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【美瑛のアスペルジュ】ミシュランで一つ星を獲得した野菜が美味しいフレンチ [ASPERGES in Biei] French Restaurant Garnered One Star in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition Serves Tasty Vegetables French Cuisine

July 14th, 2015

CONTENTS

ASPERGES
- Biei and Furano
French Cuisine

ASPERGES

Restaurant ASPERGES (レストラン・アスペルジュ) is a popular French restaurant in Biei town located in the southern part of Asahikawa city, and is relatively near Biei Station. ASPERGES means "Asparagus" in French. The restaurant has opened a business since 2007, and is opened as a restaurant of Biei-senka (美瑛選果) run by JA Biei (JA美瑛). Mr. Kazunori Kato (加藤千典) acts as a chef, and it is popular restraunt that visitors can enjoy charm of vegetables. They garnered one star in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition and 2017 Special Edition.

By the way, Maccarina (They garnered one star in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition) in Makkari village and Moliere (they garnered three stars in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition) in Sapporo are sister restraunts. A building is stylish, too, and visitors can observe a cooking through glass. This building was designed by Osamu Suzuki Atelier. All seats are table seat, so I guess that family customers also enjoy meals.

Biei and Furano

Furano region (富良野) and Biei region (美瑛) are located in the center of Hokkaido, and are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hokkaido at present. 2 million tourists visit to savor lavenders, shooting places of "From the north country (北の国から)" that is famous Japanese television drama in the Furano and hills of the Biei. Blue Pond (青い池) and Shirahige Falls (白ひげの滝) in Shirogane (白金) has been became famous recently, and charms add to the Biei and the Furano as the popular tourist attractions more and more, and those region are receiving increased attention throughout the country and overseas country. It is one of characteristics that various colors can be enjoyed in the Furano and the Biei. Article is here

Furano Lavender Farm Tomita — Farm Tomita

French Cuisine

We visited here to have a lunch on a weekday. Because I wanted Mr. O, my friend that visited Hokkaido for the first time, to eat tasty vegetables of the Hokkaido, I took him to the ASPERGES. I reserved the restraunt this time, and visited here, but reservations were almost full. Because visitors without a reservation could not enter the restraunt, so I think that a reservation may be made beforehand. Lunch courses had 3 types, JPY 2,600 course, JPY 3,600 course and JPY 4,600 course, and we chose each JPY 2,600 courses.

As for the French cuisine, a turn of a dish is decided. It is called Russian style to be served one by one dish on a table. Because the dish got cold in cold Russia, it seemed to become so. I think that it is a suitable style for cold Hokkaido. In addition, I ordered a non-alcoholic beer because drink could be ordered, too. The price is JPY 600.

Carrot Mousse

The carrot mousse stuck in various beans fulled of container was served. A shape looked like a soft serve ice cream, and a sweetness of the carrot was tasty. A crispy cone resembled a spring roll.

Assortment of "Biei-no-Hatake" 20 Vegetables and Biei "Nanatsuboshi"

It is salad dished up vegetables produced in the Biei. The vegetables were really tasty. Appetizing color was good, too. There were different seasonings around vegetables, so we could enjoy a changing taste when we put vegetables to seasonings, and ate it. In addition, a potato bread was served in the same timing, too.

French Cuisine -ASPERGES in Biei- Salad — Salad

Potato Puree

The potato puree is a paste potato dish covered with a bubble of egg white. A butter and milk seemed to be used, and were very creamy taste. Wasabi was covered under the potato puree.

French Cuisine -ASPERGES in Biei- Puree of Potatoes — Potato Puree

Homemade Jambon of Biei Pig Leg

Jambon means "A uncured ham of the pig leg" in French. Uncured hams, sauce, caviars, marinade of Chinese cabbage were dished up on a plate. That was tasty when I mixed the biei pig leg, sauce and caviars and ate it. In addition, stewed onions were served after having finished eating the jambon. The onion was stewed without probably using all seasonings, and we could feel vegetables original taste.

French Cuisine -ASPERGES in Biei- Stewed Onions — Stewed Onions

French Cuisine -ASPERGES in Biei- 玉ねぎの煮込み — Taste of Onion

Cremet D'anjou Topped with Haskap Sauce

The Cremet D'anjou is a cake born in Anjou district, France. It was made from a cream cheese, and the outside was fluffy. Cremet D'anjou went well with sweet-and-sour haskap sauce.

French Cuisine -ASPERGES in Biei- Cremet D'anjou — Cremet D'anjou

Black Beans Chocolate

Finally, black beans chocolate and a drink were served. As for the drink, customers can choose among a cup of coffee, a cup of tea and a cup of herb tea. As for this black beans chocolate, half dried black beans were covered with cacao powder. An unique texture and moderate bitterness were good.

French Cuisine -ASPERGES in Biei- Black beans Chocolat — Black Beans Chocolate and Coffee

French Cuisine and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of French Cuisine

Parking lot	Free parking is provided (40 Cars)
Business hours	11:00-19:00 * From July to August: 11:00-20:00
Regular closing day	Wednesday * November: Close weekdays. From December to March: Close every day.
Telephone number	+81-166-92-5522
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	389 009 539*43

A page of Biei and Furano is here

Biei and Furano

Comment

good! hokkaido! says:

06/28/2016 at 21:Jun

Hi, Gary!
I read your blog.
It looks very tasty!
My mouth is watering!
Gary says:

06/28/2016 at 20:Jun

I also went to Asperges as well!!!
It is truly beautiful restaurant with very good food.
Thank you so much for your recommendation.
We wrote our own experience and photos:
http://garysyayornay.blogspot.com/2016/06/hello-hokkaido-legumes-restaurant.html