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Pg.01｜The Japanese Spirit of “Wrapping”

The Art of “Wrapping” in KAISEKI Cuisine

The act of “wrapping” frequently appears in KAISEKI Cuisine.
Like wrapping Sushi in bamboo leaves, sealing aromas with a dish lid.
This is not merely to conceal the food, but a deliberate effort to protect, arrange, and create joy in the moment when it’s unwrapped.
By waiting just a moment before “unwrapping,” the aroma and colors become more pronounced, allowing the dish’s charm to emerge more vividly.
In the setting of KAISEKI, this small act enriches the flow of the entire meal, enhancing the unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The Act of “Wrapping” in Daily Life

Such etiquette is not limited solely to the occasion of a special KAISEKI meal.
The Spirit of Wrapping lives on in your everyday meals.
For example, when wrapping rice balls in seaweed,
when wrapping candy in small paper,
when wrapping Lunch boxes in Furoshiki Cloth,
when wrapping New Year’s Mochi in Origata Washi paper…
Therein lies the thoughtfulness for those who eat it and the joy of handing it over,
and you may have felt the pleasure of unwrapping it when you received it.

The Heard of Japan for wrapping up their “Feelings”

“Wrapping” something with care for the other person.
Those small gesture or heart of thiking others enriches the meal.
The movements cherished in KAISEKI Cuisine, it appears naturally in everyday’s life.
In those casial or simple moments in daily life, the Japanese Spirit of politeness and thoughtfullness truly appears and shines throught, – OMOIYARI – to cares or worries about others.
A “KAISEKI”course at WARASHIBE, those “OMOIYARI” heart –
we have shaped these gestures into the spcial Cuisine and acts, crafting them into a specail moment.
The Act of “wrapping” found in daily life or either at WARASHIBE.
Those Act of wrapping one’s heart in that moment or each scene, is a rich treasure or wealth of Japanese cultures definately.