Produced by Ito Shokuhin in Shizuoka, Aiko Chan Japanese Sardines in Soy Sauce are made with Japanese-caught iwashi selected for their rich, tender flesh. The fish are gently simmered with just two seasonings: Japanese whole-soybean soy sauce and Hokkaido beet sugar, allowing the natural richness of the fish to remain central to the dish. No chemical seasonings are used.

The preparation is distinctly Japanese in character, with a gently sweet soy sauce seasoning that works its way through the tender fish as it cooks. The Hokkaido beet sugar rounds out the savouriness of the soy, while the natural richness of the fish gives the sauce greater depth. The finished texture as exceptionally soft and almost melting while the taste is clean and distinctly home-style.  

Produced by Ito Shokuhin, one of Japan's best-known premium canned seafood producers, the Aiko Chan range is recognised for straightforward recipes built around carefully selected fish rather than heavy seasoning or artificial additives.

Recommended Uses

• Over steamed Japanese short-grain rice with some of the soy sauce from the tin
• With grated daikon, spring onion and ginger over rice
• Flaked through mazegohan or mixed grain rice
• Added to okayu or congee
• With cold somen, grated daikon and spring onion
• In a bento with rice, tamagoyaki, pickles and greens
• With steamed or sautéed cabbage and rice
• Alongside cucumber sunomono or other lightly dressed vegetables

Net Weight | 190g
Origin | Shizuoka, Japan