Horikawaya Nomura Mitsuboshi Soy Sauce

200 ml bottle - Gobo City, Wakayama, Japan

Some soy sauces season your food.

This one changes how you taste it.

Horikawaya Nomura Mitsuboshi Soy Sauce has been made the same way for over 300 years—no shortcuts, no modern upgrades, no “efficiency improvements.” Just time, wood fire, and an obsessive commitment to flavor.

And you can taste it immediately.

It’s layered in a way most soy sauces aren’t. A gentle sweetness up front, a quiet hint of smoke from the wood fire, then a deep, balanced umami that lingers without overwhelming. Everything feels integrated—nothing sharp, nothing flat.

Just…complete.

Made from only Japanese-grown soybeans, wheat, and sea salt, and still produced under the guidance of the 18th-generation Nomura family in Wakayama, this is the kind of ingredient that reminds you soy sauce isn’t just salty—it’s alive with nuance.

Try it simply:

• Drizzled over rice or tofu
• With sashimi or a just-cooked egg
• Or anywhere you want to actually taste the soy sauce, not just use it

Refrigerate after opening (and don’t be surprised if you start reaching for it more than anything else in your pantry).

ingredients: Water, soy beans, wheat, salt