Our 'Oarai Shirasu', white bait from Oarai, Ibaraki, is mixed with local soy sauce 'Niemon' from the Kurosawa Soy Sauce Shop and local sake which is particularly rich and flavourful from the Tsukinoi Shuzoten Brewery in Oarai. These ingredients are mixed until they reach a fluffy texture and then sprinkled with Japanese pepper. The spiciness of the Japanese pepper somewhat numbs the tongue, and the depth of the soy sauce intertwine perfectly to create a Chirimen Sansho, a popular side dish of Japanese pepper and sardines. This pairs very well with sake.

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