Winter Kaiseki
Celebrating the Spirit of Winter and The Year of the Monkey

The Meaning of Kaiseki 
Kaiseki is a traditional Japanese seasonal meal, poetically seasoned, and served to celebrate special occasions. These seasonal foods are uniquely arranged and presented on dishes that summon the spirit of the season.

The delectable moment extends from the chef’s cutting board to your plate—where you pause to appreciate the presentation, and the presence in the room, digesting the essence of Winter.

Winter Kaiseki Menu
Our delicious Kaiseki dinner included:

• Suzuki Sashimi with Ponzu Sauce
  (Thinly sliced striped bass with citrus sauce)
  
• Ebi Shinjo served with Matcha Salt
  (Minced shrimp wrapped in soy paper, served with green tea salt)
  
• House Special Sushi Rolls
  (Dragon rolls, shiitake with macadamia nut rolls, spicy tuna rolls)
  
• Kimpira Gobo
  (Sautéed burdock root)
  
• Gindara Toban Yaki
  (Baked Black Cod)
  
• Miso Soup and Senmaizuke (Japanese pickles)
  
• Fresh Fruit
  
• Sencha Tea

Five Elements In You
For your meals to be healthy they need be balanced, and a balanced meal includes five basic tastes—sour, salty, sweet, bitter, and spicy. For example, in the case of sushi: “vinegar used in sushi rice is “sour”; soy sauce and the natural salt in sushi rice is “salty”; rice and fish are “sweet”; soy sauce and wasabi (horseradish) are “bitter”; and wasabi is also “spicy.”

These 5 basic tastes correspond to the 5 Elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water; which correspond to the five internal organs—Liver, Heart, Spleen (Digestive Function), Lungs and Kidneys. When you balance your meals with the five tastes, the five organs become balanced, enabling your body and mind to become and stay healthy.

The Year of the Monkey
As we explore and celebrate the essence of Winter, we’re also celebrating the Chinese New Year—The Year of the Monkey. The Monkey’s natural talent for learning and advancement; its intelligence and confidence; and its flexibility, agility, and ability to innovate, leads toward success and joie de vivre.

The energetic forces lining up this year make the Monkey’s qualities and strengths available to you … all you have to do is loosen-up, “monkey around,” and be open to the possibilities as they appear. So open your Heart, let the Spirit of the Monkey move you, then watch as the possible becomes real.

And be careful not to overreach, or take too much pride in your accomplishments—after all, you don’t want to be a monkey in a cage.

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Diet and Nutrition at BIOM 
BIOM offers Five Element Diet and Nutrition sessions for you to find out how to identify and prepare food that provides the energy and nutritional value you need to live a healthy, energetic life.

Schedule a 5 Element Diet and Nutrition session today to find out how to identify and prepare food that gives you the nutritional you need.

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BIOM Get-Away Packages
Get away for a day—or a weekend—to enjoy health and well-being at BIOM on beautiful and relaxing Bainbridge Island. BIOM is a quiet, semi-secluded refuge from the hustle and bustle of hectic schedules—just a relaxing 35-minute ferry-ride from downtown Seattle.

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