Basic Grocery items for your kitchen
Selection of Soy Sauce
From basic to Tamari, from small bottle to large bottle, we have the best selection of soy sauce in Whistler.
Miso
In Japan, each family has their own taste and use variety type of miso for different way of cooking. Please try some of us. We also can recommend one for you.
Japanese Rice White/Brown
We have a few brands of Japanese (short grain) rice at store. Any of them is good for sushi. And our brown rice has soft texture and mild flavour that you can enjoy simply by itself.
Sweet rice is also called sticky rice which is used for Japanese sweets, Mochi and some other sticky rice dishes.
Sekihan(red rice) is made with sweet rice and red bean(not sweet). Commonly cooked on celebrating occasions.
Soup Stocks
We have some different type of Japanese soup stocks. Powder and liquid, made from bonito, sardine, Kombu(seaweed) or shiitake mushroom. Please ask our staff for more advice for your cooking.
Cooking Sake
Cooking sake(left) and Mirin(right). We are selling Hon-Mirin (real mirin), not mirin-like seasoning.
Tofu and soy products
Tofu is one of our most common healthy grocery item in Japan and also some Asian counties. You can enjoy them in any style very easily. Please visit our “Recipe” page.
Chilled tofu with sliced cucumber, seaweed and some toppings. We enjoy chilled tofu in many styles with soy sauce.
Tofu Shirataki ramen is a great products for weight loss diet! Shirataki (konjaku noodle) is made from konjaku potato starch. This noodle is low in calories, but rich in fibre. Enjoy your ramen without any concern of gaining weight.
Seasonings, spices and dressings
On our shelf, we have some variety of spicy items from Wasabi to garlic chili. Please ask our staff for any assistance to choose one for your cooking. We also have some tasty and healthy dressing selections.
Noodles
We have variety of noodles: Udon, Soba(buckwheat), soumen, glass noodles, Egg noodles and Ramen noodles. They are dried, frozen or cooked and chilled.
Dried Foods
In Japanese kitchen , we frequently use dried foods, like seaweed, beans, vegetables, seeds, seafood, spices and even tofu. In our store, we have some brands of sushi seaweed, and also Japanese seaweed snack which is seasoned, but not oiled.
Frozen Foods
In our freezer, you can find many of “ready to cook” or “ready to eat” items. Popular items are Udon noodle, Gyoza, Edamame, fish cake, Oden(hot pot!) package, Nattou and of course, Japanese Mochi ice cream!
Instant Foods
We have some instant options for your cooking. Instant miso soups are the most popular items. Japanese curry is very popular too. Boxed roux need some cookings, but is worth a shot!( please visit our “Recipe” page).
Sweets and Snacks
What is Japanese sweets? Mochi? Red bean paste? Yes, they are our traditional sweets. But that’s not all. There’s more items make you return for.
Drinks
We have different type of Japanese tea leaves and powders at the shelf, and the variety of bottled drinks in the fridge.
