Shiinuka Sanda, Hyogo

Available all year round

Yukari Shiiki’s pickling skills imbue life into a variety of colorful vegetables, including seasonal vegetables, tofu, and even eggs.

Traditionally, nukazuke pickles in Japan are made by marinating vegetables in a bed of salted rice bran fermented with lactic acid bacteria. These lactobacilli-rich pickles promote gastrointestinal well-being, and have been regarded to be healthy by many over the world, in recent years.

Yukari, who grew up eating her grandmother's hand-made nukazuke, has developed a fruity, salad-like, and delicious "Shiinuka-style" of nukazuke while keeping to traditional methods. Her nukazuke is easily acceptable and is perfectly compatible with wine and sake.

Hata's Hamper recommends pairing vegetable nukazuke with Sauvignon Blanc, and tofu nukazuke (sprinkled with olive oil and black pepper) with Pinot Noir.

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