65. Traditional soy sauce 100ml

Soy sauce made with soul

The fourth-generation soy sauce brewer, Mr. Iwamoto, says, "I want to make authentic soy sauce." By "authentic," Mr. Iwamoto means "something with soul." For the three days of koji-making, the brewers watch over the process day and night, glaring at the thermometer, putting their hands in to check the temperature, and checking the condition of the koji with their eyes. They pick it up, check the aroma, feel the temperature...the brewers' five senses become expert sensors.

Once the brewers have created "good koji" with their skills and passion, they then hand the baton over to the power of nature. Many yeasts and microorganisms live in the wooden barrels and brewery, and over the course of nearly 100 years, they have created a unique ecosystem through repeated generations. It is precisely because soy sauce is made with such soul that it has such a deep flavor.

Handmade soy sauce made in Arita, Kishu, Wakayama Prefecture, the birthplace of soy sauce

They chose this area to build a brewery in order to use the high-quality water that springs from the Kii Mountains and Mount Koya, which are home to the Kumano Kodo trails, a registered World Heritage site. Using traditional methods in large wooden barrels, they use whole soybeans from Hokkaido, wheat from Shiga Prefecture, and sun-dried salt from Nagasaki Prefecture, and the soy sauce is carefully aged for two years, giving the various flavors a well-rounded umami flavor, and the soy sauce pressed from them has an authentic taste. It has a strong, full-bodied flavor with a sharp, spicy taste, a deep black color, and a rich aroma.

For dishes that require a strong soy sauce flavor

If you want to take advantage of the characteristics of traditional soy sauce, which has a strong color and aroma and a strong soy sauce flavor, try it with the classic fried chicken at an izakaya or the classic minced chicken in a bento. You can enjoy the strong soy sauce flavor with a strong seasoning.

Cream cheese and soy sauce are delicious!

If you want a simple snack that goes well with wine, this is it! The overall impression of this dish changes depending on the taste of the soy sauce you finish it with. If you use a sweeter soy sauce, you can enjoy a mellow unity, but if you use traditional soy sauce, the crunchiness of the lotus root and the sweetness of the cream cheese will be accented with the saltiness of the soy sauce, and you won't be able to stop eating.