List of products by brand ASSOCIATION ESAN
ESAN Association was founded by Hakodate seaweed producers and fishermen and the objective of Mr Saito (in charge of sales).
It is to supply local seafood directly to consumers, at a reasonable price while at the same time preserving their flavour and freshness.
Hakodate town and the cuisine of Hokkaido ( Japan's northern isle) are renowned for their abundance of fresh seafood. Kombu seaweed and cuttlefish are particularly well appreciated in Japan. Makombu (Laminaria japonica areschoug) seaweed was traditionally considered as a luxury product for the shogunats (Japanese military governments from the end of the 12th century to the Meiji period -1868).
Nowadays, numerous tourists visit Hakodate market throughout the day, looking for this divine flavour. Mount Esan, an active volcano, overlooks the town of Hakodate. From its heights there is a magnificent panorama: a vast stretch of bluish sea and in spring its slopes are covered by some 600 000 flamboyant red azaleas.
The area of Esan, in Hakodate, is renowned for its seaweed production : Makombu (Laminaria japonica areschoug) and Kagome Kombu (Kjellmaniella crassifolia Miyabe ).
In summer during the drying period, their smells and fragrances deliciously invade the township. The richness of the natural marine resources of Esan influenced a massive immigration of wajins ( a Japanese people) 400 years ago.
The presence of two currents off Esan, one hot the other cold, has helped develop the fishing industry. Delicious firm fleshed fish and seaweed are abundant there.
The seaweed, pushed by vigorous waves, is harvested by hand from spring to autumn in the early morning, and then washed and dried in the sun.
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Wild Wakame seaweed
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From €6.60Our 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.
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Hokkaido Sômen Kombu seaweed
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From €9.60Sômen Kombu, a real sea delight, are very young spring seaweeds, of just a year old.
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Young soft Kombu seaweed
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From €5.25Young soft Kombu seaweed have an extremely tender texture and are slightly crunchy with a very pleasant, delicate taste. Their cooking is very quick.
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Dried Kombu seaweed for Ma Kombu dashi stock
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From €20.35Ma kombu is the most appreciated and used kombu in Japan.
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Dried funori seaweed
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From €8.80Our 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.
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