{"product_id":"hamanatto-from-toyohashi","title":"Hamanatto from Toyohashi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"cg-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cg-lead\"\u003eJapan's answer to anchovy and bottarga — a temple-born umami that has been made in Toyohashi since 1884. A pair — one for your table, one to give.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole soybeans soaked in salt water and fermented for about half a year, then sun-dried — a deep, savory umami closer to miso-meets-soy than to sticky natto.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly soybeans, salt, and koji (with a little ginger in the classic style) — no additives, shelf-stable, no refrigeration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse it like anchovy or bottarga: chopped into pasta and pizza, folded into ratatouille, or roasted with lamb and other meats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipped directly from Kunimatsu Honten in Toyohashi — the town's last hamanatto maker — not from a US warehouse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cg-acc\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDetails, ingredients \u0026amp; allergens\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo 80 g packs (160 g total), with a handy pack-style mini pamphlet — gift-ready. Origin: Toyohashi, Aichi. Shelf-stable — keep at room temperature (best within about 8 months). Ingredients: soybeans, ginger, salt, roasted grain (kōsen), koji starter, and soy sauce. Contains wheat and soy. A ginger-free, vegan \"crush\" type is made only in limited seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eProducer's story\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKunimatsu Honten has made hamanatto in Toyohashi since 1884, following a recipe handed down from Goshin-ji temple. Toyohashi once had six hamanatto makers; today Kunimatsu is the last, still working by hand with only domestic soybeans, salt, and koji — no additives. The beans are soaked in salt water and aged for about half a year, concentrating their umami, then finished with a sun-drying that rounds out the flavor. In 2021, this hamanatto earned Aichi Prefecture's \"Shoku no Mitsumaru\" quality certification — one of the few outside markers of recognition a nearly forgotten craft still receives. It is a small house, held together by family, keeping it alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eFlavor profile\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfoundly savory — somewhere between miso and soy sauce, with a gentle warmth from the ginger. A little goes a long way; think of it as seasoning, not a side dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eCooking ideas\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChop it fine and melt it into warm oil with garlic — the way you'd start a sauce with anchovy — then build a bolognese, a puttanesca, or a simple aglio e olio. It deepens tomato sauces and ratatouille, rubs beautifully into lamb or chicken before roasting, and lifts a bowl of plain rice or hot tofu. Because it carries so much umami, you'll reach for less salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1.4em; font-size:.85rem; color:rgba(0,17,40,.65);\"\u003eRead the full story in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/mikawa\"\u003eA Journey to Mikawa\u003c\/a\u003e. Cook it in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/recipes\/hamanatto-bolognese-japans-anchovy-of-umami\"\u003eHamanatto Bolognese\u003c\/a\u003e — or bake it into our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/recipes\/hamanatto-and-mixed-nut-biscotti\"\u003eHamanatto and Mixed Nut Biscotti\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cg-foot\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShips from Japan · Order more, pay less per item\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kunimatsu Honten (國松本店)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48971165729003,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2520\/0107\/files\/936bb487efa5752385e236ad6da9122a.png?v=1783350007","url":"https:\/\/cookgood.jp\/products\/hamanatto-from-toyohashi","provider":"CookGood.JP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}