In Spring, while cherry blossoms were in full bloom and best time to see in Tokyo, we traveled around our suppliers in Sapporo and Hakodate area together with our customer from Singapore! It seemed warm this Winter and the snow was almost melted, though there should have been snow remaining on the street every year. However, just as expected in Hokkaido, it was so cold in the morning and evening that you were almost frozen if you put clothes like in Tokyo. As it is ordinary in Singapore that the temperature exceeds 30℃, our customers were suffering from the huge temperature difference. 

Among the many places we visited in Sapporo and Hakodate this time such as fish market, fish slice factory and seasoned delicacies factory, we would like to introduce a manufacturer which has 38 years history to make Tsukudani (Japanese traditional food boiled in soy sauce), Takahashi Food Industry Co., Ltd.!!

Although we arrived at the factory 15 minutes earlier than the appointed time, the managing director was waiting for us, and we received a warm welcome. After greeting, she guided us around the factory.

 

 They started their business with a single cooking pot and now they use 40-50 as the pictures. They make many kinds of Tsukudani with their own recipe by themselves, by hand, one by one, without omitting time and labor for parboiling and removing scum. They change the amount of soy sauce, sugar and sweet sake depending on the product and never use food additives. The sauce is added day by day and absorbs the flavor of raw materials, so it gets more and more delicious every day.

The factory was full of good flavor of sauce, which stimulated our appetite.

Factory worker explains to our customer.　　 Cooling, which makes the material soak the sauce.

They pack manually one by one. We can feel their love to their products.

After factory tour comes sampling and tasting. All products were delicious and our customer liked them and placed order for some items!

Seeing with your eyes and tasting by your tongue is the best way to know the appeal of the products, isn’t it!?

The picture of tasting. They were so delicious!

 

At last, we took a picture of the managing director and our customer.

We found the factory and their products very attractive thanks to her warm welcome and clear explanation. She was so kind and thoughtful that she sent us a handwritten letter after we went back to Tokyo. We all became her fans.

 We made up our mind to expand sales of their products of Japanese traditional restaurant quality, such as Seasoned Herring, Kelp roll and Seasoned scallop. We look forward to your inquiry!!

【Contact us】
Itabashi Trading Co., Ltd
Food Department　
TEL :+81-3-3248-1016（Workday 10:00～17:00）　
FAX :+81-3-3248-1008
Email: shokuhin@itabashi-trading.com