When the peel of a domestic lemon aged with salt was dried, it became a delicious lemon salt.
○ The ingredients are lemon, salt, and juniper berries for a "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 lemon zest, which has been thickened by aging the lemon, is slowly dried to make lemon salt (lemon salt).
It is a lemon salt (powder) with a characteristic lemon scent and a slightly bitter taste.
○ From the lemon itself, there are differences in the taste of sour and bitter 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.
○ Now, how do you use this taste?
It can be used as a flavor accent for fried foods (fried chicken, tonkatsu, french fries, etc.), pizza, sashimi, potato salad, yakitori, and other dishes that do not want to contain moisture. It also goes well with desserts such as cakes and fruits by mixing it with rice balls and lemon salt nigiri, cakes. Try to find a combination of unexpected things and a taste that is "hatena?"
○ 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 salt" is handmade. We do not use any additives, and each one is carefully manufactured. Please take this opportunity to give it a try.