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ごきげんよう、諸君。
渋谷の夜がまだ昼の名残を引きずる16時、私はその名を幾度となく耳にした名店――**「炭火焼 ゆうじ」**へと足を運んだ。まさに“焼肉界の隠れた文豪”、食べログブロンズの肩書きは伊達ではない。入口をくぐれば、そこはもう炭火と脂の香りが交錯する、美食という名の戦場であった。
まずは「ガツ刺し」と「ハツ刺し」で舌のウォーミングアップ。新鮮そのもの。まるで朝採れの臓器(言い方)だ。ぷりぷりとした歯ごたえに、ごま油の香りが妖艶に絡みつき、口内で“肉の句読点”を打ってくる。センマイ刺しなど、見た目はゴマ畑に落ちた迷子の怪獣だが、コリコリとした食感がクセになる。胃袋は図書館、料理はその蔵書――今日は“臓物文学”の全集を読破する覚悟である。
次なる頁は「レバー刺し」。この輝き、もはや生きている。いや、こちらが生き返る。トゥルン、とした舌触り。薬味の小ネギがまるで伴奏者のように、主役の旨味を軽やかに引き立てる。これは“沈黙のオペラ”だ。黙っていても胃袋が拍手喝采を送ってくる。
炭火の登場で物語はクライマックスへ突入。「ザブトン」、「ハラミ」――脂のサシはまるで雪景色に咲く花火。網に乗せればジュワッと音が立ち、まるで肉たちが「焼いてくれてありがとう」と歌っているようだ(幻聴だ)。そこへ「白ネギ」がそっと寄り添い、口内で“即席の夫婦漫才”を繰り広げる。ネギの辛味が、肉の甘味を引き立てるあたり、これはもう炭火のロマンス。
「ホルモン」「ヤン」「ギアラ」の三兄弟も登場。ぷるぷる、もちもち、じゅるじゅる(最後のは擬音の限界)。食べるたびに異なる食感、異なる脂、異なる自分と出会う。まるで内臓の万華鏡。これは“食感の惑星旅行”だ。諸君、胃袋の宇宙を信じたくなったことはあるか?
そして終盤、「テールスープクッパ」で物語は静かに幕を閉じる。ああ…沁みる。優しさとコクが同居したスープに、米がほどけていくさまは、まるで一杯の詩である。これを飲まずして“焼肉の章”は完結しない。
「一口の美食に、百の詩情が宿る。」
まさにこの夜がそれだった。
諸君、渋谷にて、煙と肉と笑いが交差するこの物語を、君も味わってみてはいかがか?
わが書斎で共に美食の物語を紡ごうではないか?