Seaweeds

Umibudo (sea grape literally in Japanese) is a sort of green seaweed small grapes shaped. This one is raised and harvested in a very rich in minerals seawater, drawn from 612m deep in the ocean near Kumejima.

Our craftsman, Marutoku Nori, has been a master in the production of nori since 1949 in Hiroshima.

Nori seaweed proposed here come from the Mie Prefecture. They are completely natural, without additives, without preservatives. You will appreciate the rich and iodized notes.

Real fruits or vegetables from sea, seaweeds, which beneficial effects as well as nutritional values are recognized all the over the world, are searched for, to be part of a healthy diet.

Our craftsman, Marutoku Nori, has been a master in the production of nori since 1949 in Hiroshima.

The white seaweed sheet Shiroita Kombu is a kombu seaweed planed by hand (oboro kombu), harvested on Hokkaïdo Island and macerated in spirit vinegar for a whole day.

Shredded Kombu seaweed.
The flavors are natural, the texture is crispy.

Rausu kombu has a very soft fiber and is known for its broad and fine shape. When soaked in hot water, it gives a slimy, gooey texture and a rich umami flavor.

Nori is at the heart of Japanese cuisine, an exceptional seaweed harvested on the shores of the Ariake sea.

This kombu julienne is made from Hombaohirama kombu, a very long and wide seaweed.

This minced kombu seaweed, with light iodine notes, offers a very pleasant crunch.
It can be eaten hot or cold. Simple and quick to cook, kombu is an accompaniment. Simmered, it is satiating despite a very low number of calories.
In Japan, it is called "kiri konbu".

Wakame seaweed is now very popular in Europe, present in many delicatessen preparations and in the majority of Japanese cuisine restaurants. Cut wakame corresponds to the body of the wakame seaweed, thick center part being removed, finely chopped. This part of wakame is very tender, delicately iodized, rich in flavor.

Our wild wakame is harvested during spring and summer times and immediately washed and dried very quickly at high temperature to keep all its fragrances, aromas and taste.

Shio kombu is made from julienne kombu which is usually soaked in soy sauce, mirin and sugar and then dried in the oven.
Shio kombu means « kombu salt ».

The ma kombu seaweed is here cut into small squares with 2 cm sides.

Hidaka-Kombu is just as good eaten as it is for making dashi stock

Rausu Kombu is fragrant and sweet, producing a rich broth, with the typical color of the seaweed.

Shio Kombu is finely dried and minced kombu seaweed after being cooked in soy sauce, with salt and sugar, sometimes mirin.
The strips of Shio Kombu were cut here in flakes.

Rishiri Kombu is sweet, saltier and harder than ma-kombu. Its dashi broth is rich, tasty and clear.

Hidaka kombu has soft fibers and is usually whole. This whole kombu is used for simmered dishes, Kobumaki (rolled kombu filled with cooked fish) and tsukudani condiments (kombu candied in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar). It can create a darker brown, less sweet dashi with a strong kombu taste.

Kombujime is a technique used to enhance fish sashimi taste by aging the fish between two sheets of Kombu seaweed.
This technique is generally applied to white flesh fish (sea bream, sea bass, snapper, flounder...).

Hidaka Kombu is as good to eat as it is to make dashi broth. It is sweet and easy to boil.

Rausu kombu has a very soft fiber and is known for its broad and fine shape. When soaked in hot water, it gives a slimy, gooey texture and a rich umami flavor. Rausu creates a very richly flavored dashi, with a darker brown color than Rishiri or Makombu dashi.
It is well used for Kobujime (raw fish refined by wrapping it in kombu) and Kobumaki (kombu rolls filled with cooked fish).

Its crispiness is surprising and the iodized flavors are intense for these nori seaweed.

These nori seaweed crispiness is surprising and the iodised flavors are intense.

Kombu proposed here comes from Rishiri and Rebun islands, located north of Hokkaido Island, renowned for their wild kombu, the rarest and most qualitative in the world.
Only a few privileged people have access to them and Okui Kaiseido, our artisan, is recognized in Japan as the absolute reference.

Hari nori, nori "needles" in Japanese, also known as “kizami nori” is nori seaweed finely cut into angel hair shape.

Sômen Kombu, a real sea delight, are very young spring seaweeds, of just a year old.

Kombu proposed here comes from the islands of Rishiri and Rebun, located in the north of Hokkaido Island, renowned for their wild kombu, the rarest and most qualitative in the world.

Kombu proposed here comes from the islands of Rishiri and Rebun, located in the north of Hokkaido Island, renowned for their wild kombu, the rarest and most qualitative in the world.

Freshly harvested yaki nori seaweed is washed in fresh water and slowly dried mechanically for 2 to 3 hours.
It is then grilled and finely crumbled.

The kombu used for this seaweed salad is a soft kombu, spaghetti shape. The flavors are delicately iodized, natural, the crunchy gourmand.

Cut in rectangular sheets, the kombu seaweed is ideal to cook fish in a foil or kombu jime. They are made out of the heart of the seaweed, very rich in flavors (umami) and with a soft texture.

Kombu offered here comes from the islands of Rishiri and Rebun, located in the north of Hokkaido Island, renowned for their wild kombu, the rarest and most qualitative in the world.

This black shredded kombu seaweed heart is emblematic of Toyama. Families consume it daily.

Naga kombu means « cat’s foot kombu ».

This finely grated kombu is made from the best Oni kombu (Saccharina Japonica) from Hokkaido, which are dry-aged for a long time and then finely ground to bring out their Umami taste immediately.

This grated kombu seaweed, with light iodine notes, offers a very pleasant crunch.

The best dashi, the richest and most complex in flavors, according to the purists, are made from kombu roots. This dashi of Ne Kombu roots, made in Hamanaka (Hokkaido), is in every way exceptional.

With its strong umami flavor and the most pronounced flavor among kombu, Rausu's kombu makes a slightly sweet broth.

The Rishiri Kombu, from Rishiri Island in Hokkaïdo, is known as the best Kombu in Japan.

Hidaka kombu has soft fibers and is usually whole. This whole kombu is used for simmered dishes, Kobumaki (rolled kombu filled with cooked fish) and tsukudani condiments (kombu candied in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar). It can create a darker brown, less sweet dashi with a strong kombu taste.

Rausu kombu has a very soft fiber and is known for its broad and fine shape. When soaked in hot water, it gives a slimy, gooey texture and a rich umami flavor.

Rausu kombu has a very soft fiber and is known for its broad and fine shape. When soaked in hot water, it gives a slimy, gooey texture and a rich umami flavor. Rausu creates a very richly flavored dashi, with a darker brown color than Rishiri or Makombu dashi.
It is well used for Kobujime (raw fish refined by wrapping it in kombu) and Kobumaki (kombu rolls filled with cooked fish).

These nori seaweeds are made in pure respect of tradition.

Rausu Kombu we propose here is grown in Hokkaido: it is Hokkaido Rausu Kombu.

This is the heart of kombu seaweed, obtained after planing, macerated in alcohol vinegar for a full day.

Honbaorihama's makombu is of very high quality, rare, and considered an exceptional product and is among the top three kombu in Japan.

Rausu kombu has a very soft fiber and is known for its broad and thin shape. When soaked in hot water, it gives a slimy, gooey texture and a rich umami flavor. Rausu creates a very richly flavored dashi, with a darker brown color than Rishiri or Makombu dashi. It is well used for Kobujime (raw fish refined by wrapping it in kombu) and Kobumaki (kombu rolls filled with cooked fish).

Nori seaweed from Tôshi island (Mié Prefecture) is particularly famous for its very delicate flavor and its deep taste (this is explained by the quality, the purity and the clearness of the sea water of the area).

Kurokuchihama's makombu is of very high quality, rare, and considered an exceptional product and is among the top three kombu in Japan.

This ma kombu seaweed is thick, cut into rectangular sheets, long refined after being dried, to provide a maximum of flavors and umami.

This kombu seaweed furikake is omnipresent on family and professional tables in Toyama.

This Rausu kombu seaweed has been specially selected for making quality dashi, colorful, rich in perfume, concentrated in umami.

This Ma Kombu, high quality, has been selected for its wide and thick leaves.

Young soft Kombu seaweed have an extremely tender texture and are slightly crunchy with a very pleasant, delicate taste. Their cooking is very quick.

Hidaka kombu seaweed, harvested south of Hokkaido, is a soft kombu, with sweet and iodized flavors.

Bo kombu seaweed is widely used both by professionals and individuals

Ma kombu is the most appreciated and used kombu in Japan.

Ma Kombu is the most popular and high quality Kombu. Possessing broad and thick leaves, it is the most appreciated. It has a refined sweetness and produces clear broths.

These wild Kombu seaweeds were cropped along the seashores of Rishiri Island in Hokkaido.

Hidaka kombu is as good to eat as it is to make dashi broth.

OKUI KAISEIDO's Tororo Kombu Seaweed is made from the finest Rausu Kombu. Rausu kombu has a very soft fiber and is known for its wide and thin shape. When soaked in hot water, it gives a slimy, gooey texture and a rich umami flavor.

Shirokuchihama's makombu is of very high quality, rare, and considered an exceptional product and is among the top three kombu in Japan.

Kombu from Rishiri Island, North Hokkaido, is very popular among Japanese cooks.

Rausu kombu seaweed is the Queen of kombu, the one acclaimed by masters in dashi.

Traditionally made using Sanpuku Nori's secret method, premium quality toasted plain sushi nori seaweed develops a rich flavor which melts in the mouth.

Rishiri kombu seaweed is consistently acclaimed by demanding Chefs.

These wild Rishiri Kombu seaweeds are cropped along the shores of Rishiri Island in Hokkaido. Their quality is recognized throughout Japan and beyond.

Hidaka kombu has soft fibers and is usually whole. This whole kombu is used for simmered dishes, Kobumaki (rolled kombu filled with cooked fish) and tsukudani condiments (kombu candied in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar). It can create a darker brown, less sweet dashi with a strong kombu taste.

Hidaka kombu has soft fibers and is usually whole. This whole kombu is used for simmered dishes, Kobumaki (rolled kombu filled with cooked fish) and tsukudani condiments (kombu candied in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar). It can create a darker brown, less sweet dashi with a strong kombu taste.

Ma kombu is a high quality kombu like Rishiri or Rebun. Its fiber is softer than Rishiri. It is mainly used in Osaka area, while Rishiri is popular in Kyoto. Makombu dashi has a rich golden color and a mild, sweet flavor.

Hidaka kombu has soft fibers and is usually whole. This whole kombu is used for simmered dishes, Kobumaki (rolled kombu filled with cooked fish) and tsukudani condiments (kombu candied in a mixture of soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar). It can create a darker brown, less sweet dashi with a strong kombu taste.

Kombu proposed here comes from Rishiri and Rebun islands, located north of Hokkaido Island, renowned for their wild kombu, the rarest and most qualitative in the world.

Ma kombu, also called Yamadashi, is a high quality kombu such as Rishiri or Rebun. Its fiber is softer than that of Rishiri.
It is used mainly in Osaka area, while Rishiri is popular in Kyoto.
Makombu dashi has a rich golden color and a mild, sweet flavor.
Its shape is wider and thicker than the others.

Kombu proposed here comes from the islands of Rishiri and Rebun, located in the north of Hokkaido Island, renowned for their wild kombu, the rarest and most qualitative in the world.
Only a few privileged people have access to them and Okui Kaisedo, our artisan, is recognized in Japan as the absolute reference.

Our funori seaweeds, rigorously and thoroughly selected by the Esan association’s seaweed fishermen, take you along Hakodate’s wild coasts, filling your nostrils with iodized fragrances and spumes.

100% natural nori rounds

These nori seaweeds have been infrared grilled at the end of production, which gives them roasted notes and iodide flavors in mouth.

Ma kombu is a high quality kombu like Rishiri or Rebun. Its fiber is softer than Rishiri. It is mainly used in Osaka area, while Rishiri is popular in Kyoto. Makombu dashi has a rich golden color and a mild, sweet flavor.