Popular Sushi Izakaya 'Sugidama': Spring Recommended Bonito and Fatty Bluefin Tuna, the Star of Special Occasions, Are Here! 'Full Bloom of Taste, Sugidama's Spring: Fatty Tuna x Bonito' Held!

FOOD & LIFE INNOVATIONS Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Tetsushi Okumoto) announced that "Sugidama", a public sushi izakaya, will hold the "Full Bloom of Taste, Sugidama's Spring: Fatty Tuna x Bonito" campaign starting April 1st (Wednesday). Customers can enjoy affordable sushi and appetizers perfect for drinks, featuring Sugidama's specialty fatty bluefin tuna and highly recommended spring bonito.

With the desire for customers to luxuriously enjoy their meals on "Hare no Hi" (special days) celebrating spring departures, we will offer the "Overflowing Fatty Bluefin Tuna Tekkamaki" that abundantly uses fatty bluefin tuna. This is a luxurious dish where you can enjoy the sweetness and umami of the fat that melts in your mouth, in a volume so large that the fatty tuna overflows. By combining chopped pickled radish (takuan) and shiso leaves, it harmonizes with the fat of the tuna, allowing you to taste it refreshingly.

The "Fatty Bluefin Tuna Tasting [2 Pieces] [Salt & Sudachi / Pickled]" allows you to enjoy two types of flavors: one piece refreshingly prepared with red salt and sudachi citrus to enhance the sweetness of the tuna's fat, and another piece marinated in raw soy sauce and topped with sesame.

In addition, products using large bonito weighing over 7kg, characterized by their deep color and umami, will be introduced. The "Bonito Egg Yolk Soy Sauce Tasting [2 Pieces] [Spicy Yukhoe Style / Okaka Mayo]" is prepared with two flavors that enhance the umami of the bonito. One is a bonito wrap dressed in spicy yukhoe sauce, and the other is nigiri sushi with house-prepared bonito flakes (okaka) between the topping and rice, finished with a special egg yolk sauce to create a dish with a rich flavor.

Furthermore, a la carte dishes that pair well with alcohol, such as "Bonito Shigure-ni", "Bonito that looks like raw liver", and "Pickled bonito decisively flavored with miso cream cheese and garlic" will also appear.

Also from the same day, "Bijofu Junmai Ginjo Haruzake", featuring a spring-like light and fruity aroma and a crisp aftertaste, will be available.

Please take this opportunity to enjoy sushi and a la carte dishes using specialty fatty bluefin tuna and bonito along with drinks at "Sushi Sake Snacks Sugidama".

*Sugidama Meieki 3-chome branch does not handle the fair products.

## "Full Bloom of Taste, Sugidama's Spring: Fatty Tuna x Bonito" Product Overview
■ Product Name: Overflowing Fatty Bluefin Tuna Tekkamaki