Kobu-Maki "Simmered kelp roll with soy sauce" 手仕込み本格派の昆布巻き
Why is this Kobu-maki delicious??
More so than other areas bordering the Sea of Japan, Oga-city in Akita has fast tidal currents, and lots of plankton for growing high quality kelp. This kelp was individually harvested by hand and then cooked in a traditional Japanese restaurant style.
Additionally, it uses Kanpyo grown in Japan. No effort has been spared in both the harvesting and the processing to make the best possible product, with the attitude of care toward both nature and the product.
This is a traditional new year’s meal in Japan, but some customers gave us a request that it should be on the regular menu! The kelp is rolled up with Kanpyo (Dried gourd strips), and simmered. The flavor is sweet and salty.
All ingredients are grown in Japan, including the Kanpyo. Actually, it is difficult to find such “Kombu-maki” which is exclusively made from domestic Japanese products, even within Japan.
| Size | 150ｇ |
| Region | Japan Akita |
| Storage | Frozen |
| Best Before | Consume within 2 months while frozen, same day after defrosting |
なぜこの昆布巻きが美味しいのか？
秋田男鹿は日本海の中でも潮流が速く、プランクトンも豊富で良質な昆布が育ちます。一枚ずつ丁寧に収穫された昆布を料亭仕込みにて炊き上げ、優しく味付けをしました。また、結ぶかんぴょうも国産原料を使用し、漁業においても加工においても、手間を惜しまず、真摯に自然や商品と向き合う姿勢により生まれた感動商品です。
| サイズ | 150ｇ |
| 産地 | 日本秋田 |
| 輸送保管 | 冷凍 |
| 賞味期限 | 冷凍状態で2ヶ月、開封解凍した場合はお早めにお召し上がり下さい |
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How do you guarantee the freshness of my seafood? (Hint: it's much more than just using the fastest air shipping)
Takuya has extensive experience working in the seafood industry, consistently handling high-end fish when he worked as an auctioneer at Tsukiji Market (now known as Toyosu Market) for over 10 years. From logistical solutions like oxygen-regulated water tanks to traditional Japanese techniques such as ikejime, Takuya will draw on his expertise to deliver you the highest level of freshness and quality. To learn more about how fresh seafood reaches your doorsteps, click here for an interesting read.
To share his love of seafood with you, Takuya hand-picks a fresh selection of the highest quality fish every week, and he hopes that you will enjoy them as much as he does. However, he also know that some expert foodies will want to explore and try even more seafoods!
Toyosu Market is full of Japan's rich culinary wonders (not just seafood, but also fruits and produce), and Takuya-san will be able to source any item that you are looking for on the auction floor. He has a lot of knowledge about the best season ('shun') for each species, fishing locations/towns, and varieties, so he would love to talk with you and share his passion for seafood. Just send him an email or use the contact form!
For example, if you are looking for the highest grade of uni that is exclusively found at Tokyo's top restaurants (these can go from $600-1000 per box), Takuya will get these for you at the auction. Or if you are looking for live kegani, he can arrange for them to be shipped from Hokkaido the moment they are pulled out of the water. If you are confident in your knife skills and have a lot of stomachs to fill, you could even try making sushi with a 3kg block of bluefin tuna.
If you're curious about how the whole process works, click here to learn more about the role of Toyosu Market (which acts as a central exchange location for seafood distribution in Japan) and how seafood reaches your door.
See below for examples and ideas of Japanese culinary wonders that you could try at home.
Why we launched Tsukiji Selections
After moving to Canada, I realized that there were many people who wanted to eat authentic Japanese fish, but did not have the chance to try them. Through Tsukiji Selections, I wanted to share delicious fish with as many people as possible, because people feel HAPPY when they discover delicious foods!
However, as much as tasty fish can make people happy, it can also be a huge burden on the environment. If we continue to capture a limited number of marine fish, the ecosystem will gradually collapse, making it impossible to return to its original balance. A huge part of my mission when starting Tsukiji Fish Market is to promote sustainable seafood. I want everyone to know that there are so many more types of fish out there, beyond the ones that people are already familiar with in BC. Adding these new fish to your diet not only makes a tasty addition to your family dinner table, but also diversifies our consumption patterns. If we are able to explore and enjoy an even larger variety of fish, we can reduce our strain on overfished populations.
With sustainability in mind, I am committed to introducing a variety of high quality fish which are hard to find in Canada, so that more people become aware of the thousands of seafood species that they are missing out on.
築地セレクションズ
築地セレクションズとは、築地セリ人であった疋田が日本人向けに開始した水産物販売サービスでした。その後、口コミで好評を得て、多くの方にその広がりを増しています。築地セレクションズは下記のような気持ちでスタートしました。
美味しい日本食を食べようとすると、なかなか本物 “Hon-mono” に出会う事ができない。バンクーバーでも、食卓で日本の味を気軽に愉しんでもらいたい、家族・友人で美味しさを共有してほしい、そんな想いが届けばとても嬉しいです。
築地セレクションズは、本物 “Hon-mono” を取り入れられるようなライフスタイルに貢献したいという想いから、魚のエキスパートである築地セリ人の疋田が始めました。また、食育の基本は家庭です。セレクションズを通して、食卓から次世代への架け橋をお手伝いし、魚を食べる楽しみを未来に繋いでいきたいです。