Umami Tasting Box featuring six carefully selected Japanese ingredients for exploring authentic umami flavors at home.
Umami Tasting Box featuring six carefully selected Japanese ingredients for exploring authentic umami flavors at home.
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Umami Dashi Pack Tomato
Budo Sansho Powder
Smoked Naturally Brewed soy Sauce
Yuzu Kosho Paste
Rikosan Black Vinegar
Shio / Sweet / Soy Koji Sauce
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Chef's Tasting Box

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This tasting box features 6 authentic Japanese ingredients, each one crafted to amplify umami. At The House of Umami, we introduce these products in restaurant kitchens across the U.S., and the response from chefs has been unanimous — they ask for more.

Inside, you'll find bold standouts like sansho, yuzu kosho, koji sauce and versatile, high-impact ingredients that inspire new dish ideas.

New to our site? This is the perfect starting point. These are the products top chefs keep reaching for — now available for home chefs!
(*See detailed description of each in the images)

  • Umami Dashi Pack Tomato (0.25 oz / 7g x 5 packs)
  • Budo Sansho Powder (0.10 oz / 3g)
  • Smoked Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce (2.4 fl oz / 70ml)
  • Yuzu Kosho Paste (3.2 oz / 90g)
  • Rinkosan Black Vinegar (5.1 fl oz / 150ml)
  • Koji Sauce (6.3 oz / 180g)*

*Due to small-batch production, this box includes 1 koji varient: Shio Koji, Soy Koji, or Sweet Koji. The variant may vary by lot and availability. If you prefer a specific type, click on your "Cart" button and add a note; we’ll accommodate when inventory allows.
*This box is limited in quantity. Available while stocks last.
*This is a gourmet food product and contains no tobacco or nicotine.

・Umami Dashi Pack Tomato
Tomato powder, Onions, Salt, Sugar, Tomatoes, Starch hydrolysate, Yeast extract, Basil, Oregano

・Budo Sansho Powder
Sansho Pepper

・Smoked Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
Soybean, Wheat, Salt, Alcohol

・Yuzu Kosho Paste
Yuzu, Green Pepper, Salt

・Rinkosan Black Vinegar
Brown Rice

・Koji Sauce
Shio Koji: Rice Koji, Sea Salt
Soy Koji: Rice Koji, Soy Sauce (Soy, Wheat)
Sweet Koji: Rice Koji
*All Koji Sauces are manufactured in a facility that uses soybeans.

・Umami Dashi Pack Tomato
Store in a cool, dry place, away from light.
Recommended Shelf Life:
1 year when stored in a cool place.

・Budo Sansho Powder
Store at room temperature.

・Smoked Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
Store at room temperature away from direct sunlight. Refrigerate after opening. Consume as soon as possible after opening.

・Yuzu Kosho Paste
Store at room temperature away from high temperatures and direct sunlight (unopened).
*Refrigerate after opening.

・Rinkosan Black Vinegar
There may be sedimentation from the ingredients and the color may become darker, but this does not affect the quality. Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight (unopened). *Refrigerate after opening.

・Koji Sauce
Store in a cool, dry place. Keep the package sealed for freshness. Exposure to temperature changes or direct sunlight may cause browning reactions, but this does not affect its quality.

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