St. Regis Hotel<\/a> on the first day of our visit to see College Girl, who is now graduated from college and teaching English in Osaka. There are countless variations on carrot-ginger soups, but I’ve never come across one with pineapple. And I adore pineapple – must be my Hawaiian roots. You can find recipes for curry carrot-ginger soup, coconut carrot-ginger soup, etc. but you’re not going to find a carrot-ginger-pineapple soup except for right here, right now. And I’m glad you’ve somehow found my little blog so I can share it with you!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The story behind this delightful soup… Just a bit weary from traveling the past six days, we opted to have lunch in the hotel rather than venture out looking for a place. We noticed the cute French bistro when we checked in the night before – it wasn’t Japanese food or sushi, but there would be plenty of time for that.<\/p>\n
Inspiration at Rue d’Or at the St. Regis Hotel – Osaka<\/h2>\n
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The interior was inviting with oversized scarlet lampshades lending a touch of whimsical to the decor, and our tummies were rumbling… easy decision. From start to finish, our meal was excellent, beginning with the perfect French roll and multigrain bread accompanied by sweet butter and a fabulous green tea salt. To celebrate, we splurged on a bottle of champagne while we noshed on bread and butter and mulled over the menu – presented on an iPad with vivid photographs.<\/p>\n
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We were pleasantly surprised with the excellent French fare: \u00a0the salad of Quail with Balsamic and Wild Mushrooms, Slow Cooked Lamb Saddle, Duck Confit, and Duck Breast with Raspberry and Lavender Polenta. Only the courteous staff and dessert of Taiyaki (a Japanese fish-shaped cake) filled with red bean and milk cream hinted at being in Japan.\u00a0Rue d’Or served their Ginger Carrot Pineapple Detox \u00a0Soup chilled which was unexpected but definitely refreshing and thoroughly enjoyable. The pineapple distinguished it from any other carrot soup I’ve ever had and I vowed to replicate it at home.<\/p>\n
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Besides delicious, this silky smooth ocean of orange is healthy with a capital “H”. My rendition of Rue d’Or’s lovely soup is vegan, gluten free, dairy free, low sodium, paleo-friendly and good for your body. A few sprigs of watercress adds texture, color,\u00a0and a peppery crunch that balances the sweet. So slurp away!<\/p>\n
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