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I collect favorite menus and music that change daily.
Celeina: I love this song too and listen to it before walking my dog. You just gave us amaro, which is frequently drunk with Italian cuisine. Could you tell us again about the characteristics of Sicilian cuisine?
Murakami: Sicily is surrounded by the sea, so it is characterized by a lot of seafood. Also, Trapani, located in western Sicily, is close to Africa, so there are dishes with a slightly sour taste using couscous, calamari, and other ingredients.
Celeina：Sourness increases one’s appetite, doesn’t it?
Murakami: I think it is partly because Sicily itself is hot.
Takano: So you have lived in Italy and acquired Sicilian cuisine.
Murakami:Yes, I did. The restaurant where I trained after that was also a restaurant specializing in Sicilian cuisine.
Celeina：I heard that sea fishing is your hobby, but did you get inspired by Sicilian food?
Murakami: That’s not how it started. I started because my wife wanted to do some fishing. We go fishing for horse mackerel in Yokosuka in both summer and winter, and when we have a lot of catches, we catch about 70 fish.
Celeina：Will the fish I catch be served as food at 1n58 bal.?
Murakami:We come back and unload them, and the next day we do a fried horse mackerel set meal.
Celeina：That sounds good. A limited menu for the day after sea fishing.
Takano: It’s also fun that the menu changes in various ways from day to day. It makes me want to keep coming back.
Celeina: I was curious when you selected “Osanpo (Remix)” earlie, but do you like hip-hop?
Murakami: Yes, I do. I have been listening to it for a long time, and I still like it these days.
Takano: I heard that you also like jazzy hip-hop.
Murakami: Yes, Nujabes and DJ OKAWARI for example.
Celeina: You just pointed me in my direction, but do you know that you have released an EP with DJ OKAWARI?
Murakami: Of course I know.
Celeina: Thank you very much. It’s called “Nightfall”.
Takano: If I go to your store, can I listen to those songs in the store?
Murakami: I think you can, because I put my favorite songs in there.
Takano: A Sicilian restaurant with Nujabes playing. It’s very nice.
Murakami: Of course, it’s not just that kind of music, but also “Ruby Ring” by Satoshi Terao.
Celeina: The menu is unique to the day, but the music is also genre-less, depending on the mood of the day.
Takano: You mentioned earlier that dogs collect blankets and toys in their kennels, and that’s exactly right.
Celeina: Thank you for coming before business today. What is your top pick today?
Murakami: The aqua pazza.
Celeina:I hope everyone will come to visit to the “1n58 bal.”!
Takano: Today we welcome Terukazu Murakami, owner of the Italian restaurant “1n58 bal.”. Thank you very much.
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