(2 products included)

Premium Shichimi (Seven Spice) Paste 
Producer: Hirano Seishoan
Prefecture: Wakayama
Ingredients: Chili pepper (domestic), yuzu, Japanese sansho pepper, salt, black sesame, aonori seaweed, ginger
Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free

An iconic Japanese seasoning, shichimi combines seven key ingredients to create a complex blend of spice, salt, umami, and citrus flavors. Hirano Seishoan’s innovative techniques transform these traditional ingredients into a shichimi paste, which helps to preserve its flavor and amplifies the enticing aroma of the spices. Each ingredient in this premium paste is specially selected, from chilis grown on the company’s farm and handpicked sansho peppercorns from Aritagawa Town to rare domestically produced black sesame seeds from Kagoshima and moshio seaweed salt from Tsushima Island. Refreshing and citrusy with an abundance of umami and spice, this versatile seasoning can be enjoyed with everything from hot pot to sashimi.

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Black Soybean Latte (Caffeine-free)
Producer: Hototogisu
Prefecture: Okayama
Ingredients: Roasted black soybean powder (Okayama Prefecture), raw sugar, brown sugar (contains soybean)
Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Crafted from black soybeans, Hototogisu Farm’s black soybean latte offers a pleasant departure from the typical matcha latte. Roasted soybean powder, known as kinako, is often used in traditional Japanese desserts such as dango, warabi mochi, and wagashi as a flavor-enhancing coating. Here it adds a subtle caramelized nuttiness, similar to that of roasted hazelnuts, and is complemented by raw and brown sugar to produce a lightly sweetened, caffeine-free latte. The kinako used in this latte is particularly unique given that it is made from black soybeans, which gives the resulting drink an eye-catching speckled appearance.