Okume Okume, established in 1871, specializes in kanbutsu dried ingredients, essential for making dashi stock. Dashi is rich in natural umami and is at the heart of washoku Japanese cuisine. Okume has an impressive display of different ingredients for making dashi - up to 36 options - at their retail stores. We visit the Okume…

Food Sake Tokyo | A chef's guide to the best food in Tokyo.

25.08.2025

Sado Sushi Uohide – Food Sake Tokyo

Niigata is a fabulous destination for seafood lovers. On the Sea of Japan the fish here is fresher than what many restaurants serve in Tokyo. Saké is also the local drink and I love the many opportunities to try small portions of a variety of nihonshu at bars and retail shops. At the port on…

Food Sake Tokyo | A chef's guide to the best food in Tokyo.

25.08.2025

Komatsuan – Food Sake Tokyo

A refreshing bowl of chilled soba buckwheat noodles topped with thin slices of hebesu. Hebesu, a tart citrus popular in Miyazaki prefecture in Kyushu. There are few seeds and the skin can be eaten when sliced thin. Komatsuan is a 100-year-old sobaya from Komagome. It has branches in Ginza, Marunouchi Oazo building, and Shinjuku Takashimaya.…

Food Sake Tokyo | A chef's guide to the best food in Tokyo.

03.09.2025

Katsuo Shokudo – Food Sake Tokyo

Mai Nagamatsu shaving katsuobushi. Katsuo Shokudo in Shibuya where Mai Nagamatsu shaves dried, smoked, and fermented katsuobushi filets into delicate strips just before serving. A special treat that even most Japanese will never experience, even though katsuobushi is at the heart of our cuisine. Katsuobushi is also used in every food she serves. It's a fascinating…

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Okume Condiments 1 – Food Sake Tokyo

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