It is a salty sauce made from aged domestic lemons and has a faint scent of juniper berries.
○ The ingredients are lemon, salt, juniper berries, and simple but "hatena" taste.
No additives are used, so you can enjoy it with confidence. The carefully selected domestic lemons used are preservative-free and non-waxy. And juniper berries, which are used in Western gin, are added to add a moderate aroma. The sauce is thickened by aging the lemons, so there are many variations in how it can be used. It is a salty product with a lemon flavor, so you can enjoy the taste with just a little use.
○ Aged lemons have different sour and bitter tastes depending on the season.
No additives are used to enjoy the taste of lemon as it is. Therefore, lemons in autumn (September ~ November) are green lemons at the beginning of the season. The color of the product is slightly cream (milky white), and the taste is a little sour and sharp, and the bitterness is pronounced. Lemons in winter ~ early summer (around December ~ July) are yellow lemons that everyone knows. The color of the product becomes darker yellow, and the rich acidity stands out. Please enjoy the taste of nature in each season.
(* It is a characteristic of aged lemons, and the color changes to brown over time, but there is no problem with the quality.) )
○ How do I use it? A carefree sauce that doesn't know the rules.
You can use it as a sauce as it is, and you can use it as a sauce for fried foods (fried chicken, tonkatsu, french fries, etc.), carpaccio, dipping sauces in hot pots, cold sauce and dumplings, etc., or you can use it to arrange sauces such as lemon mayo with mayonnaise or lemon soy sauce with soy sauce. In addition, as an original recipe, it can be used in various ways, such as marinades, simmers, potato salad, lemon cream pasta, and stir-fried meat and vegetables. You can mix it with sparkling water and syrup and put a small amount in lemon squash or beer to lemon beer, mix it with shochu and sprinkle it on homemade aged lemon sour, sprinkle it on ice cream for dessert, or add an appropriate amount to whipped cream.
Try, try, enjoy cooking, eating, and being eaten.
○ What is Juniper berry?
It is the fruit of the western mouse of the cypress family (coniferous). This juniper berry is both a spice and an herb, and it calms the mind with the refreshing bitter and sweet aroma of wood unique to conifers.
It is an indispensable spice for the flavor of gin, and the aroma of gin is based on juniper berries, which are combined with various other spices to create a unique aroma and taste. It is also famous as an herbal tea by pouring hot water, and its calming scent is also used in aromatherapy. In cooking, it is also used to flavor German sauerkraut (pickled cabbage) and dressings.
Juniper berries that you may have tasted as anything else. However, although they look very similar to blueberries, they are completely different.
All "aged lemon sauce" is handmade. We do not use any additives, and each one is carefully manufactured. Please take this opportunity to give it a try.