Crisp chopped daikon, sun-dried on open-air racks in Miyazaki and then pickled in soy sauce with a little chilli. It arrives ready-chopped, so it goes straight from the pouch to the bowl.
At a glance
- 120 g pouch — ready-chopped, ready to eat
- Product of Japan; Miyazaki-grown dried daikon
- Contains: soy, wheat, gluten
- Michimoto states on the pack that no preservative is used
About Michimoto
Michimoto Foods (道本食品株式会社) is a pickle maker founded in 1937 at Tano-cho in Miyazaki City, where its head office and factory still stand. It makes sun-dried takuan and dried vegetables, and holds FSSC 22000 food-safety certification.
What is tsubozuke?
Tsubozuke (つぼ漬) is a Kyushu pickle of dried daikon radish cured in a soy-sauce seasoning; the name refers to the tsubo (壺), the earthenware pot it was traditionally pickled in. "Kizami" (きざみ) means it comes cut up ready to serve, rather than as a whole radish you slice yourself. From December to February the fields around Tano-cho fill with wooden yagura racks where the daikon hangs in the open air for about two weeks — a step Michimoto says deepens both the umami and the texture.
How to use & enjoy
Tsukemono like this are eaten as a small side dish with a bowl of plain rice. Because it is already chopped, it also works in onigiri rice balls, and it packs easily into a bento. A few pieces alongside a meal refresh the palate.
Ingredients
Dried daikon radish, pickling ingredients [soy sauce, sugars (sugar, fructose-glucose syrup), salt, brewed vinegar, chilli pepper] / seasoning (amino acids etc.), alcohol, acidity regulator, sweetener (sucralose), colouring (caramel). Contains wheat and soybean.
Allergens
Contains: Soy, Wheat and Gluten.
Michimoto declares this in-line within its own ingredient list (一部に小麦・大豆を含む), inside the pickling ingredients rather than as separate entries.
Nutrition (per 100 g, as printed on the pack)
- Energy: 201 kJ (48 kcal)
- Protein: 1.9 g
- Fat, total: 0.1 g
- — saturated: 0.02 g
- Carbohydrate: 11.0 g
- Sodium: 1700 mg
- Salt equivalent: 4.1 g
Michimoto notes that these values are a guide.
Important — please check the package label
Manufacturers may change ingredients, allergens and packaging without notice. Always check the product packaging before use, and contact us before purchase if you have a specific allergen concern.
