Kuradashi and Zipangu Begin Pre-orders for Special “Dashi-flavored” Curry Gift for Fathers' Health, Starting May 11
Kuradashi, operating the social good market "Kuradashi," and Zipangu Food Relations, promoting regional revitalization through dashi curry, have jointly launched "Hakumai Curry," a new gift product for Father's Day, available for pre-order from May 11. This healthy curry uses non-standard rice, contributing to food loss reduction.
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Kuradashi Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Kohei Kawamura; hereinafter "Kuradashi"), which operates the social good market "Kuradashi," has partnered with Zipangu Food Relations Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka-shi, Osaka; Representative Director: Ikutoshi Ando; hereinafter "Zipangu"), which promotes regional revitalization through dashi curry, to jointly launch pre-orders for a new gift product, "Hakumai Curry," for Father's Day (June 21st), starting May 11 (Monday) on Kuradashi's platform.
This product is a body-friendly curry made with luxurious dashi from bonito flakes and Rishiri kelp, and rice flour produced from non-standard rice. The price, offered with gratitude to fathers, is "Thank You Papa" (3,988 yen) for one set (6 servings).
- Father's Day Gift: https://kuradashi.jp/pages/special-fathersday-2026
■ Kuradashi Father's Day Gift Overview
- Product Name:
[New Standard for Closing Meals] Hakumai Curry for Fathers Who Appreciate the "Umami of Dashi"
- Price: 3,988 yen (tax included)
- Quantity: 1 set of 6 servings
- Sales Location: https://kuradashi.jp/pages/special-fathersday-2026
- Pre-order Start Date: May 11 (Monday), 2026 - May 20 (Wednesday), 23:59
- Delivery Method: Delivered in a special gift box with a message card for fathers.
▽ Message Card
■ Background of the Initiative
Sunday, June 21st, is Father's Day. To offer a new and unprecedented gifting experience that caters to families' wishes to "express gratitude and also care for fathers' health," Kuradashi and Zipangu are jointly pre-selling the "Hakumai Curry" gift, which is gentle on both the body and the earth.
This collaboration came about from the resonance between Zipangu's philosophy of "not wasting a single drop of dashi or a single grain of rice," which develops the "Hakumaido" brand that transforms non-standard rice (unsuitable for general distribution due to cracks or immaturity, despite unchanged taste and quality) into valuable products, and Kuradashi's mission to reduce food loss.
Delivering the warm wishes of families who want their fathers to "stay healthy forever" with kindness to the earth through food loss reduction. We propose a prosperous future of "Sanpo Yoshi" (good for three sides), where givers, recipient fathers, and producers can all smile, starting from this one dish.
■ What is "Hakumai Curry"?
This product is a retort curry that combines rice flour from non-standard rice with rich dashi. Since it's made with dashi and rice flour without using wheat flour, it has a light and refreshing taste. As a "shime curry" (a light meal to finish the day healthily), it conveys the family's wish for their father's health.
The name "Hakumai" (箔米) is given to precious rice that, despite being perfectly fine in taste, would not be distributed and wasted, by adding new value (haku = foil/prestige).
▽ Charms of "Hakumai Curry"
Luxurious "Osaka Japanese Dashi" Base
Using luxurious Hokkaido-produced high-grade Rishiri kelp and bonito flakes from Japanese waters, it features a rich bonito and kelp Osaka Japanese dashi base, offering a taste preferred by Japanese people.
Low-fat and Body-Friendly
By reducing the use of wheat flour, which is necessary for thickening, to less than half, the fat content is suppressed, resulting in a refreshing curry that doesn't feel heavy on the stomach after eating. To fully enjoy the taste of the dashi, the amount of ingredients is deliberately kept small, making it an ideal portion for a "finishing cup" after drinking alcohol. This is an adult dashi curry that distinguishes itself from conventional curries packed with vegetables and meat.
Upcycling to Save Discarded Rice
It utilizes non-standard rice that would otherwise be discarded during harvesting and milling processes due to reasons such as small grains, cracks, or immaturity, by processing it into rice flour.
■ Representative Comments
・Kohei Kawamura, Representative Director and CEO, Kuradashi Inc.
"The 'Hakumai Curry' we are jointly selling with Zipangu offers an authentic dashi-infused taste and is also an earth-friendly dish that utilizes non-standard rice as rice flour. I am truly delighted to be able to offer a warm 'Sanpo Yoshi' gift on the special occasion of Father's Day, bringing smiles to givers, recipient fathers, and producers alike."
・Ikutoshi Ando, Representative Director, Zipangu Food Relations Inc.
"When I was a child, my grandmother would make curry without wasting leftover dashi; that single dish was my origin. On the special day of Father's Day, I want to deliver a new custom: 'curry to finish the day, caring for one's body.' Not a single drop of dashi or a single grain of rice wasted. We deliver that sentiment along with the family's 'thank you.'"
This product is a body-friendly curry made with luxurious dashi from bonito flakes and Rishiri kelp, and rice flour produced from non-standard rice. The price, offered with gratitude to fathers, is "Thank You Papa" (3,988 yen) for one set (6 servings).
- Father's Day Gift: https://kuradashi.jp/pages/special-fathersday-2026
■ Kuradashi Father's Day Gift Overview
- Product Name:
[New Standard for Closing Meals] Hakumai Curry for Fathers Who Appreciate the "Umami of Dashi"
- Price: 3,988 yen (tax included)
- Quantity: 1 set of 6 servings
- Sales Location: https://kuradashi.jp/pages/special-fathersday-2026
- Pre-order Start Date: May 11 (Monday), 2026 - May 20 (Wednesday), 23:59
- Delivery Method: Delivered in a special gift box with a message card for fathers.
▽ Message Card
■ Background of the Initiative
Sunday, June 21st, is Father's Day. To offer a new and unprecedented gifting experience that caters to families' wishes to "express gratitude and also care for fathers' health," Kuradashi and Zipangu are jointly pre-selling the "Hakumai Curry" gift, which is gentle on both the body and the earth.
This collaboration came about from the resonance between Zipangu's philosophy of "not wasting a single drop of dashi or a single grain of rice," which develops the "Hakumaido" brand that transforms non-standard rice (unsuitable for general distribution due to cracks or immaturity, despite unchanged taste and quality) into valuable products, and Kuradashi's mission to reduce food loss.
Delivering the warm wishes of families who want their fathers to "stay healthy forever" with kindness to the earth through food loss reduction. We propose a prosperous future of "Sanpo Yoshi" (good for three sides), where givers, recipient fathers, and producers can all smile, starting from this one dish.
■ What is "Hakumai Curry"?
This product is a retort curry that combines rice flour from non-standard rice with rich dashi. Since it's made with dashi and rice flour without using wheat flour, it has a light and refreshing taste. As a "shime curry" (a light meal to finish the day healthily), it conveys the family's wish for their father's health.
The name "Hakumai" (箔米) is given to precious rice that, despite being perfectly fine in taste, would not be distributed and wasted, by adding new value (haku = foil/prestige).
▽ Charms of "Hakumai Curry"
Luxurious "Osaka Japanese Dashi" Base
Using luxurious Hokkaido-produced high-grade Rishiri kelp and bonito flakes from Japanese waters, it features a rich bonito and kelp Osaka Japanese dashi base, offering a taste preferred by Japanese people.
Low-fat and Body-Friendly
By reducing the use of wheat flour, which is necessary for thickening, to less than half, the fat content is suppressed, resulting in a refreshing curry that doesn't feel heavy on the stomach after eating. To fully enjoy the taste of the dashi, the amount of ingredients is deliberately kept small, making it an ideal portion for a "finishing cup" after drinking alcohol. This is an adult dashi curry that distinguishes itself from conventional curries packed with vegetables and meat.
Upcycling to Save Discarded Rice
It utilizes non-standard rice that would otherwise be discarded during harvesting and milling processes due to reasons such as small grains, cracks, or immaturity, by processing it into rice flour.
■ Representative Comments
・Kohei Kawamura, Representative Director and CEO, Kuradashi Inc.
"The 'Hakumai Curry' we are jointly selling with Zipangu offers an authentic dashi-infused taste and is also an earth-friendly dish that utilizes non-standard rice as rice flour. I am truly delighted to be able to offer a warm 'Sanpo Yoshi' gift on the special occasion of Father's Day, bringing smiles to givers, recipient fathers, and producers alike."
・Ikutoshi Ando, Representative Director, Zipangu Food Relations Inc.
"When I was a child, my grandmother would make curry without wasting leftover dashi; that single dish was my origin. On the special day of Father's Day, I want to deliver a new custom: 'curry to finish the day, caring for one's body.' Not a single drop of dashi or a single grain of rice wasted. We deliver that sentiment along with the family's 'thank you.'"