Seasoning | japanese

[Tsukudani real pepper]

Since it is freeze-dried it can be saved for a long period of time.

● material
Kyoto-producing real pepper 500g

(frozen to be thawed in the refrigerator the day before use)

· Sake 400cc
Soy sauce 60cc

● Directions

1. Blanch raw real pepper in boiling water. Put in a pot with sake and soy sauce, simmer over medium to low heat until the broth has settled.

※ It is common in Kyoto to not over boil in order to leave the aroma and spiciness.

[Crepe pepper]
Perfect dish with rice. It is an easy recipe to make at home.
● material
· Chirimenjako 100g
· Sake 100cc
Soy sauce 50cc
Kyoto-producing real pepper tablespoon 1-2

● How to make

1. put Chirimenjako, sake and soy sauce in a pan. Cook over medium heat, until the shiruki is reduced to about 80%.

2. Add pepper to complete once there is no juice remaining.

※ Extra pepper and mirin may be added to taste.

Japanese pepper is a well sought out seasoning with a refreshing scent and Piriri. Customers from Asia will be familiar with the strong spicy flower pepper of Bili that is used in dishes such as Sichuan-style hot and sour soup. When used in Japanese style stir-fried pepper dishes, there is a greater sense of intimacy balanced in the aroma, spice, numbness and the uniform triple threat of the ‘pepper powder.’

The pepper used is from the renowned Okuhida region of

Gifu and has a scent of citrus to it.

Customers from around Asia, including China, use shichimi in popular dishes with soup and noodles. The cuteness of the cans that shichimi comes in makes highly appealing as a perfect souvenir.

Shichimi is a specialty spice commonly associated with

certain temples throughout Japan such as Zenkoji in Nagano.

Japanese numbness "pepper" is also good memories

Also popular in Japan ... design of Shichimi

Some of customers from Europe and the United States will want to make sushi for their friends when they return home from Japan.

When traveling in Japan, a person might have their first experience tasting sushi and sashimi.

The freshness and pungency of experiencing this food for the first time will no doubt make good memories. Sawa wasabi (semi-aquatic) is the perfect compliment to this taste.

After all, "wasabi"!

It is easy to recognise the small red can that it comes in. Visitors to Japan, that enjoy various Japanese food while travelling there, often want to take the ‘taste of Japan’ home with them. Among some of the most popular items is yuzu. Blue yuzu, known for its mellow pungency, is aged and processed for a good balance of fresh, deep flavour and spice. The taste of yes feels like Japan. The citron peel adds plenty of fragrance to shichimi. With its wonderful taste of Japan and cute can design, yuzu shichimi serves to preserve the good memories of Japan.

Popular yuzu pepper

Among the various Japanese Piriri (pungent) seasonings, many foreign customers require about the use of ‘citron.’

This word will resonate with people oversea. There is a variety of citrus available all over the world, however, the ‘citron’ we are talking about here is a unique flavour that provides a feel for Japan. ‘Yuzu Shichimi’ is a citron peel with an abundant fragrance.

It comes in a unique package design such as ‘hinomaru’ and looks very nice as a souvenir.