Cold-matured Pure Rice Vinegar

Description

A pure, purist rice vinegar, essential for all Japanese cuisines, from the most traditional (washoku) to the most modern (youshoku).

The first mark of purism: whereas most rice vinegars of Japanese origin are brewed with long-grain rice imported from South-East Asia, widely available and inexpensive but often of dubious quality, this vinegar is made by brewing short-grain rice grown exclusively in Japan. Thanks to its starch content, which is much higher than that of long rice, japonica short rice ensures a lovely sweetness to the finished vinegar.

A second mark of purism: the Mannen producer brews this vinegar using the traditional method, known as static, without ever stirring the mixture during fermentation. This allows the acetic bacteria to work at their own pace, in complete tranquillity, producing a vinegar with delicate aromas and no overpowering acidity (in modern methods, the must is shaken to expose the bacteria to the elements. Stressed in this way, they work faster but also less well, like humans).

Third mark of purism: this vinegar contains rice and water, nothing more. No alcohol, no stabilisers, no colourings. Just the essentials.

Storage :

Refrigerate after opening.

Ingredients :

Water, rice.

Shelf Life:1 year after opening.