Kaiseki cuisine “Hachisun”, what is served on what occasion?(Hassun)
A dish served after “chopstick washing” in kaiseki cuisine as a “snack for sake” when the owner and guests are exchanging sake. It is served on an eight-sun (about 24 cm) square cedar hegimokuji square tray. Generally, sea food is placed over there on the right side and mountain food in the front on the left side. In kaiseki cuisine, a variety of dishes using seasonal ingredients are arranged in small portions and served on the hakusun as a dish for enjoying sake.
