Japanese

Cuisine platform 05 of 05Launches fifth

Japanese

Miso, dashi, nori, panko and the rice that everything rests on. Our fifth platform.

Ingredient entries
9
Recipes
With the launch
Products
5
Producers
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What defines it

Japanese cooking is built on a small number of profound seasonings and a stock, dashi, that carries all of them. Miso, soy sauce and mirin supply salt, depth and sweetness; kombu and bonito supply the umami of dashi; rice, cooked precisely, is the centre of the meal. Restraint is the point: ingredients are chosen for quality and treated simply.

Umami from dashi, miso and soy rather than fat; sweetness from mirin and rice; minimal spice; precise rice cookery; textures as important as flavours, from crisp panko to silky tofu; presentation as part of the dish.

From the miso soup and rice of a home breakfast to the tempura, ramen and sushi that have travelled the world, Japanese food rewards a well-stocked pantry more than most cuisines: a few good jars and packets, kept properly, produce hundreds of dishes. Miso in white and red, dashi stock, nori sheets, panko crumbs and short-grain rice are the five items we are sourcing first.

In India, Japanese food has grown from a hotel-restaurant specialism into a mainstream taste, with sushi and ramen on menus across Mumbai and beyond. Professional kitchens need reliable supply of the staples; home cooks need the same items in retail sizes with clear instructions. That is the gap our Japanese platform is built to fill.

Japan. Kansai (Kyoto, Osaka) for lighter dashi and white miso; Kanto (Tokyo) for darker soy and red miso; Hokkaido for kombu and seafood; Niigata for rice.

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On the shelf

  • Miso Paste (Awase)

    Japan

    Miso Paste (Awase)

    195 g Tub1 kg Tub

    Veg195 g Tub

    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Rs. 345.00

    MRP inclusive of all taxes

    Trade price on approval

    Coming soon

  • Dashi Stock Powder

    Japan

    Dashi Stock Powder

    100 g Pouch1 kg Bag

    Non-Veg100 g Pouch

    Rs. 395.00

    MRP inclusive of all taxes

    Trade price on approval

    Coming soon

  • Nori Sheets (Roasted Seaweed)

    Japan

    Nori Sheets (Roasted Seaweed)

    10 Sheets50 Sheets

    Veg10 Sheets

    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Rs. 295.00

    MRP inclusive of all taxes

    Trade price on approval

    Coming soon

  • Panko Breadcrumbs

    Japan

    Panko Breadcrumbs

    200 g Bag1 kg Bag

    Veg200 g Bag

    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Rs. 245.00

    MRP inclusive of all taxes

    Trade price on approval

    Coming soon

  • Sushi Rice (Short-Grain)

    Japan

    Sushi Rice (Short-Grain)

    1 kg Bag10 kg Sack

    Veg1 kg Bag

    • Vegetarian
    • Vegan

    Rs. 395.00

    MRP inclusive of all taxes

    Trade price on approval

    Coming soon

All Japanese lines →

Japanese launches fifth, after Arabian & Levant.

We are in discussion with Japanese producers. No producer name appears here until an agreement is signed.

The entries above are complete and readable now — that is deliberate. Understanding dashi is useful whether or not we can sell you any yet.

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Guides and recipes

  • Recipes publish with the platform

    A recipe that calls for a line we cannot supply is an advertisement for a competitor. Japanese recipes go live the week the shelf does.

Producers for this cuisine

Partners for this cuisine coming soon

We are in discussion with producers. Until an agreement is signed, our lines are imported under our own licence, and the producer behind each one is named here the moment it is.

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