Shimousa Super Premium Nama Soy Sauce

Shimousa Super Premium Nama Soy Sauce 超特選 下総生醤油 | 200ml

Unpasteurised — Straight From the Barrel

Ordinary soy sauce is heated before bottling, which stabilises it but flattens the aroma. Nama (生) shoyu is never heated. It is pressed from the mash and bottled as it is, so the volatile aromatics that cooking would drive off survive into the bottle. Pour it next to a standard soy sauce and the difference is obvious before you taste either one.

Product Highlights

The cho-tokusen (super premium) grade of the Shimousa range from Chiba Shoyu (ちば醤油), brewed in century-old cedar barrels from Japanese whole soybeans and Japanese wheat, then left unpasteurised.

• Taste Profile: Bright and fragrant, noticeably lighter on the palate than heated soy sauce, with a fresh, almost fruity top note over a clean umami base.

• Use It Raw: The aroma is the point, so pour it at the table. Heating it turns it into ordinary soy sauce.

Pairing Recommendations

• Ideal Match: Premium sashimi and fresh uni — the raw aroma meets raw fish on equal terms; this is the bottle to open when the fish is worth it.

• Raw Seafood: Scallop, sweet prawn, kingfish, oysters on the half shell.

• At The Table: Chilled tofu, steamed egg, tamago, rice with a fresh egg yolk.

Specifications & Details

• Brand: Shimousa — Chiba Shoyu (ちば醤油)

• Origin: Chiba, Japan

• Volume: 200ml, double-wall bottle

• Brewing Method: Traditional wooden barrel, unpasteurised (Nama shoyu)

• Key Ingredients: Japanese whole soybeans, Japanese wheat, salt

• Storage: Refrigerate after opening to protect the raw aroma