Shikuu's Gourmet from May 2026
9th Aug. Lunch at Italian Restaurant TARU, located inside Hotel SOIL in the famous Yumoto Onsen hot spring resort in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. We had booked in advance, so we were able to get a table smoothly. Pizza and pasta are the main dishes, and I ordered the carbonara (1600 yen) with an antipasto set (600 yen). My companions each ordered their preferred pizza and pasta. The antipasto was varied and rich, especially the eggplant with tomato and prosciutto, which was elegant. The carbonara was rich and the chunky bacon created an excellent harmony. The panna cotta and summer orange jelly dessert was delicious with the slight bitterness of the summer orange. I'd like to visit again, and then I want to eat pomodoro pasta. 6th Aug. I recently visited "Sanuki Udon Gamou," one of the sacred sites of Sanuki udon, located on the eastern edge of Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture. I arrived at 11:40 AM, but the...