略歴（Biography）
谷部金次郎（やべ きんじろう、Kinjiro Yabe、1946–） 料理人。17歳で宮内庁大膳課に入り、「天皇の料理番」として知られる秋山徳蔵に師事。以後26年間にわたり昭和天皇・香淳皇后の日常の食事や宮中の儀式料理を担当し、1989年の昭和天皇崩御を機に退官した。その後は料理研究や講演活動を通じて、宮中の食文化や和食の伝統を広く伝えている。代表作『昭和天皇と鰻茶漬 陛下一代の料理番』は、昭和天皇に仕えた料理人としての体験をもとに、宮中の食卓や料理人の日常、昭和天皇の人柄を綴った回想録である。
Kinjiro Yabe (born 1946) is a Japanese chef and author. At the age of 17, he joined the Imperial Household Agency's culinary department, where he trained under Tokuzo Akiyama, the legendary "Emperor's chef." For the next 26 years, he prepared daily meals and ceremonial cuisine for Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun before retiring in 1989. Since then, he has promoted traditional Japanese cuisine and the culinary culture of the Imperial Household through writing, teaching, and public lectures. His best-known book, "昭和天皇と鰻茶漬 陛下一代の料理番" ("Emperor Shōwa and Eel Chazuke: Memoirs of the Emperor's Chef"), is a memoir that offers a firsthand account of life in the Imperial kitchen and the food culture surrounding Emperor Shōwa.
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