Okazu by Abokichi
A SOFI AWARD IS THE TOP HONOR IN THE $140 MILLION SPECIALITY
FOOD INDUSTRY IN THE US.
Since 1972, the sofi Awards have helped the Specialty Food
Association advance culinary excellence and creativity worldwide by recognizing
the outstanding work of its members. The 2020 sofi winners were chosen from nearly
1,800 entries by a national panel of culinary experts in a blind tasting.
Yamaroku Soy Sauce aged in Kioke
A fifth generation soy sauce brewer and master builder of the large wooden barrels (kioke) traditionally used in Japan to ferment foods, Yasuo Yamamoto is proving the flavor benefits of the kioke barrels by the deep, dark overwhelming savoriness of the classic style of soy sauce that he is making with them at Yamaroku Soy Sauce.
