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池袋で偶然予約が取れた「かぶと」。
言うまでもなく、日本でもトップクラスのうなぎ店の一つだが、
ここは“格式より誠実さ”を選んだ数少ない名店だと思う。
近年の一部有名店が、会員制だの完全紹介制だのと敷居を上げ、
点数や“特別感”を守ることに必死になっている中で、
かぶとはあくまで「多くの人に本当に美味しいうなぎを食べてほしい」という姿勢を貫いている。
その誠実さが、この店の最大の魅力だ。
うなぎは選別から焼きまで、すべてにおいて非の打ちどころがない。
炭火の香りと脂の甘みが絶妙に調和し、
外は香ばしく中はふっくら。
噛むほどに旨味が広がる、まさに理想の焼き上がり。
今回は初訪問だったため、天然うなぎを味わえなかったのは少し残念だったが、
焼きの合間に店主がうなぎの状態や部位の説明をしてくれる。
時間の経過とともに、一つひとつの部位が焼き上がっていく過程を見るのは、
まるで“職人の呼吸”を間近で体感するような楽しさがある。
山椒の香りとしびれがほどよく効いており、
脂の旨味とのバランスも完璧。
全体を通して、味・技・心のすべてが一体となった一軒だと感じた。
長年続く老舗でありながら、どこか謙虚で温かい。
その“食べる人への敬意”こそ、外国人が想像する「日本の伝統的な美徳」そのもの。
華美な演出より、真摯な仕事で勝負する本物のうなぎ屋。
間違いなく、また必ず再訪したい店のひとつ。