Soy sauce has a supporting role, yet it can also affect the flavor of the ingredients as well as the final product. The soy sauce in this shop makes one appreciate the true value of soy sauce as a seasoning. |
Soy sauce production was started in 1764 by a wealthy merchant named Gorobee Yokota. The business was succeeded by the first generation Shinjiro Matsumoto in 1889 who opened Matsumoto Craft Soy Sauce. The gentle aroma of soy sauce surrounds us as we enter the “kura” or storehouse built in 1831. The 30 wooden barrels lining the walls are also more than 180 years old. While machine made soy sauce is only fermented for 6 months, the minimum here is 1 year. Their flagship brand “Hakkari soy sauce” is fermented for an additional year to achieve the mellow flavor. |
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- Matsumoto Craft Soy Sauce
- 10-13 Nakamachi, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama 350-0065
- URL https://www.hatsukari.co.jp/en/