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Our Anniversary Sale Starts NOW!
August 16, 2018
Our biggest sale of the year starts NOW online! We're giving online shoppers a head start on our Anniversary Sale, to...
Umami in Sake (August 2018)
August 15, 2018
Sake Gumi is our monthly sake subscription service with 150 members throughout California. Join today! Back in...
No-MSG Dashi
August 10, 2018
Combine two teaspoons of our No-MSG Dashi pellets with two cups of water for instant dashi! These...
Beniotome Sesame Shochu
August 9, 2018
Beniotome is the pioneer of sesame shochu in Japan! Surprisingly neutral and clean at first (thanks...
No-MSG Dashi Dip with Cream Cheese and Chives
August 7, 2018
There is something so satisfying about sour cream and onion chips. Every time I have them,...
By Popular Demand: Shinriki Sempuku Sake
August 3, 2018
After initially spotting this sake in Chicago and trying it, Yoko knew she had to...
Introducing the Penato Knife
August 2, 2018
The word penato for our Penato Knife refers to the knife's shape being similar to a pennant. The brass body...
6th Annual Umami Mart Matsuri
July 30, 2018
After six years of presenting Matsuri each year, I can confidently say that we know how...
Drink More Shochu!
July 26, 2018
HAMA NO IMOTASWEET POTATO SHOCHUThe LA Times calls this shochu, "a profoundly aromatic sweet potato...
Kagoshima Eats: Kagomma Furusato Yataimura
July 25, 2018
Last spring, after a grueling flight from San Francisco and a layover, Yoko and I landed...
Introducing Akashi Whisky
July 19, 2018
Eigashima Shuzo, famed for its sake since the Edo period (1603-1868), is one of Japan's...
Kaico Drip Kettle
July 18, 2018
Kettles with long necks, like our Kaico Drip Kettle, are also known in the industry as...