, jeune, extr&#234;mement aimable et ne parlant que peu le fran&#231;ais &#8211; la serveuse (elle nous dira plus tard qu&#8217;elle est &#233;tudiante en Master de commerce) a vite demand&#233; &#171; OK in English ? &#187; avec un grand rire &#224; la fois d&#233;complex&#233; et embarrass&#233;. Puis s&#8217;est mise &#224; parler un gai m&#233;lange des deux.</p><p>La sp&#233;cialit&#233; de la maison est le <em>pani puri. </em>Le <em>puri </em>est un pain frit souffl&#233;. Le pani puri est une version plus petite et ronde, trou&#233;e et fourr&#233;e de pommes de terre, de pois chiches, de chutneys, de coulis d&#8217;herbes. Un des innombrables <em>chaat </em>qui rendent le grignotage si d&#233;lectable en Inde car le chaat est un snack, un go&#251;ter, un hors-d&#8217;&#339;uvre qui peut &#234;tre sal&#233;, sucr&#233;, acidul&#233;, &#233;pic&#233;, parfum&#233;, et g&#233;n&#233;ralement tout &#224; la fois. Un street-food servi et vendu dans la rue, au bord des routes et dans des boui-boui sp&#233;cialis&#233;s. Le samoussa (dont la version non-v&#233;g&#233;tarienne des traiteurs chinois est mieux connue en France) peut &#234;tre un chaat, tout comme le <em>gulab jamun</em>, servi en dessert dans tous les restaurants indiens de France. </p><h5>&#8220;Kashi Chat Bhandar&#8221;, un grand &#233;tablissement de <em>chaat </em>sur Godowlia Road, &#224; Varanasi. C&#8217;&#233;tait avant le Covid et le restaurant est aujourd&#8217;hui beaucoup plus moderne. </h5><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OM2W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ef51c3a-100e-480a-9827-073697ddac96_1200x900.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OM2W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ef51c3a-100e-480a-9827-073697ddac96_1200x900.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OM2W!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0ef51c3a-100e-480a-9827-073697ddac96_1200x900.jpeg 848w, 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Au taux de change d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui, ce serait 0,20&#8364; l&#8217;assiette. &#192; droite, des <em>dahi puri</em>, plus garnis, tr&#232;s appr&#233;ci&#233;s dans l&#8217;&#233;tat de Maharashtra et sa capitale, Mumbai. En haut &#224; gauche, une assiette de deux <em>gulab jamun, </em>boules de p&#226;te de lait frites et tremp&#233;es dans un sirop &#224; l&#8217;eau de rose, pour 40 roupies.</h5><p>Chez Chutney Bites, la carte est longue comme le bras et malgr&#233; que ce soit la sp&#233;cialit&#233; de la maison, on ne trouve les <em>puri </em>que vers la fin, face aux boissons. Est-ce parce que c&#8217;est servi sur des verres &#224; shots ? Ou parce qu&#8217;ils ne savaient pas trop o&#249; les mettre car ni dessert ni boisson ni plat&#8230; ?</p><p>Bah, on s&#8217;en fiche. On essaie quand m&#234;me, malgr&#233; la confusion des explications d&#8217;un liquide qu&#8217;il faut verser dans la boule o&#249; tout ce que nous avons compris &#233;tait qu&#8217;il y a de la pomme de terre et de la menthe. Cela se mange, n&#8217;est-ce pas ? Allons-y gaiement. Et puis, ce n&#8217;est que 6&#8364; pour les sept, alors cela ne suffira pas pour d&#238;ner. Ma compagne de table voulait essayer le thali v&#233;g&#233;tarien, qui ne m&#8217;int&#233;ressait pas du tout. </p><blockquote><p>&#171; Avez-vous du palak paneer ? &#187; demandai-je, un plat de &#171;&nbsp;curry&nbsp;&#187; d&#8217;&#233;pinards et de paneer, le &#171;&nbsp;fromage indien&nbsp;&#187;. </p></blockquote><p>Je mets tout cela entre gros guillemets car nous appelons <em>tout &#171;&nbsp;</em>curry&nbsp;&#187; alors que <em>rien </em>n&#8217;est &#171;&nbsp;curry&nbsp;&#187;, en Inde, le mot ayant &#233;t&#233; g&#233;n&#233;ralis&#233; par les Anglais pour d&#233;signer tout et n&#8217;importe quoi. Comme si on appelait &#8220;bourguignon&#8221; tout ce qui est mitonn&#233; dans la cuisine fran&#231;aise y compris la choucroute et la blanquette. Quant au &#171;&nbsp;fromage indien&nbsp;&#187;, le paneer est du lait caill&#233; et press&#233;. L&#8217;appellation &#171;&nbsp;tofu indien&nbsp;&#187; aurait &#233;t&#233; plus appropri&#233;e car la m&#233;thode de fabrication et la d&#233;licieuse fadeur sont plus proches de celles du tofu que du camembert&nbsp;ou du cheddar&nbsp;! Mais nous sommes rest&#233;s sur l&#8217;interpr&#233;tation simplifi&#233;e de la colonisation qui a appliqu&#233; les seuls codes qu&#8217;elle connaissait.</p><blockquote><p>&#8211; Oui, nous avons palak paneer (hochement &#233;nergique de la t&#234;te).</p><p>&#8211; Avec du vrai paneer ou&#8230; ? (haussement d&#8217;un sourcil sceptique).</p><p>&#8211; Oui ! Pas de <em>fromage</em> ! (grand sourire).</p><p>&#8211; Pas La vache qui rit ? (sourire narquois)</p><p>&#8211; Noooon ! (gloussement joyeux)</p></blockquote><p>Et nous avons &#233;clat&#233; de rire, toutes les deux.</p><blockquote><p>- Pas le fromage du naan fromage ? (rires)</p><p>- Noooooon ! (rires)</p></blockquote><p>Et un gros &#233;clat de rire.</p><blockquote><p>- <em>French people</em> aime beaucoup naan fromage et butter chicken ! (explosion de rires)</p></blockquote><p>Je vois que nous nous comprenons tr&#232;s bien (mon mari demande <strong>toujours </strong>le naan fromage, m&#234;me quand je lui dis que c&#8217;est du Kiri). </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MDh3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2622927f-95ba-4e7f-a2df-de51c1de0804_900x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MDh3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2622927f-95ba-4e7f-a2df-de51c1de0804_900x1200.jpeg 424w, 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De la pomme de terre &#233;cras&#233;e, un peu de pois chiche, peut-&#234;tre, au fond de chaque boule. De l&#8217;oignon rouge &#233;minc&#233; et un chutney sucr&#233;, acidul&#233; et tr&#232;s l&#233;g&#232;rement piquant, &#224; base de tamarin, sur le c&#244;t&#233;, &#224; ajouter soi-m&#234;me. Chaque puri est assis sur un verre &#224; shot qui contient un liquide clair et vert.  J&#8217;ob&#233;is &#224; la lettre aux instructions&nbsp;: je soul&#232;ve le puri avec mes doigts, y ajoute un peu de chutney et d&#8217;oignon et vide le liquide du shot dans le trou. Et mets tout dans ma bouche.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg" width="1200" height="900" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:900,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:217546,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/171825559?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CvSp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e61a460-f2fd-4917-930c-5cfe655860ba_1200x900.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>C&#8217;est tr&#232;s tr&#232;s bon ! &#201;pic&#233;, sal&#233;, sucr&#233;, acidul&#233;. Croustillant mais cela n&#8217;attend pas, car la p&#226;te tr&#232;s fine s&#8217;humidifie instantan&#233;ment au contact du liquide qui est une sorte d&#8217;eau acidul&#233;e de menthe et de coriandre.</p><p>Surprenant de bonheur parfum&#233;. Tout autant que le chapati, fin, croustillant et frais.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg" width="900" height="1200" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1200,&quot;width&quot;:900,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:227530,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/171825559?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5oZ0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F18713661-9b75-4e6d-a7c7-6d45e42c0e1e_900x1200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><blockquote><p>- Votre chapati est remarquablement bon ! Je pr&#233;f&#232;re le chapati au naan, trop bourratif pour moi, mais en France, tout le monde aime le naan, n&#8217;est-ce pas ?</p><p>- Oui !! <em>French people</em>, ils aiment <em>naan</em>. Alors que <em>for us, </em>naan <em>is</em> pour les f&#234;tes, les grands diners, <em>because </em>c&#8217;est <em>heavy </em>et riche ! Le chapati, c&#8217;est le pain de <em>everyday</em>.</p></blockquote><p><em>Everyday </em>ou pas, en France, le chapati est toujours &#233;pais, lourd, souvent compl&#232;tement rigide et mal cuit. Comme si les cuisiniers des restaurants indiens ne savaient pas manipuler une cr&#234;pe de farine compl&#232;te et d&#8217;eau mise &#224; gonfler sur une po&#234;le. Alors que le naan, avec sa p&#226;te lev&#233;e, cuite coll&#233;e aux parois du <em>tandoor, </em>parait tellement plus complexe &#224; r&#233;aliser.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6b6278aa-af67-46d9-9921-2826d0bb6fa0_900x1200.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/36e3de66-7962-4526-8bf4-3aeb8cdbc22c_900x1200.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6793ae5d-39e2-4a91-b19e-2facc16f069e_900x1200.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4d826a87-b373-4de0-a5ac-e765dcd13868_1200x900.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chai, chicken tikka, thali v&#233;g&#233; et palak paneer.&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bf84d6f7-1ddd-4ea6-8cb0-31dc89cfeb26_1456x1456.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Le thali &#233;tait sympathique sans susciter l&#8217;enthousiasme. Le palak paneer &#233;tait un peu trop cr&#233;meux &#224; mon go&#251;t, je le pr&#233;f&#232;re quand on sent davantage les fibres des &#233;pinards, la chaleur des &#233;pices et le juteux du paneer. Quant au <em>chicken tikka, </em>il &#233;tait in&#233;vitablement sec. Tout &#233;tait n&#233;ansmoins tr&#232;s bon en go&#251;t, bien meilleur que d&#8217;habitude et j&#8217;ai aim&#233; l&#8217;exp&#233;rience, les &#233;changes avec la serveuse contribuant pour beaucoup. </p><blockquote><p>Finalement, j&#8217;ai os&#233; demander s&#8217;ils &#233;taient indiens, hindous ou musulmans, car l&#8217;absence de repr&#233;sentations religieuses m&#8217;avait intrigu&#233;e et beaucoup de restaurants indiens &#224; Paris sont tenus par des Pakistanais. Elle est d&#8217;Hyderabad, hindoue mais carnivore &#224; part pour le serpent qui est un dieu (la vache aussi mais ce n&#8217;est pas grave, la viande est trop bonne, dit-elle encore en riant). Le serveur, jeune, doux et tout aussi souriant est hindou, d&#8217;une r&#233;gion du Nord et l&#8217;une des cuisini&#232;res, arborant un immense sourire (d&#233;cid&#233;ment&nbsp;!) est musulmane du centre de l&#8217;Inde. Les clients &#233;taient tous indiens, familles et groupes d&#8217;amis hindous et musulmans de toutes les r&#233;gions, la langue commune &#233;tant l&#8217;anglais. Peut-&#234;tre &#233;taient-ce les vacances qui avaient amen&#233; une majorit&#233; de touristes, nous n&#8217;avons vu aucun Fran&#231;ais de la soir&#233;e.</p></blockquote><p>J&#8217;y retournerai tr&#232;s volontiers pour essayer les autres plats &#224; la carte. Le chapati et les puri m&#8217;ont absolument conquise, au point de ranimer l&#8217;espoir qu&#8217;ici, enfin, je puisse retrouver ces saveurs d&#8217;une complexit&#233; rare, celles d&#8217;un pays, d&#8217;une culture et d&#8217;une cuisine qui me fascinent depuis pr&#232;s d&#8217;un demi-si&#232;cle. Mais les restaurants au mois d&#8217;ao&#251;t &#224; Paris sont souvent trompeurs. Verdict &#224; la rentr&#233;e.</p><h5>Chutney Bites<br>6 Rue Cail<br>75010 Paris<br></h5><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanada. Premier sushi 3 étoiles de France ? Peut-être...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ce n'&#233;tait qu'un soft-opening, un service pas encore au point, des machines pas fonctionnelles mais la meilleure exp&#233;rience de sushi que j'ai connue &#224; Paris. Y compris jadis chez Sushi B.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/hanada-premier-sushi-3-etoiles-de</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/hanada-premier-sushi-3-etoiles-de</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:30:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!nmI3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F56c5fae4-b9fc-4ec1-8ab5-9737721e7007_1000x750.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Note&nbsp;: J&#8217;&#233;tais invit&#233;e &#224; ce repas, qui eut lieu dix jours avant l&#8217;ouverture officielle du 12 juin. Les photos et vid&#233;os n&#8217;&#233;taient pas encore interdites. </h5><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png" width="1456" height="188" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:188,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:73798,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/170485178?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f7Ra!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4743f53-4811-4cab-bb4d-baad32b30c65_2297x296.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>L&#8217;interdiction des photos n&#8217;est pas rare au Japon, surtout dans les restaurants de 10 couverts au comptoir. C&#8217;est assez comique de voir 10 smartphones braqu&#233;s sur un pauvre chef tout seul derri&#232;re sa planche. </h5><h2>Tout noir, tout blanc.</h2><p>Le lieu est surprenant. Tout noir, derri&#232;re la vitrine d&#8217;une galerie d&#8217;art. &#201;pur&#233; et tr&#232;s bien pens&#233;, contemporain et parfaitement japonais. Il me semble y reconnaitre l&#8217;intelligence sensible de Paul Dupuy, qui m&#8217;avait surprise lors de l&#8217;ouverture de Sushi Shunei fin 2020, sa premi&#232;re aventure sushi de la capitale. La premi&#232;re chose qui m&#8217;avait frapp&#233;e &#233;tait le choix de tout ce qui ne se mange pas. L&#8217;art de la table, ou devrais-je dire, l&#8217;art du <em>comptoir</em>&nbsp;? Vaisselle, mobilier, ambiance, tout &#233;tait calme, agr&#233;able, &#233;l&#233;gant, moderne sans exc&#232;s et parfaitement japonais sans folklore. Ce qui est, finalement, rarissime. Car les restaurants japonais de Paname ont tendance &#224; tomber dans l&#8217;exc&#232;s&nbsp;: kitsch geisha et cerisiers, brun-gris moderne Muji, ou encore, <em>wabi-sabi</em> bling-bling.</p><p>&#171; &#8212; Je suis impressionn&#233;e par vos choix de vaisselle&#8230; C&#8217;est vous qui avez tout choisi&nbsp;? Vous connaissez vraiment bien le Japon, avais-je dit &#224; Paul.<br>&#8212; J&#8217;y suis all&#233; une centaine de fois en une ann&#233;e pour manger des sushis. Je suis fan de sushi, m&#8217;avait-il r&#233;pondu. &#187;</p><p>Aller plus de cent fois au Japon rien que pour manger des sushis&nbsp;! Il faut en avoir les moyens et l&#8217;envie&#8230; En 2023, Paul Dupuy a ouvert Sushi Yoshinaga avec son associ&#233; Damien Melon. Si l&#8217;architecture int&#233;rieure de Sushi Yoshinaga est dans un tout autre style, rappelant un peu Star Trek, l&#8217;art du <em>comptoir</em> est dans la m&#234;me veine contemporaine mais qualitative et confortable, que l&#8217;on ne peut reproduire que si l&#8217;on a r&#233;ellement v&#233;cu ce luxe calme et r&#233;serv&#233;, typique des &#233;tablissements haut de gamme de l&#8217;archipel. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;674daf0a-a834-45b6-b0f1-aba01b9dbf39&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>Chez Hanada, dix couverts, le nombre maximum (et le plus courant) des restaurants japonais s&#233;rieux o&#249; le chef est debout, face &#224; tous ses convives et les sert personnellement. Le comptoir en <em>hinoki </em>massif, large et &#233;pais, est magnifique, le blanc du bois contrastant avec le noir ambiant &#8211; et a d&#251; co&#251;ter un bras.</p><blockquote><p>Le cypr&#232;s du Japon (<em>Chamaecyparis obtusa) </em>est tr&#232;s pris&#233; pour sa blancheur, sa noblesse et son parfum doux tellement l&#233;ger que l&#8217;on en prend conscience seulement quand on s&#8217;en &#233;loigne. Utilis&#233; depuis des si&#232;cles dans la construction des temples et des <em>onsen</em> (bains de sources chaudes), il est l&#8217;&#233;l&#233;ment par lequel on reconna&#238;t au premier coup d&#8217;&#339;il un restaurant de haute gastronomie japonaise. C&#8217;est un bois tr&#232;s apaisant, avec un toucher presque velout&#233;. Quand je vous parle de luxe sobre&#8230; </p></blockquote><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;e0bafae7-daf5-4f68-9002-c4e5b3811c9f&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Finis, les sushi tournants &#224; deux balles. Le sushi, &#224; l&#8217;origine un fast-food tokyo&#239;te que les ouvriers picoraient en sortant des bains publics, a retrouv&#233; sa forme populaire revisit&#233;e &#224; la fran&#231;aise dans des barquettes de sushi saumon du Monoprix et des take-away &#224; 12&#8364;. Ce n&#8217;est pas vraiment le d&#233;veloppement que l&#8217;on aurait souhait&#233; &#224; cette cuisine &#224; la fois si simple et si complexe, donnant une mauvaise image du sushi invariablement au saumon d&#8217;&#233;levage abusif tremp&#233; dans une sauce sucr&#233;e - sushi de saumon et sauce soja sucr&#233;e que l&#8217;on ne mange ni l&#8217;un ni l&#8217;autre au Japon, je tiens &#224; le pr&#233;ciser.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Le vrai prix du sushi&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:159998136,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Chihiro Masui&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Born in Tokyo, grew up in New York, London, Paris with a lot of travelling and eating in between. I've published magazine articles and books in French and Japanese for the last 40 something years, mostly about food. &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5cf2d1f-3c8a-4781-b96a-a5056332424f_885x885.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2023-09-03T14:38:39.119Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6fed0a3c-d845-43bd-9801-ce525ce0bfdd_1700x1275.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/le-vrai-prix-du-sushi&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:136674428,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:null,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Spoon of Paris&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!52fX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff514ad60-9310-4dd3-a621-816b90091337_788x788.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h2>L&#8217;<em>omakas&#233; </em>de Masayoshi Hanada.</h2><p>Pour commencer, un <em>chawanmushi</em> napp&#233; de cr&#232;me de jaune d&#8217;&#339;uf, parsem&#233; de quelques brins d&#8217;<em>ao-nori<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> </em>et de grains de caviar, surprenant au premier abord, car l&#8217;ouverture d&#8217;un <em>omakas&#233; </em>de sushi est g&#233;n&#233;ralement froide et peu cuisin&#233;e. Ce <em>chawanmushi</em> est r&#233;confortant et accueillant, et ouvre l&#8217;app&#233;tit en toute humilit&#233;, servi dans une tasse couverte &#224; l&#8217;apparence rustique mais en r&#233;alit&#233; de tr&#232;s bonne facture.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e0978634-9a36-4212-8d30-f54e937addb1_1000x750.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/94f8d207-849c-43a6-8738-f345e6f9aa9e_1000x750.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/958b33a2-6d2b-4154-bfcd-1db31e511123_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Tourteau et abricot, avec une gel&#233;e de <em>tosazu</em>. Le <em>tosazu</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> apporte l&#8217;umami du katsuobushi. L&#8217;abricot, une d&#233;licate douceur. Le tourteau, sa m&#226;che fibreuse et sa sucrosit&#233; de crustac&#233;. </p><p>Une d&#233;licate attention, toute petite. Une mise en bouche typique que l&#8217;on attend d&#8217;un sushiya. Pourquoi&nbsp;? C&#8217;est de la laitance de calmar, simplement blanchie au dashi assaisonn&#233;. Parce que ce jour-l&#224;, la laitance &#233;tait belle et tr&#232;s fraiche. Parce que c&#8217;est tr&#232;s simplement cuisin&#233; et servi. Direct. Franc. Aucun chichi. Et terriblement bon.</p><blockquote><h5>Autrefois, avant que le sushi devienne un mets de luxe inatteignable pour le commun des mortels, quand nous passions chez le sushiya pour quelques bouch&#233;es et une tasse de sak&#233; ou de th&#233;, les seuls mets sans riz &#233;taient ainsi, des &#339;ufs de daurade frais du jour, du foie d&#8217;ormeau, de la barbe d&#8217;un coquillage et quelques tranches de sashimi. Je n&#8217;aime pas beaucoup ce que le sushi est devenu, avec des &#8220;entr&#233;es&#8221; grill&#233;es, frites, mijot&#233;es, assembl&#233;es, dress&#233;es, et une attente de <em>cuisine </em>de la part du chef sushi, qui n&#8217;&#233;tait pourtant pas consid&#233;r&#233; comme un &#8220;cuisinier&#8221; mais un simple &#8220;artisan&#8221; de sushi (<em>sushi shokunin</em>). </h5></blockquote><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/97678973-679c-48b9-b59a-0332c1dd64c1_1000x750.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/27c78f6a-2717-4f0f-8d58-b555611c50fb_1000x750.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/756d8b6e-7e82-474e-8cf1-ba868760b304_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>La s&#233;riole au s&#233;same, une variante du <em>goma-saba</em> ou &#8220;maquereau au s&#233;same&#8221;. Le chef est originaire de Fukuoka, o&#249; cette fa&#231;on de manger le maquereau cru est une sp&#233;cialit&#233;, avec sauce soja, mirin et s&#233;same. </p>
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Parmi les plus confidentiels du monde.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/les-vins-fantomes-du-japon-309</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/les-vins-fantomes-du-japon-309</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8A14!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd9350dc-7780-4318-9d1e-6bf48eb3d57e_3024x3131.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Par <em>Burina, </em>nom de plume d&#8217;un myst&#233;rieux Tokyo&#239;te connaisseur, certifi&#233; Wine Expert n&#176;xx par l&#8217;Association japonaise des sommeliers (<em>Japan Sommelier Association</em>). Il a d&#233;j&#224; contribu&#233; plusieurs fois &#224; The Spoon of Paris. Texte traduit du japonais par Chihiro.</h5><p></p><h2><strong>Les vins que le Japon peut fi&#232;rement revendiquer</strong></h2><p>Il existe au Japon des vins d&#8217;exception surnomm&#233;s les <strong>&#171; </strong>vins fant&#244;mes &#187;.<br>Pourquoi ce surnom ? Parce qu&#8217;ils r&#233;unissent trois caract&#233;ristiques rares&nbsp;: quantit&#233;s ultra-limit&#233;es, qualit&#233; exceptionnelle et prix encore relativement abordables. R&#233;sultat : ces flacons sont l&#8217;objet d&#8217;une v&#233;ritable chasse entre amateurs &#233;clair&#233;s, cavistes sp&#233;cialis&#233;s et restaurants haut de gamme.<br>On ne les trouve pratiquement jamais dans les commerces traditionnels, et il est extr&#234;mement difficile de les obtenir par des circuits d&#8217;achat officiels.</p><h2><strong>L&#8217;origine de ces &#171;&nbsp;vins fant&#244;mes&nbsp;&#187;</strong></h2><p>Depuis le d&#233;but du XXIe si&#232;cle, le vin japonais a connu une &#233;volution spectaculaire et a d&#233;sormais acquis une reconnaissance internationale.<br>Autrefois, on ne trouvait ni chef japonais dans les restaurants &#233;toil&#233;s de Paris, ni vin japonais &#224; leur carte. Aujourd&#8217;hui, des chefs nippons triplement &#233;toil&#233;s figurent parmi les meilleurs au monde, et les vins japonais c&#244;toient les grands vins fran&#231;ais sur les plus belles tables.</p><blockquote><p>C&#8217;est l&#224; la preuve irr&#233;futable que les vins japonais ont d&#233;sormais leur place sur la sc&#232;ne mondiale.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8A14!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd9350dc-7780-4318-9d1e-6bf48eb3d57e_3024x3131.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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&#187;.</p><h2><strong>Les domaines phares et les r&#233;seaux confidentiels</strong></h2><h3><strong>Beau Paysage (pr&#233;fecture de Yamanashi)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneron</strong> : Eishi Okamoto</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Depuis qu&#8217;un de ses &#171; Pinot Noir &#187; est apparu dans le manga mondialement c&#233;l&#232;bre <em>Les Gouttes de Dieu</em>, il est devenu quasiment impossible de voir m&#234;me une bouteille vide sur le march&#233;.</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle&nbsp;</strong>: 1500 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>Mode d&#8217;achat</strong> : Deux ventes par an r&#233;serv&#233;es aux membres via email ; il faut ensuite envoyer un bon de commande, sans aucune garantie d&#8217;obtenir une bouteille.</p><blockquote><p><em>Je suis membre depuis plus de 10 ans et je n&#8217;ai pu obtenir qu&#8217;un seul &#171;&nbsp;Pinot Noir &#187;&nbsp;!</em></p></blockquote></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> :</p><ul><li><p>Restaurant <em>L&#8217;Effervescence</em> (3 &#233;toiles au Michelin) sur la liste des vins mais presque toujours en rupture.</p></li><li><p>Restaurant <em>Esquisse</em> (2 &#233;toiles Michelin) sur la liste des vins mais presque toujours en rupture.</p></li><li><p>Au verre, &#224; la boulangerie de <em>L&#8217;Effervescence</em> nomm&#233; <em>Bricolage </em>(bon plan peu connu).</p></li></ul></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;S'abonner&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Abonnez-vous pour lire la suite&#8230;</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Tapez votre e-mail&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="S'abonner"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h3><strong>Domaine Takahiko (pr&#233;fecture de Hokkaido)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneron</strong> : Takahiko Soga</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Un vin &#233;labor&#233; dans le respect de la nature, avec une philosophie ax&#233;e sur l&#8217;agriculture durable. &#171; Seul un paysan peut cr&#233;er ce vin &#187;, dit-il.</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle&nbsp;</strong>: 20000 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> :</p><ul><li><p>Vente par tirage au sort dans les grands magasins tokyo&#239;tes <em>Takashimaya </em>et <em>Isetan.</em></p></li><li><p>Chez les cavistes en-ligne mais sur achat group&#233; obligatoire et tirage au sort. L&#8217;achat group&#233; est un syst&#232;me qui oblige &#224; acheter un vin rare et pris&#233; avec d&#8217;autres bouteilles moins convoit&#233;es.</p></li><li><p>Restaurant <em>Myoujaku</em> (2 &#233;toiles Michelin) sur la liste des boissons.</p></li></ul></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gTIY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1bff2bf6-dd25-4acb-b9da-f966343f5b0a_586x780.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gTIY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1bff2bf6-dd25-4acb-b9da-f966343f5b0a_586x780.jpeg 424w, 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Prix en euros au taux de change actuel : 5000&#8364;</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h3><strong>Domaine Mie Ikeno (pr&#233;fecture de Yamanashi)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneronne</strong> : Mie Ikeno</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Connue pour ses vignes surnomm&#233;es &#171;&nbsp;le champ des traces de chat&nbsp;&#187;, elle ma&#238;trise l&#8217;ensemble du processus, allant de la culture de la vigne &#224; la vinification, dans ses propres installations.<br>Dipl&#244;m&#233;e en 2005 de la facult&#233; de pharmacie de l&#8217;Universit&#233; de Montpellier, elle est la septi&#232;me personne au Japon &#224; d&#233;tenir le prestigieux dipl&#244;me national d&#8217;&#339;nologue fran&#231;ais (D.N.O.).</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle</strong>&nbsp;: 7000 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> : Vente exclusive &#224; la cave <em>Yatsugatake Wine House</em> de l&#8217;h&#244;tel <em>Risonare Yatsugatake</em>, strictement limit&#233;e aux clients de l&#8217;h&#244;tel.</p><p></p></li></ul><h3><strong>La Grande Colline Japon (Okayama)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneron</strong> : Hirotake Ooka</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Dipl&#244;m&#233; en 2001 du BTSA viticulture-&#339;nologie &#224; Bordeaux. Ancien chef de culture chez Guigal (Hermitage) et Thierry Allemand.<br>En 2013, il fait l&#8217;objet d&#8217;un article dans le <em>New York Times</em> (&#233;dition internationale), et ses vins sont aujourd&#8217;hui servis dans les plus grands restaurants du monde.</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle&nbsp;: </strong>7000 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> :</p><ul><li><p>Occasionnellement disponible sur des boutiques en ligne de cavistes sp&#233;cialis&#233;s.</p></li><li><p>Meilleure option : s&#8217;inscrire &#224; leur liste de diffusion pour participer &#224; la vente directe annuelle en ligne.</p></li><li><p>Restaurant <em>Hasunomi</em> (1 &#233;toile Michelin) sur la liste des vins.</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p><h2><strong>La v&#233;rit&#233; derri&#232;re les "vins fant&#244;mes"</strong></h2><p>On dit qu&#8217;il faut environ 10 ans entre la plantation de la vigne et la production d&#8217;un vin.<br><br>Mais ce qui est encore plus ardu que la viticulture, c&#8217;est... vendre le vin.<br>Sans rentabilit&#233;, aucune activit&#233; vinicole ne peut survivre. Pour esp&#233;rer des b&#233;n&#233;fices, il faut une r&#233;colte stable, des terres &#233;tendues, des moyens financiers importants&#8230; autant de barri&#232;res redoutables.</p><p>Et pourtant, le facteur le plus d&#233;cisif n&#8217;est ni le terroir, ni le c&#233;page, ni la m&#233;t&#233;o. C&#8217;est la capacit&#233; &#224; cr&#233;er une image forte, celle d&#8217;un vin &#171;&nbsp;rare&nbsp;&#187;, &#171;&nbsp;introuvable&nbsp;&#187;, &#171;&nbsp;l&#233;gendaire&nbsp;&#187;, &#171;&nbsp;d&#8217;exception&nbsp;&#187; &#8230; Un &#171;&nbsp;vin fant&#244;me&nbsp;&#187;.</p><p>Alors, vous aussi&#8230; Tenteriez-vous de mettre la main sur l&#8217;un de ces tr&#233;sors&nbsp;?</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7e911487-2057-466a-89a4-8d9228cffc46_584x780.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6ba735ad-ea84-40fc-9652-f8f7962666c2_585x765.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a62fea1e-c704-4684-90d0-e37569b6f8b7_585x753.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/aa5093ea-d4c9-438f-b488-f29e7e59e3f3_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Les vins fantômes du Japon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Des domaines japonais &#224; des prix abordables mais aux vins introuvables. Rares et pris&#233;s des connaisseurs, on les appelle &#171; vins fant&#244;mes &#187; en japonais. Parmi les plus confidentiels du monde.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/les-vins-fantomes-du-japon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/les-vins-fantomes-du-japon</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:30:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77c867f8-5e26-474b-84bc-1e47692aa3dd_585x765.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h5>Par <em>Burina, </em>nom de plume d&#8217;un myst&#233;rieux Tokyo&#239;te connaisseur, certifi&#233; Wine Expert n&#176;xx par l&#8217;Association japonaise des sommeliers (<em>Japan Sommelier Association</em>). Il a d&#233;j&#224; contribu&#233; plusieurs fois &#224; The Spoon of Paris. Texte traduit du japonais par Chihiro.</h5><p></p><h2><strong>Les vins que le Japon peut fi&#232;rement revendiquer</strong></h2><p>Il existe au Japon des vins d&#8217;exception surnomm&#233;s les <strong>&#171; </strong>vins fant&#244;mes &#187;.<br>Pourquoi ce surnom ? Parce qu&#8217;ils r&#233;unissent trois caract&#233;ristiques rares&nbsp;: quantit&#233;s ultra-limit&#233;es, qualit&#233; exceptionnelle et prix encore relativement abordables. R&#233;sultat : ces flacons sont l&#8217;objet d&#8217;une v&#233;ritable chasse entre amateurs &#233;clair&#233;s, cavistes sp&#233;cialis&#233;s et restaurants haut de gamme.<br>On ne les trouve pratiquement jamais dans les commerces traditionnels, et il est extr&#234;mement difficile de les obtenir par des circuits d&#8217;achat officiels.</p><h2><strong>L&#8217;origine de ces &#171;&nbsp;vins fant&#244;mes&nbsp;&#187;</strong></h2><p>Depuis le d&#233;but du XXIe si&#232;cle, le vin japonais a connu une &#233;volution spectaculaire et a d&#233;sormais acquis une reconnaissance internationale.<br>Autrefois, on ne trouvait ni chef japonais dans les restaurants &#233;toil&#233;s de Paris, ni vin japonais &#224; leur carte. Aujourd&#8217;hui, des chefs nippons triplement &#233;toil&#233;s figurent parmi les meilleurs au monde, et les vins japonais c&#244;toient les grands vins fran&#231;ais sur les plus belles tables.</p><blockquote><p>C&#8217;est l&#224; la preuve irr&#233;futable que les vins japonais ont d&#233;sormais leur place sur la sc&#232;ne mondiale.</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8A14!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd9350dc-7780-4318-9d1e-6bf48eb3d57e_3024x3131.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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&#187;.</p><h2><strong>Les domaines phares et les r&#233;seaux confidentiels</strong></h2><h3><strong>Beau Paysage (pr&#233;fecture de Yamanashi)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneron</strong> : Eishi Okamoto</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Depuis qu&#8217;un de ses &#171; Pinot Noir &#187; est apparu dans le manga mondialement c&#233;l&#232;bre <em>Les Gouttes de Dieu</em>, il est devenu quasiment impossible de voir m&#234;me une bouteille vide sur le march&#233;.</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle&nbsp;</strong>: 1500 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>Mode d&#8217;achat</strong> : Deux ventes par an r&#233;serv&#233;es aux membres via email ; il faut ensuite envoyer un bon de commande, sans aucune garantie d&#8217;obtenir une bouteille.</p><blockquote><p><em>Je suis membre depuis plus de 10 ans et je n&#8217;ai pu obtenir qu&#8217;un seul &#171;&nbsp;Pinot Noir &#187;&nbsp;!</em></p></blockquote></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> :</p><ul><li><p>Restaurant <em>L&#8217;Effervescence</em> (3 &#233;toiles au Michelin) sur la liste des vins mais presque toujours en rupture.</p></li><li><p>Restaurant <em>Esquisse</em> (2 &#233;toiles Michelin) sur la liste des vins mais presque toujours en rupture.</p></li><li><p>Au verre, &#224; la boulangerie de <em>L&#8217;Effervescence</em> nomm&#233; <em>Bricolage </em>(bon plan peu connu).</p></li></ul></li></ul><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;S'abonner&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Abonnez-vous pour lire la suite&#8230;</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Tapez votre e-mail&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="S'abonner"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h3><strong>Domaine Takahiko (pr&#233;fecture de Hokkaido)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneron</strong> : Takahiko Soga</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Un vin &#233;labor&#233; dans le respect de la nature, avec une philosophie ax&#233;e sur l&#8217;agriculture durable. &#171; Seul un paysan peut cr&#233;er ce vin &#187;, dit-il.</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle&nbsp;</strong>: 20000 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> :</p><ul><li><p>Vente par tirage au sort dans les grands magasins tokyo&#239;tes <em>Takashimaya </em>et <em>Isetan.</em></p></li><li><p>Chez les cavistes en-ligne mais sur achat group&#233; obligatoire et tirage au sort. L&#8217;achat group&#233; est un syst&#232;me qui oblige &#224; acheter un vin rare et pris&#233; avec d&#8217;autres bouteilles moins convoit&#233;es.</p></li><li><p>Restaurant <em>Myoujaku</em> (2 &#233;toiles Michelin) sur la liste des boissons.</p></li></ul></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gTIY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1bff2bf6-dd25-4acb-b9da-f966343f5b0a_586x780.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gTIY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1bff2bf6-dd25-4acb-b9da-f966343f5b0a_586x780.jpeg 424w, 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Prix en euros au taux de change actuel : 5000&#8364;</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><h3><strong>Domaine Mie Ikeno (pr&#233;fecture de Yamanashi)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneronne</strong> : Mie Ikeno</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Connue pour ses vignes surnomm&#233;es &#171;&nbsp;le champ des traces de chat&nbsp;&#187;, elle ma&#238;trise l&#8217;ensemble du processus, allant de la culture de la vigne &#224; la vinification, dans ses propres installations.<br>Dipl&#244;m&#233;e en 2005 de la facult&#233; de pharmacie de l&#8217;Universit&#233; de Montpellier, elle est la septi&#232;me personne au Japon &#224; d&#233;tenir le prestigieux dipl&#244;me national d&#8217;&#339;nologue fran&#231;ais (D.N.O.).</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle</strong>&nbsp;: 7000 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> : Vente exclusive &#224; la cave <em>Yatsugatake Wine House</em> de l&#8217;h&#244;tel <em>Risonare Yatsugatake</em>, strictement limit&#233;e aux clients de l&#8217;h&#244;tel.</p><p></p></li></ul><h3><strong>La Grande Colline Japon (Okayama)</strong></h3><ul><li><p><strong>Vigneron</strong> : Hirotake Ooka</p></li><li><p><strong>Commentaire</strong> : Dipl&#244;m&#233; en 2001 du BTSA viticulture-&#339;nologie &#224; Bordeaux. Ancien chef de culture chez Guigal (Hermitage) et Thierry Allemand.<br>En 2013, il fait l&#8217;objet d&#8217;un article dans le <em>New York Times</em> (&#233;dition internationale), et ses vins sont aujourd&#8217;hui servis dans les plus grands restaurants du monde.</p></li><li><p><strong>Production annuelle&nbsp;: </strong>7000 bouteilles.</p></li><li><p><strong>O&#249; le boire</strong> :</p><ul><li><p>Occasionnellement disponible sur des boutiques en ligne de cavistes sp&#233;cialis&#233;s.</p></li><li><p>Meilleure option : s&#8217;inscrire &#224; leur liste de diffusion pour participer &#224; la vente directe annuelle en ligne.</p></li><li><p>Restaurant <em>Hasunomi</em> (1 &#233;toile Michelin) sur la liste des vins.</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p><h2><strong>La v&#233;rit&#233; derri&#232;re les "vins fant&#244;mes"</strong></h2><p>On dit qu&#8217;il faut environ 10 ans entre la plantation de la vigne et la production d&#8217;un vin.<br><br>Mais ce qui est encore plus ardu que la viticulture, c&#8217;est... vendre le vin.<br>Sans rentabilit&#233;, aucune activit&#233; vinicole ne peut survivre. Pour esp&#233;rer des b&#233;n&#233;fices, il faut une r&#233;colte stable, des terres &#233;tendues, des moyens financiers importants&#8230; autant de barri&#232;res redoutables.</p><p>Et pourtant, le facteur le plus d&#233;cisif n&#8217;est ni le terroir, ni le c&#233;page, ni la m&#233;t&#233;o. C&#8217;est la capacit&#233; &#224; cr&#233;er une image forte, celle d&#8217;un vin &#171;&nbsp;rare&nbsp;&#187;, &#171;&nbsp;introuvable&nbsp;&#187;, &#171;&nbsp;l&#233;gendaire&nbsp;&#187;, &#171;&nbsp;d&#8217;exception&nbsp;&#187; &#8230; Un &#171;&nbsp;vin fant&#244;me&nbsp;&#187;.</p><p>Alors, vous aussi&#8230; Tenteriez-vous de mettre la main sur l&#8217;un de ces tr&#233;sors&nbsp;?</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7e911487-2057-466a-89a4-8d9228cffc46_584x780.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6ba735ad-ea84-40fc-9652-f8f7962666c2_585x765.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a62fea1e-c704-4684-90d0-e37569b6f8b7_585x753.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/aa5093ea-d4c9-438f-b488-f29e7e59e3f3_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chez Sabine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Il faut &#234;tre sacr&#233;ment motiv&#233; pour y aller. Cela vaut-il le coup ? Interrogations sur les liens entre le Japon et l'Afrique de l'Ouest.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/chez-sabine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/chez-sabine</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Depuis que mon restaurant pr&#233;f&#233;r&#233; de Paris a ferm&#233;, je cherche d&#233;sesp&#233;r&#233;ment un rempla&#231;ant. C&#8217;&#233;tait un petit resto b&#233;ninois, tenu par le chef en cuisine, sa femme &#224; la caisse et un employ&#233; pour le service. La cuisine &#233;tait minuscule, vraiment. L&#8217;ambiance &#233;tait r&#233;solument africaine&nbsp;: gentille, polie, accueillante, autant de la part du restaurant que de ses clients qui me demandaient d&#8217;o&#249; je venais. Je r&#233;pondais &#171;&nbsp;Je suis Japonaise&nbsp;&#187; et on s&#8217;exclamait &#171;&nbsp;Ah&nbsp;! Quel beau pays&nbsp;! Moi, je suis arriv&#233; tout &#224; l&#8217;heure du B&#233;nin&nbsp;! C&#8217;est un tr&#232;s beau pays aussi&nbsp;&#187;. Je n&#8217;ai jamais su si c&#8217;&#233;tait un boui-boui ou un &#233;tablissement un peu chic car les clients &#233;taient toujours bien habill&#233;s malgr&#233; une vaisselle de cantine, des nappes en papier et une ambiance tr&#232;s d&#233;contract&#233;e. Tout le monde parlait tellement fort que l&#8217;on ne s&#8217;entendait pas du tout, et une fois, un client a sorti une guitare et a chant&#233;&nbsp;ces musiques africaines r&#234;veuses&nbsp;&#8211; dont je ne saurais citer aucun nom mais c&#8217;&#233;tait magnifique.</p><p>Les temps d&#8217;attente entre les plats &#233;taient&#8230; incalculables, mais la cuisine, celle que l&#8217;on mange et dont on se d&#233;lecte, splendide. Fifa, 10 rue Joseph Dijon 75018 me manque toujours.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg" width="800" height="600" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:101376,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164732750?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwmp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4d0c0e07-ce7d-4b12-b25f-cfab442691bc_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Chez Sabine, au Pr&#233; Saint-Gervais. La rue est calme et un peu d&#233;serte la nuit.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f275ae1d-89ab-442b-82e7-bc8b2c30d3fe&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Quand Fran&#231;ois-R&#233;gis Gaudry m&#8217;a appel&#233;e pour m&#8217;inviter &#224; participer &#224; l&#8217;&#233;mission &#8220;On va d&#233;guster&#8221; (France Inter), pour parler de sauce soja japonaise, j&#8217;ai &#233;t&#233; surprise. D&#8217;abord, parce que la c&#233;l&#232;bre &#233;mission n&#8217;avait jamais fait un sujet sauce soja. M&#234;me si moi-m&#234;me, j&#8217;en avais d&#233;j&#224; parl&#233; &#224; plusieurs reprises sur le plateau, c&#8217;&#233;tait au d&#233;tour d&#8217;un autre sujet, comme le sushi et l&#8217;umami. Difficile en effet d&#8217;&#233;voquer la cuisine japonaise sans parler de sauce de soja.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sauces soja du Japon.&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:159998136,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Chihiro Masui&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Born in Tokyo, grew up in New York, London, Paris with a lot of travelling and eating in between. I've published magazine articles and books in French and Japanese for the last 40 something years, mostly about food. &quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5cf2d1f-3c8a-4781-b96a-a5056332424f_885x885.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:159964473,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Spoon of Paris&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;By Chihiro Masui and Friends&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb316c5fb-c5b3-4c2a-8dad-d197068899f2_788x788.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-02-17T14:18:53.541Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I9ml!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F830c4fe4-6d2f-491c-abfe-db643ccd5e50_600x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/sauces-soja-du-japon&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157312232,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:null,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Spoon of Paris&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VqLf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3b778f14-66b8-4cb7-b73e-c28f953a0dc8_500x500.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p>Un ami me dirige alors vers Chez Sabine, au Pr&#233; Saint-Gervais, de l&#8217;<em>autre c&#244;t&#233; </em>du p&#233;riph. C&#8217;est, psychologiquement, plus loin encore que la Tanzanie. Et l&#224;, premi&#232;re gaffe. &#171;&nbsp;Avez-vous du t&#233;libo&nbsp;?&#187; &#171;&nbsp;Ah non, on ne fait pas &#231;a ici&nbsp;&#187; me r&#233;pond d&#8217;un air renfrogn&#233; la seule personne visible du lieu. Je ne sais pas si c&#8217;est la patronne ou une employ&#233;e. Le t&#233;libo est un f&#233;culent principal, une p&#226;te grise et fade qui ne paie pas de mine mais est d&#233;licieuse avec certains rago&#251;ts comme le gboman ou le gombo. Une sp&#233;cialit&#233; du B&#233;nin, du Togo, du Ghana et du Nigeria.</p><p>C&#8217;est comme si j&#8217;&#233;tais entr&#233;e dans un restaurant japonais et demand&#233; un riz gluant&#8230; Car le restaurant est ivoirien. Je demande donc un placali, qui ressemble &#8211;&nbsp;dans le concept et la texture&nbsp;&#8211; au t&#233;libo. Un f&#233;culent, comme le riz, comme le pain, comme le couscous, qui accompagne une viande, un poisson, un l&#233;gume.</p><blockquote><p>L&#8217;Afrique est compliqu&#233;e. D&#8217;abord, parce qu&#8217;on n&#8217;en parle jamais. On dit &#8220;Afrique&#8221; comme si c&#8217;&#233;tait un pays et non un continent. On dira peut-&#234;tre &#8220;Afrique du Nord&#8221; pour faire la diff&#233;rence avec &#8220;Afrique subsaharienne&#8221; bien qu&#8217;on fasse la diff&#233;rence aussi avec l&#8217;&#8220;Afrique du Sud&#8221; qui est pourtant le nom d&#8217;un pays. Il y a ainsi des pays dont on entend souvent le nom : Afrique du Sud (merci Elon Musk); &#201;thiopie&nbsp;; Soudan&nbsp;; Kenya&nbsp;; Nig&#233;ria&nbsp;; Rwanda. En g&#233;n&#233;ral, dans un contexte politique, de guerres, conflits, massacres et terrorisme. En France, la C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire, le S&#233;n&#233;gal, le Mali sont des pays familiers, ainsi que le B&#233;nin, le Togo, le Congo, le Cameroun, le Burkina Faso, m&#234;me si on a parfois du mal &#224; les situer sur la carte du monde. Ce sont des pays francophones, anciennes colonies ou protectorats.</p><p>Mais que savons-nous de la culture culinaire des pays de cet immense continent qui regroupe 54 &#233;tats souverains et 10 territoires non souverains&nbsp;? C&#8217;est d&#8217;autant plus difficile &#224; appr&#233;hender &#224; cause de la colonisation qui a trac&#233; des fronti&#232;res <em>litt&#233;ralement</em> &#224; la r&#232;gle, sans aucune consid&#233;ration pour les traditions ethniques, culturelles et r&#233;gionales. Les grandes traditions de tout un continent ont &#233;t&#233; compl&#232;tement brouill&#233;es - mais n&#8217;ont pas disparu. </p></blockquote><p>Pour revenir Chez Sabine&#8230; </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg" width="800" height="600" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:139806,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164732750?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Cpsp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa97af6fa-965e-418e-acf7-f50957adde07_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>On a l&#8217;impression qu&#8217;il y eut quelques efforts jadis&#8230; Aujourd&#8217;hui, bien qu&#8217;il y ait une carte assez fournie sur Internet, sur place, il n&#8217;y a que l&#8217;ardoise. L&#8217;ambiance et la client&#232;le appartiennent plus &#224; un &#8220;rade&#8221; de quartier tr&#232;s populaire qu&#8217;&#224; un &#8220;restaurant&#8221;. Le service est parfaitement efficace mais donne l&#8217;impression d&#8217;un profond ennui et n&#8217;est pas des plus aimables. La client&#232;le ce soir-l&#224; &#233;tait compos&#233;e d&#8217;une femme d&#8217;un certain &#226;ge qui rentrait du march&#233; et se plaignait que son capitaine &#8220;moyen&#8221; &#233;tait trop gros. Plus tard dans la soir&#233;e, deux groupes d&#8217;hommes ont mang&#233; vite fait et bu des bi&#232;res. Ce sont visiblement des habitu&#233;s, tous Ivoiriens. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg" width="800" height="600" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:136177,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164732750?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bu7X!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d22e55d-88a4-4d86-bb43-c6288252542b_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Attention: les paiements par carte ne sont plus accept&#233;s &#224; partir de 22h. Je n&#8217;y avais pas fait attention et ai &#233;t&#233; oblig&#233;e de marcher dans la nuit sombre et d&#233;serte jusqu&#8217;&#224; un ATM dans un quartier heureusement plus anim&#233;.</figcaption></figure></div><p>La dame du service me souligne qu&#8217;il est possible de commander quelques jours &#224; l&#8217;avance des plats qui ne sont pas sur l&#8217;ardoise, sachant que ce qui est sur l&#8217;ardoise n&#8217;est pas forc&#233;ment disponible. Ce soir, par exemple, il n&#8217;y avait plus de maff&#233;.</p><h2>Le jus de gingembre</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg" width="600" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:121420,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164732750?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQY7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb122e00f-4875-47ac-b9aa-d77a8b4cfb72_600x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Le jus de gingembre, certes moins fort que chez Fifa (o&#249; un fond de verre coup&#233; de 200 ml d&#8217;eau &#233;tait tout juste buvable pour moi), est assez &#8220;authentique&#8221;&#8230;. C&#8217;est du vrai jus de gingembre frais sucr&#233; et qui pique bien ! </p><h2>Le poulet brais&#233; (frit)</h2><p>J&#8217;avais command&#233; un poulet brais&#233; mais c&#8217;est manifestement un poulet frit qui est arriv&#233;. Tr&#232;s tr&#232;s bon, tr&#232;s go&#251;teux, un demi-poulet en morceaux avec les l&#233;gumes frais et croquants qui vont bien et deux sauces. L&#8217;une, la classique <em>sauce piment</em> faite maison qui met le feu &#224; la bouche. Diff&#233;rente selon l&#8217;&#233;tablissement, je l&#8217;aime &#224; chaque fois. Elle est l&#224; pour donner du piquant, mais aussi et surtout, du parfum. Un parfum chaud, fruit&#233;, tr&#232;s frais et sec. Il ne faut juste pas en abuser, la pointe de la fourchette suffit. L&#8217;autre sauce est &#224; base de tomate cuite, moins int&#233;ressante pour moi. L&#8217;accompagnement &#233;tait de l&#8217;igname frite, tr&#232;s chaude comme il se doit.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg" width="800" height="600" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:97430,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164732750?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ljuf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd23ba307-a558-46df-818f-fbfcaef62766_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><blockquote><p>Dans tous les restaurants africains que j&#8217;ai rencontr&#233;s &#224; Paris, la commande se passe toujours ainsi. On choisit un f&#233;culent + une prot&#233;ine, ce duo &#233;tant toujours accompagn&#233; de sauce piment et de l&#233;gumes frais &#233;minc&#233;s, comme une salade. Chacun a son assiette, comme dans la cuisine classique fran&#231;aise. La notion de plusieurs plats &#224; partager parce que l&#8217;on a envie de go&#251;ter &#224; tout semble proscrite. Ce n&#8217;est strictement pas possible de commander une viande, un poisson et trois f&#233;culents, s&#233;par&#233;ment. Ce qui nous oblige &#224; commander toujours pour quatre alors que nous sommes deux&#8230;  Il y a pire comme corv&#233;e &#233;tant donn&#233; que nous trouvons moyen de tout finir&nbsp;!</p></blockquote><h2>Le placali et la sauce graine</h2><p>Le placali est arriv&#233; fumant, luisant, tr&#232;s beau. Je mange cela avec une cuill&#232;re mais c&#8217;est extr&#234;mement collant et n&#8217;est  pas fait pour &#234;tre d&#233;gust&#233; ainsi. &#201;tant donn&#233; que l&#8217;immense majorit&#233; de la population mondiale mange sans couverts ni baguettes, cela fait des d&#233;cennies que j&#8217;essaie de manger avec les doigts mais je n&#8217;y arrive toujours pas. </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;ae145ec4-80e3-4e06-bfa0-b62fccfe893f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Le placali est une p&#226;te de manioc ferment&#233;e cuite lentement jusqu&#8217;&#224; obtenir la consistance voulue qui accompagne des plats de type rago&#251;t comme les sauces graine et gombo. L&#233;g&#232;rement acidul&#233;e, elle est gluante, collante, d&#8217;une d&#233;licieuse fadeur qui se marie &#224; merveille avec ces &#8220;sauces&#8221; prononc&#233;es en go&#251;t.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/chez-sabine?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Partager&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/chez-sabine?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Partager</span></a></p><h2>La sauce graine</h2><p>La sauce graine est pr&#233;par&#233;e &#224; partir de la pulpe du fruit du palmier &#224; l&#8217;huile. C&#8217;est une &#8220;sauce&#8221; car on y joint une prot&#233;ine animale, ici la viande de b&#339;uf fum&#233;e. L&#8217;huile de palme, la &#8220;bonne&#8221; et non celle utilis&#233;e &#224; outrance dans l&#8217;industrie alimentaire, est en r&#233;alit&#233; d&#8217;une vive couleur rouge et d&#233;gage un parfum chaud irrempla&#231;able. Pour moi, c&#8217;est une huile comme celle de l&#8217;olive en M&#233;diterran&#233;e, le s&#233;same en Asie et le beurre dans la France au Nord de la Loire. Une mati&#232;re grasse qui permet de colorer, caram&#233;liser, frire, mais apporte surtout le go&#251;t et les parfums qui d&#233;finissent le terroir. De la m&#234;me fa&#231;on que l&#8217;huile d&#8217;olive est une pi&#232;ce centrale de la cuisine m&#233;diterran&#233;enne, l&#8217;huile de palme est indispensable &#224; celle de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jjSY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7db02da4-e55d-4404-b4a8-00c276b21e3e_600x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jjSY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7db02da4-e55d-4404-b4a8-00c276b21e3e_600x800.jpeg 424w, 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Peu de restaurants ouest-africains servent du gombo dans le centre de Paris. Probablement parce que cela repr&#233;sente trop de travail pour une demande quasi-inexistante. Malgr&#233; la progression du mochi et de sa consistance gluante, jadis l&#8217;objet d&#8217;une &#233;norme moue de d&#233;go&#251;t, devenue une texture star notamment chez les jeunes aujourd&#8217;hui, le gluant-visqueux-filant de type gombo, igname r&#226;p&#233;e et natto<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>, ne gagne pas du tout de terrain. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1kKX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feb2264df-99bc-430f-a89a-e39d4f6d7c90_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Le gombo.</figcaption></figure></div><p></p><blockquote><p>L&#8217;un des grands myst&#232;res de la cuisine du monde est l&#8217;<em>&#233;change</em>, en quelque sorte, entre le continent africain et le Japon. Deux r&#233;gions du monde diam&#233;tralement oppos&#233;es culturellement et g&#233;ographiquement. Aujourd&#8217;hui, aucun vol direct ne va du Japon &#224; la C&#244;te d&#8217;Ivoire ou le B&#233;nin, il faut faire escale &#224; Singapour, Addis Abeba, Doha ou Paris.</p><p>Je dis &#8220;&#233;change&#8221; car cela semble la seule explication pour l&#8217;utilisation de la cor&#232;te potag&#232;re, &#8220;mloukhiya&#8221; en &#201;gypte, Tunisie, Libye, Alg&#233;rie et certaines r&#233;gions du Sahel&#8230; et au Japon. Ces feuilles que l&#8217;on appelle &#8220;mou-lou-h&#233;-i-ya&#8221; en japonais.</p><p>Quant au gombo, &#8220;okou-la&#8221; en japonais (comme aux &#201;tats-unis, o&#249; &#8220;gombo&#8221; ou &#8220;gumbo&#8221; d&#233;signe le plat et non le l&#233;gume qui se dit &#8220;okra&#8221;), il est un l&#233;gume de consommation tr&#232;s courante au Japon o&#249; on le pr&#233;f&#232;re cru ou frit en tempura. Cru, on le taille en rondelles et on le m&#233;lange avec un peu de sauce soja, pour faire ressortir sa viscosit&#233;, polysaccharidique et musilagineuse<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>. </p><p>Ce c&#244;t&#233; musilagineux est appr&#233;ci&#233; au Japon non seulement pour sa texture et go&#251;t en bouche, mais aussi parce qu&#8217;il est dit b&#233;n&#233;fique pour la souplesse de la peau et des articulations. </p><p>Alors qu&#8217;en France, le gombo est introuvable sauf dans les march&#233;s africains ou les &#233;piceries indo-pakistanaises. </p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_OQ-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce2075d2-8fce-4cae-aeba-375f6afa658a_574x431.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_OQ-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce2075d2-8fce-4cae-aeba-375f6afa658a_574x431.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_OQ-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce2075d2-8fce-4cae-aeba-375f6afa658a_574x431.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_OQ-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fce2075d2-8fce-4cae-aeba-375f6afa658a_574x431.jpeg 1272w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo &#169; https://www.libertyprim.com/fr/lexique-familles/57/gombo-lexique-des-fruits-exotiques.htm</figcaption></figure></div><p>Autre caract&#233;ristique de la cuisine de l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest que l&#8217;on retrouve en Asie : l&#8217;utilisation de l&#8217;umami des produits marins, commes celui des crustac&#233;s dans la cuisine cantonaise, et des poissons s&#233;ch&#233;s au Japon (<em>katsuobushi</em> et <em>niboshi</em>) pour donner du go&#251;t &#224; des plats de viandes et de l&#233;gumes. Un &#8220;assaisonnement&#8221; terre-mer qui n&#8217;existe pas dans la cuisine fran&#231;aise ou europ&#233;enne. C&#8217;est typiquement l&#8217;umami du Japon qui trouve un &#233;cho en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest et quasiment nulle part ailleurs&#8230; La seule diff&#233;rence &#233;tant qu&#8217;au Japon, on retire le produit de la mer apr&#232;s avoir extrait son go&#251;t dans la pr&#233;paration, alors qu&#8217;en Afrique, on le laisse. Comme ici, le gros morceau de crabe dans le gombo, dont la prot&#233;ine principale est pourtant le b&#339;uf. </p><p>Cela donne un umami complexe et absolument addictif, qui, fortement assaisonn&#233; de l&#8217;incontournable Maggi, se marie terriblement bien avec la fadeur du placali.</p><h2>Le capitaine brais&#233; (frit) et son alloco</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WCs1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fffb110b6-86c2-4587-a54b-715449fdf805_800x600.jpeg" width="800" height="600" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Le capitaine moyen, ses deux sauces et sa &#8220;salade&#8221;&#8230;</figcaption></figure></div><p>Le capitaine est un poisson que j&#8217;avais d&#233;couvert chez Fifa. Chez Sabine, il est indiqu&#233; comme &#233;tant brais&#233; mais comme pour le poulet, celui-ci &#233;tait frit. Il &#233;tait n&#233;anmoins absolument succulent, assaisonn&#233; voire marin&#233; avant cuisson, et toujours servi avec les deux sauces et la &#8220;salade&#8221; d&#8217;oignon, tomate et poivron.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg" width="800" height="600" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:600,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:130678,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164732750?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!b7qQ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00758294-95d1-4144-a196-20c7818403b9_800x600.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#8230; accompagn&#233; d&#8217;alloco.</figcaption></figure></div><p>L&#8217;alloco en accompagnement &#233;tait totalement d&#233;licieux. Ce n&#8217;est que de la banane plantain frite&#8230; Pourtant, &#224; chaque fois que j&#8217;essaie d&#8217;en faire &#224; la maison, ce n&#8217;est pas tout &#224; fait &#231;a. Quel prodige ? Sans doute le choix du fruit et surtout sa maturit&#233;. On dit qu&#8217;elle doit &#234;tre noire mais &#231;a ne va pas non plus quand elle est <em>trop </em>noire.</p><p>Aussi, certainement, l&#8217;huile de friture. Apr&#232;s tout, chaque d&#233;tail compte en cuisine. Et les restaurants gastronomiques n&#8217;ont pas l&#8217;exclusivit&#233; sur les plats que l&#8217;on ne peut pas reproduire &#224; la maison&nbsp;!</p><p></p><h5>Chez Sabine<br>24 Avenue du Belv&#233;d&#232;re<br>Pr&#233; Saint-Gervais 93310<br>Prix : 20 &#224; 30&#8364;<br>T&#233;l 01 88 50 31 86<br>Instagram (pas souvent mis &#224; jour visiblement)&nbsp;: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chez_sabine_/?hl=en">Chez Sabine restaurant &#224; Paris</a><br>(Je recommande de t&#233;l&#233;phoner avant, les heures d&#8217;ouverture sont un peu approximatives).</h5><p></p><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-1" href="#footnote-anchor-1" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">1</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>On r&#226;pe souvent l'igname au Japon mais ce n'est pas la m&#234;me igname que celle que l&#8217;on trouve en Afrique. Elle est tr&#232;s blanche et visqueuse. Le natto est compos&#233; de haricots de soja ferment&#233;s, tr&#232;s filants. </p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-2" href="#footnote-anchor-2" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">2</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Le caract&#232;re musilagineux vient de la pr&#233;sence des polysaccharides galactose, rhamnose, acide galacturonique, xylose (ChatGPT).</p></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprenant Bouyon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eh non, ce n'est pas une faute d'orthographe ! C'est le restaurant Bouyon aka Cuisine Nwaar, &#224; Belleville. Par le chef Diadi&#233; Diombana.]]></description><link>https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/surprenant-bouyon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/p/surprenant-bouyon</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chihiro Masui]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bouyon est perch&#233; sur le c&#244;t&#233; droit en montant la rue de Belleville, tout en haut, &#224; deux pas du m&#233;tro Pyr&#233;n&#233;es. Cela le rend d&#233;j&#224; plus lointain, peut-&#234;tre parce que cette pente raide &#233;tait autrefois un peu tristounette malgr&#233; la vue de Paris &#224; ses pieds. Elle ne l&#8217;est plus. Comme tout l&#8217;Est parisien, ce quartier est en pleine &#233;volution, bobo, hipster, jeune, cool, friendly. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:103485,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0aiY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47ec3453-e994-453e-a9ce-8ac33290efd9_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Les recommendations de Time Out Paris sont parfois - souvent, un peu &#8220;off&#8221;. Mais c&#8217;est aussi le cas des v&#233;n&#233;rables et respect&#233;s Michelin, Gault &amp; Millau, 50 Best et j&#8217;en passe&#8230; Alors, ce n&#8217;est pas surprenant de tomber sur une p&#233;pite. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;S'abonner&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Cette Substack est soutenue par les lecteurs. Pour recevoir de nouveaux posts et soutenir mon travail, envisagez de devenir un abonn&#233; gratuit ou payant.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Tapez votre e-mail&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="S'abonner"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Merci Time Out pour peut-&#234;tre la plus belle d&#233;couverte de l'ann&#233;e. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yleh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab026595-b039-419c-8178-2c77aca54321_1080x1826.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Est-ce pour cela qu&#8217;il n&#8217;y a aucun alcool servi ici&nbsp;? &#171;&nbsp;Vous pouvez apporter votre bouteille, le droit de bouchon est de 8 ou 10&#8364;&nbsp;&#187; me dit-elle. Alors, si les boissons faites maison ne vous tentent pas, ou si vous tenez absolument &#224; vous enivrer, vous savez ce que vous avez &#224; faire. La musique est assez forte, les tables m&#233;talliques sont plut&#244;t branlantes et non, il n&#8217;y a pas de nappe.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/98b97758-7e4a-4ae3-a124-6f094fbfbcb6_600x800.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e0b97bad-b04a-49b0-840c-19716ccda32b_600x800.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c786e022-74f8-408b-bb77-4db735236d2d_600x800.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f9f62de2-b1e4-4453-9549-e7f3d6926bcf_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p><p>Nous avons pris un Green Fizz (concombre, kiwi), un Spicy Ginja (gingembre, pomme, citron, Tabasco) et un Vitamalt coconut-hibiscus. Les deux premiers sont des mocktails maison. Tr&#232;s frais, aux parfums charg&#233;s, p&#233;tillants et piquants.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:96920,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMw6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b2264db-e93d-4ccb-86fd-4bda5f25bb66_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Pas de menu impos&#233; <em>old-fashioned </em>ici, c&#8217;est &#224; la carte. Des entr&#233;es <em>&#224; partager</em>, des plats <em>solo, </em>on peut bien entendu ne prendre que des petits plats &#224; partager ou &#224; picorer, ou encore un plat <em>solo </em>et le partager&#8230; </p><h2>&#192; partager</h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iv3y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe93be559-5343-42bb-bae1-4733144c63f4_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iv3y!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe93be559-5343-42bb-bae1-4733144c63f4_800x800.jpeg 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Tartare de thon rouge, aguachile hibiscus, fraise, condiment atti&#233;k&#233;, chips de plantain</strong>. Mi-soupe mi-sashimi. L&#8217;aguachile est un plat mexicain qui rappelle beaucoup le ceviche (qui est p&#233;ruvien). Ici, ce n&#8217;est &#233;videmment pas une version &#8220;authentique&#8221; malgr&#233; l&#8217;usage d&#8217;un poisson tr&#232;s peu gras, tout le contraire de ce que l&#8217;on recherche dans un sashimi japonais. Le thon rouge n&#8217;a que peu d&#8217;umami, les fraises ne sont pas sucr&#233;es, le bouillon parfum&#233; d&#8217;hibiscus est l&#233;g&#232;rement acidul&#233; et un tout petit peu relev&#233;. L&#8217;ensemble est pourtant tr&#232;s bon, tr&#232;s frais, parfait par temps chaud et se mange avec gourmandise &#224; la grande cuill&#232;re, sans oublier de faire croustiller les lamelles de chips.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:95681,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n5ZY!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22f9c8be-b933-49c5-b7e8-692f07ce6736_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Gaspacho de ma&#239;s</strong>. La grande surprise de la soir&#233;e. &#201;pais, presque une pur&#233;e, et tr&#232;s diff&#233;rent d&#8217;un <em>corn soup</em> am&#233;ricain avec sa pr&#233;sence prononc&#233;e de lait. Ici, on a l&#8217;impression de manger un &#233;pi de ma&#239;s entier, plut&#244;t grill&#233; que bouilli, sous une forme que l&#8217;on n&#8217;a pas besoin de m&#226;cher. Un go&#251;t de ma&#239;s, vrai, gros, vif, d&#233;tonnant. Bougrement d&#233;licieux.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:95427,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gPXP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F227b5d0c-ff4c-449c-b28e-334db2f1b324_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Gombos, cr&#232;me d&#8217;arachide</strong>. Le gombo est un l&#233;gume que j&#8217;adore mais qui n&#8217;est pas tr&#232;s appr&#233;ci&#233; en France. C&#8217;est probablement pour cela qu&#8217;ici, il est trait&#233; croquant, <em>al dente, </em>cuit &#224; point pour que son mucilage (gluant) reste discret. Accompagn&#233; d&#8217;arachides comme le beurre de cacahu&#232;tes que l&#8217;on tartine sur le pain (si l&#8217;on est Am&#233;ricain) et d&#8217;une pur&#233;e tr&#232;s fraiche de mangue. Exquis.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:99110,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v-jK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc567bf5e-7954-44be-9888-4ddd2c6b8778_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Un peu moins int&#233;ressant mais tr&#232;s bon. Les <strong>Pastels au thon</strong> et les incontournables <strong>Chicken Wings</strong>. Ah mais&nbsp;! D&#232;s que l&#8217;on parle d&#8217;Afrique ou de Cor&#233;e (oui, rien &#224; voir) en 2025, c&#8217;est automatiquement Chicken Wings. Je trouve &#231;a un peu <em>boring </em>comme tous les automatismes mais ils sont excellents, rev&#234;tus d&#8217;une sauce <em>ranch </em>et d&#8217;une r&#233;duction d&#8217;hibiscus. &#192; croquer et rogner avec les doigts et les dents. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5xE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27c9d3ad-c02c-4494-bd42-c7146b0f488e_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!f5xE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27c9d3ad-c02c-4494-bd42-c7146b0f488e_800x800.jpeg 424w, 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Adoration totale pour cette daurade laqu&#233;e passion&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;au fruit de la passion ou <em>de</em> passion&nbsp;? Les deux sont parfaitement plausibles car cette peau est joliment croustillante, ce condiment <em>pikliz</em> est punchy, acidul&#233; et parfum&#233;, l&#8217;<em>a&#239;oli vert </em>apporte du gras et une rondeur fraiche, tout &#231;a sur l&#8217;atti&#233;k&#233;&#8230; Plat immens&#233;ment g&#233;nial.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o-1j!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f6e5669-de8b-4c93-be11-7c743a28cf79_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o-1j!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f6e5669-de8b-4c93-be11-7c743a28cf79_800x800.jpeg 424w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Yassa poulet. </strong>Tr&#232;s tr&#232;s bon, rien &#224; redire. Cuisson parfaite, sauce idem. Un peu sage apr&#232;s l&#8217;atti&#233;k&#233; de daurade.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:101423,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NZUa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff9f9e1a7-32a1-4c13-b9f3-51919ecc34d4_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Maf&#233; agneau. </strong>L&#8217;agneau est confit et bien caram&#233;lis&#233;. La cuisson, croustillante sur le dessus, fondante en dessous est succulente. La sauce du maf&#233; et la patate douce frite viennent agr&#233;menter la viande. Ce n'est pas mon plat pr&#233;f&#233;r&#233; mais la viande est vraiment bonne. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:98884,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HQtc!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F50dbd9eb-9845-4968-8d45-e66e3896bf5e_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Patate douce r&#244;tie. </strong>Personne ne voulait prendre l&#8217;option v&#233;g&#233;, obligatoire sur les menus aujourd&#8217;hui. Elle fut la deuxi&#232;me surprise du jour. Je n&#8217;aime pas beaucoup les l&#233;gumes et encore moins les raves mais dans ce plat&#8230; OH LA LA. Il y a de la patate douce, de l&#8217;avocat, de la betterave, de la patate douce blanche et violette et plein de choses en un m&#233;li-m&#233;lo total, fum&#233;, grill&#233;, br&#251;l&#233;, frit. Audacieux, r&#233;solument v&#233;g&#233;tal, ce plat r&#233;ussit l&#8217;exploit de n&#8217;&#234;tre ni farineux, ni fade, ni trop sucr&#233; ni trop fondant. Ni m&#234;me trop confort. La cuisson os&#233;e de chaque l&#233;gume lui donne un caract&#232;re explosif et l&#8217;assaisonnement que je n&#8217;arrive pas &#224; d&#233;finir est &#224; la fois simple et complexe, avec de l&#8217;acidit&#233;, du piquant, du sal&#233;. Je reviendrais pour ce plat&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;et jamais de ma vie n&#8217;ai-je dit &#231;a d&#8217;un plat v&#233;g&#233;tal&nbsp;!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:96310,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KgT-!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F95e6c7ff-4f4d-419b-8184-d287bdd2ed69_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Alloco. </strong>Command&#233; en plus, car nous adorons l&#8217;alloco. Celui-ci &#233;tait un tout petit peu d&#233;cevant venant apr&#232;s la magnifique patate douce. Des rondelles &#233;paisses et d&#8217;autres fines, une cuisson irr&#233;guli&#232;re, intentionnelle ou non. Des morceaux parfois un tantinet farineux mais un plaisir &#224; picorer n&#233;anmoins.</p><p>Nous &#233;tions plus que repus alors un seul dessert &#224; partager aussi. Le <strong>Chocolate &#8220;moos&#8221; </strong>dense, plus ganache que mousse, au pralin&#233; cajou et caramel sal&#233;. Tr&#232;s bon.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg" width="800" height="800" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:800,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:95454,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://thespoonofparis.substack.com/i/164523276?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YyUU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F26ce638f-594e-4c39-89af-d4ebc5ae1276_800x800.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Les 3 boissons et un th&#233;, 5 entr&#233;es et 4 plats. Nous en avons eu pour 160&#8364;. C&#8217;est plus qu&#8217;honn&#234;te et vraiment tr&#232;s tr&#232;s TR&#200;S bon. La carte change en moyenne toutes les trois semaines et il peut bien s&#251;r y avoir des surprises selon l&#8217;arrivage. </p><p>D&#8217;apr&#232;s ChatGPT, le &#171;&nbsp;chef cuisinier parisien d&#8217;origine malienne Diadi&#233; Diombana incarne une nouvelle g&#233;n&#233;ration de chefs qui utilisent la cuisine comme moyen d'expression culturelle et artistique, apportant une fra&#238;cheur et une diversit&#233; bienvenues &#224; la sc&#232;ne gastronomique parisienne.&nbsp;&#187; C&#8217;est litt&#233;ralement &#231;a. 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