Hanshin Umeda Main Store: Experience the Globally Recognized "Wooden Barrel Fermentation" Movement in Umeda. "The 5th Wooden Barrel Fermentation Culture Summit in Hanshin" Gathers 100 Brewers from Across Japan

■Hanshin Umeda Main Store 1F Food Festival Terrace "The 5th Wooden Barrel Fermentation Culture Summit in Hanshin" ■May 20th (Wed) - 25th (Mon) ■Official URL: https://web.hh-online.jp/hanshin/contents/str/index.html ■Food Festival Terrace Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanshin_1ffoodevent/?hl=ja Japan's traditional wooden barrel culture is drawing global attention. This year, too, producers from all over Japan will passionately gather at the Food Festival Terrace. Listening to behind-the-scenes stories from brewers and craftsmen, whom you usually wouldn't have the chance to meet, will surely make your dining table with fermented foods even more cherished! The cultural festival of adults who have dedicated their lives to wooden barrels is about to begin. ◎A grand collection of craft soy sauces and ponzus from all over Japan! A rich variety of wooden barrel soy sauces, including those that pair perfectly with vanilla ice cream and those recommended for egg over rice, will be sold in 100ml bottles. Akita Prefecture "Ishimago Honten" Gunma Prefecture "Okanaosaburo Shoten" Saitama Prefecture "Yugedaya Shoyu" Gifu Prefecture "Yamakawa Jozo" Shizuoka Prefecture "Sakae Shoyu Jozo" Aichi Prefecture "Nitto Jozo" Aichi Prefecture "Nakate Shoten" Shiga Prefecture "Mizutani Shoyu Jozo-ba" Hyogo Prefecture "Adachi Jozo" Nara Prefecture "Katagami Shoyu" Nara Prefecture "Inoue Honten" Shimane Prefecture "Morita Shoyu-ten" Hiroshima Prefecture "Okamoto Shoyu Jozo-ba" Tokushima Prefecture "Hama Shoyu Jozo-ba" Kagawa Prefecture "Yamaroku Shoyu" Fukuoka Prefecture "Mitsuru Shoyu Jozo Moto" A lineup of various delicious ponzus, including those that express sourness solely with citrus juice without using brewed vinegar, and those that blend juices such as yuzu, sudachi, and daidai! [Example products] Saitama Prefecture "Yugedaya Shoyu" Yuzu Shoyu (Yuzu Soy Sauce) Gifu Prefecture "Yamakawa Jozo" Sudachi no Gan Pon (Sudachi Ponzu) Mie Prefecture "Ise Kura" Kaoru Ponzu (Fragrant Ponzu) Shiga Prefecture "Mizutani Shoyu Jozo-ba" Nichinichi Kore Kojitsu Yuzu Ponzu (Yuzu Ponzu for Every Day is a Good Day) Hyogo Prefecture "Adachi Jozo" Yuzu Ponzu Made with Domestic Organic Soy Sauce Nara Prefecture "Inoue Honten" Ponzu Shoyu (Ponzu Soy Sauce) Wakayama Prefecture "Kane-iwa Shoyu Honten" Dashi Ponzu (Broth Ponzu) Shimane Prefecture "Morita Shoyu-ten" Yuzu no Ponzu (Yuzu Ponzu), Tezukuri Ponzu (Handmade Ponzu) Hiroshima Prefecture "Okamoto Shoyu Jozo-ba" Tezukuri Ponzu Shoyu (Handmade Ponzu Soy Sauce) Kagawa Prefecture "Yamaroku Shoyu" Chotto Zeitaku na Ponzu (Slightly Luxurious Ponzu) Kagawa Prefecture "Shokin Shoyu" Yuzu Nama Ponzu (Fresh Yuzu Ponzu) Wakayama Prefecture "Marumasa Su Jozo Moto" An old established vinegar brewery founded in Meiji 12 (1879) in Tenma, Nachikatsuura Town. It features a deep umami and rich aroma created by the power of nature through static fermentation using wooden barrels and delicate management of acetic acid bacteria. Jun Komezu (Pure Rice Vinegar) (300ml) 1,188 yen Akazu (Red Vinegar) (300ml) 1,188 yen Kora Kamizushi no Su (Ancient Sushi Vinegar) (300ml) 1,046 yen Tosa-zu (Tosa Vinegar) (300ml) 1,188 yen Shizuoka Prefecture "Torii Sauce" Popular for its mild flavor that allows you to feel the umami of vegetables, slowly matured in wooden barrels after simmering plenty of raw vegetables (not paste) blended with spices at low temperature and adding their own brewed vinegar. Worcester (200ml) 603 yen Chuno (Semi-sweet) (200ml) 603 yen Sansho (Japanese Pepper) (200ml) 810 yen Okezoko (Barrel Bottom) (200ml) 580 yen ◎Unique and Healthy! Introducing the Charm of Wooden Barrel Miso Saiyama (approx. 100g x 3 types) 1,188 yen You can choose and purchase your favorite 3 types from a total of 12 unique misos. 3 types are enough for about 15 bowls of miso soup. Enjoy encountering various misos with different colors, tastes, aromas, and textures (grainy or smooth). [200g Miso Series] "Ishimago Honten" Ishimago no Kin no Kura (Ishimago's Golden Storehouse) (200g) 789 yen "Hama Shoyu Jozo-ba" Ki-taru Shikomi Amakuchi Jozo Miso (Wooden Barrel Brewed Sweet Miso) (200g) 810 yen "Kato Miso" Kyo no Inaka Tsubu Miso (Kyoto Country Style Grainy Miso) (200g) 702 yen "Marukyu Miso" Shinnosuke Shikomi Juwari Miso (Shinnosuke Prepared 100% Rice Miso) (200g) 864 yen "Imokei" Gifuku Miso (200g) 735 yen ◎Easy to enjoy, "Wooden Barrel x Delicious Things" selected from all over Japan! Wooden Barrel Brewed Soy Sauce Soaked Senbei (various types) (1 bag) 601 yen Chiba Prefecture "Best Food" Aged Dried Sweet Potato (300g) 1,674 yen, (500g) 2,646 yen, (1,000g) 4,914 yen, Dried Sweet Potato for Dogs (300g) 1,080 yen *Limited quantity, while supplies last. Ibaraki Prefecture "Naikoya" Avocado Nukazuke (Pickled Avocado) (1 pc) 899 yen, Cucumber Nukazuke (1 pc) 432 yen, Boiled Egg Nukazuke (1 pc) 238 yen, Nukadoko Hajimete Set (First-time Nukadoko Set) (1 set) 2,970 yen, Milky Queen Nukadoko (1 pc) 1,620 yen Chiba Prefecture "Best Food" Wooden Barrel Brewed Soy Sauce First Picked Raw Seaweed Tsukudani (1 pc) 951 yen Kyoto Prefecture "Kuzaiya" "100% Pesticide-Free Soybeans Used" Okeyose Oboro (240g) 540 yen, Wooden Barrel Yosedofu (Tofu) (1 pc) 1,296 yen, Aburaage (Fried Tofu) (1 pc) 648 yen, Soy Milk Madeleine (White Miso) (1 pc) 411 yen Kagoshima Prefecture "Yamayoshi Kunisawa Hyakuma Shoten" Wooden Barrel Brewed Honkarebushi Kezuritate (Freshly Shaved Dried Bonito) (40g) 700 yen, Wooden Barrel Brewed Soy Sauce Katsuobushi Denbu (Bonito Flakes) (40g) 432 yen, Ibusuki Katsuobushi Craftsman's Blended Dashi (25 bags) 1,426 yen, Katsuo Namaribushi (Half-dried Bonito) (1 pc) 886 yen