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Experience the Richness of Hon Mirin in Every Dish
Hon Mirin is not just an ingredient; it’s a piece of Japanese culinary tradition. Used extensively in teriyaki and other beloved dishes, our Hon Mirin brings a sweet, complex flavor and a perfect glaze to your cooking.
What is Hon Mirin?
Hon Mirin is a traditional sweet cooking wine from Japan, made with meticulous care from glutinous rice, koji rice, and distilled alcohol. This combination ferments over several months to produce a rich, umami-packed condiment essential in many Japanese recipes.
Why Chefs Should Use Hon Mirin
Professional chefs appreciate Hon Mirin for its capacity to balance savory flavors with its natural sweetness, enrich food’s colors, and provide a glossy finish to dishes.
Materials
Glutinous rice, koji (made from rice), alcohol
Manufacturing process
By using the shikomi technique (mix), sticky rice and distilled alcohol are combined to Koji (made of rice) to create moromi (wet mash), which is kept in enormous tanks for months. After such a prolonged period, the combination is squeezed and filtered into the Hon Mirin.
Product details
| Alcohol: | 14% vol. |
| Packaging: | 880ml | 1.8L | 18L |
| Exp. date: | 12 months from manufacturing date |
Usage
① Increase sweetness
With its components containing kinds of sugar, Hon-Mirin is used to create the natural fragrant sweet taste for food.
② More attractive color
Hon-Mirin contains a variety of sugars, which enhance the color of foods when cooked over an open fire. Grilled foods will be perfectly browned.
③ Remove odor
The unpleasant odors such as the fishy odor will be reduced while the alcohol evaporates away.
④ More fragrant
Thanks to the impact of sugars and amino acids, it helps food retain the essence and characteristic fragrance.
⑤ Prevent food being crushed when cooking
The ingredients including sugar and alcohol in Hon-Mirin help materials not being crushed when cooking.
⑥ More flavor
Food becomes more tasty with spices by alcohol concentration in Hon-Mirin.
Hon Mirin Comparison
Hon Mirin and Mirin Fu are both popular seasonings in Japanese cuisine, but they have different characteristics.
Hon Mirin with Mirin Fu
Hon Mirin
ALCOHOL
14%
production
Natural brewing
Pros
Bring special meals with many unexpected benefits
Mirin Fu
ALCOHOL
Under 1%
production
Mixing from spices & sugar
Pros
Mirin fu does not contain alcohol, it should not be the perfect spice
Hon Mirin with Ryorishu
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① More fragrant
② Remove unpleasant odor of materials
③ More spice seasoning
④ Soften materials
⑤ Preserve food longer
⑥ Taste better
⑦ More attractive color
⑧ Prevent food being crushed when cooking
⑨ Increase sweetness
Hon Mirin
Ryorishu