Esperanto
House Cold Jasmine Tea
Aged Pork Belly cured in Soy Sauce and Mirin
Quail Egg Marbled in Black Vinegar, Herb Sour Cream
Kohlrabi and Pear, Cultured Cream of Rhubarb
Turbot Skin Smoked and Brandade, Trout Roe
Organic Waste Broth and Young Leafs
Oyster Shell, Emulsified Seaweed
Lumpfish Roe in Browned Cabbage and Nettles, Iced Almond Milk Yuba, Weeds
Herbarium, Charred Young Shoots glazed in Aged Butter, Creamy Egg Yolk
Ancient Grain Baguette, Bone Broth, Cows Butter
Baked Pike-Perch, Icelandic Wasabi, Cold Smoked Dashi
Braised Blue Mussel in its “Shell” with Elderberries
King Crab Kushiyaki in Black Garlic Hollandaise
Vintage Lamb Tartare-style, Seaweed, Potato
Quail hung over glowing embers, glazed in “Nordic Five Spice,” Shredded Lettuce
Pithivier with Quail, Mirabelle Plum
Frozen Bird Cherry Flowers, Sweet Cicely, Green Rhubarb
Frozen Sorrel, Almond
Rhubarb and Seed Cake
Whisked Green Tea, Fermented Rye, White Chocolate
While only insiders will ever fully know why Esperanto shuttered on June 21st it was fortuitous to be able to enjoy dinner there on Wednesday night in Stockholm, Sayan Isaksson and his staff orchestrating a beautiful meal that will break tradition and live on only in pictures from here, though should the Thai Chef who became known for Swedish ingredients prepared as they might be in Japan ever open another Restaurant it will certainly be a destination worth visiting.
www.esperantorestaurant.se