Overview
- Kyoto University’s Susumu Kitagawa and Osaka University’s Shimon Sakaguchi sat at the honors table with King Carl XVI Gustaf and other royals.
- The banquet took place in Stockholm City Hall’s Blue Hall with formal dress and live organ and orchestral music setting the ceremony’s tone.
- The menu opened with local porcini soup and a Swedish mushroom salad accented by domestic cheese, ginger oil, and black truffle.
- The main course was white fish stuffed with Japanese kombu and scallops, served with celery root and potatoes, plus sides of braised cabbage, leek, and mushrooms.
- The menu was kept secret until the meal began, and the evening concluded with the traditional ball in the Golden Hall.