Japanese Grocery Haul - 7 Products He Purchased at Kitano Ace in Japan

Friday, November 30, 2018

Japanese Grocery Haul - 7 Products He Purchased at Kitano Ace in Japan

Kitano Ace Haul

As I mentioned in my previous entries, my husband went on his business trip to Japan last month. This time, he found that there was Kitano Ace (北野エース) located nearby his hotel in Yokohama city. As I mentioned in my previous entry, What I Purchased at Kitano Ace - Japan Haul, we really love products from Kitano Ace because their foods are high quality and taste really good! Kitano Ace sells a variety of groceries. If you are already an expert at Japanese foods and would like to find something you don't see at regular supermarkets in Japan, I think you will love this store. Kitano Ace has many branches in Japan. For instance, they have 15 branches in Tokyo. Anyway, today I'm going to share 7 products he purchased at Kitano Ace with you. All products listed below have so many positive reviews in Japan. :)

1. Kyushu Sweet Potato Chips, Kyushu Satsuma Chips (九州さつまチップス)
sweet potato chips
369 yen

Kyushu Sweet Potato Chips, Kyushu Satsuma Chips (九州さつまチップス)

This is my most favorite snacks from Kitano Ace! Before he went on his business trip to Japan, I had told him, "I wish I could eat 100 bags of Kyushu Satsuma Chips!" That's why he purchased this one there. (However, he purchased only one bag of it!) ;)

Japanese sweet potatoes are called satsuma imo. Satsuma (薩摩, さつま) is a former name of a district in Kagoshima prefecture. Imo (芋, いも) means a potato in Japanese. Kagoshima prefecture located on Kyushu island (九州) is the largest Japanese sweet potato producer in Japan.

Kyushu Sweet Potato Chips, Kyushu Satsuma Chips (九州さつまチップス)

The chips are sweet and so crunchy! I hope you will try ones someday!

2. Nadaman Cream Cheese Rice Crackers, Nadaman Cream Cheese Okaki (なだ万クリームチーズおかき)
cream cheese flavor rice crackers & bacon flavor rice crackers
200 yen

Nadaman Cream Cheese Rice Crackers, Nadaman Cream Cheese Okaki (なだ万クリームチーズおかき)

Last time, we had purchased this cracker for our Japanese friends, and they told us that it was so delicious. That's why we really wanted to try this one for our first time. :)

Nadaman (なだ万) is a famous high-end Japanese restaurant established in 1830. They also sell some bento boxes and side dishes at depachika (デパ地下) in many department stores in Japan. (As I mentioned in my previous entry, depachika is delicatessen on underground floors of department stores.)

Nadaman Cream Cheese Rice Crackers, Nadaman Cream Cheese Okaki (なだ万クリームチーズおかき)

It had a lot of small size rice crackers. It contained puffy cream cheese flavor rice crackers and cranchy bacon flavor rice crackers. It was way beyond my expectations! :) I thought this one was one of the best rice crackers I've ever had, and it was pretty affordable. If you go to Kitano Ace, you should try this one. :)

Nadaman Cream Cheese Rice Crackers, Nadaman Cream Cheese Okaki (なだ万クリームチーズおかき)

3. Lemon and Squid Flavor Snacks, Setouchi Lemon Ikaten (瀬戸内れもん味イカ天)
lemon and squid flavor snacks
300 yen

Lemon and Squid Flavor Snacks, Setouchi Lemon Ikaten (瀬戸内れもん味イカ天)

This Setouchi Lemon Ikaten is lemon and squid flavor snacks. Ikaten (イカ天) means squid tempura in Japanese. It was flavored with lemons grown in Setouchi region (瀬戸内地方).

Lemon and Squid Flavor Snacks, Setouchi Lemon Ikaten (瀬戸内れもん味イカ天)

I really loved these snacks! They had very fresh lemon flavor, and I noticed squid tastes! I thought that it would taste good with beer. (I don't usually drink alcohol though.) If you love beer, you might want to try this one. :)

Lemon and Squid Flavor Snacks, Setouchi Lemon Ikaten (瀬戸内れもん味イカ天)

4. Japanese Soup Stock with Flying Fish, Ago Iri Dashi (あご入りだし)
Japanese Soup Stock with Flying Fish
25 packs of soup stock
916 yen each

Japanese Soup Stock with Flying Fish, Ago Iri Dashi (あご入りだし)

I wanted to try Kitano Ace Ago Iri Dashi (あご入りだし). Ago dashi, agodashi (あごだし) is fish based broth made from dried flying fish. As I mentioned in my previous entry, Shopping at Don Quijote Ginza and Japanese Vending Machines, agodashi has been very popular in Japan these years. People in Japan use agodashi for making miso soup, udon soup, ramen soup and etc. (By the way, I also love Marutai Nagasaki Agodashi Ramen.)

Japanese Soup Stock with Flying Fish, Ago Iri Dashi (あご入りだし)

This Ago Iri Dashi contains 25 packs of agodashi.

Japanese Soup Stock with Flying Fish, Ago Iri Dashi (あご入りだし)

If you want to cook miso soup, you can put one pack of agodashi in 800ml (27 fl oz) of water and bring it to a boil. Then, simmer it for one to two minutes and take the pack out from the boiling water. Add your favorite ingredients such as tofu, and simmer it until ingredients are cooked. Turn off the heat, and add your favorite miso paste. Serve it and sprinkle some chopped green onions. That's it. You can also make udon soup, takikomi gohan, nabe dish with this agodashi.

Japanese Soup Stock with Flying Fish, Ago Iri Dashi (あご入りだし)

How much of Ago Iri Dashi should you use?
・1 Pack for 600ml of Water for Japanese Clear Soup (お吸物), Oden (おでん) and Nabe (よせ鍋)
・1 Pack for 400ml of Water for Simmered Vegetables (煮物)
・1 Pack for One Rice Cup (米１合) of Takikomi Gohan (炊き込みご飯)
・1 Pack for 800ml of Water for Miso Soup (お味噌汁)
・1 Pack for 400ml of Water for Chawan Mushi (茶碗蒸し), Soba Soup (そば), Udon Soup (うどん) and Tentsuyu (天つゆ)

With using this agodashi, I have cooked miso soup, takikomi gohan and so on. Those turned out very delicious. I also sent Kitano Ago Iri Dashi to my mother-in-law and she loves it as well. :)

5. Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Sesame Seeds, Goma Takanazuke (ごま高菜漬け)
Japanese pickles
276 yen

Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Sesame Seeds, Goma Takanazuke (ごま高菜漬け)

I really love takanazuke! As I mentioned in my previous entry, How to Prepare Takanazuke, Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles, takanazuke is Japanese mustard leaf pickles and is perfect with steamed white rice. In Fukuoka, where is my hometown, takanazuke is famous local pickles and also popular tonkotsu ramen topping. This Kitano Ace Takanazuke is already cut finely to ready to eat, so I just moved it into my Pyrex container. I enjoyed it with steamed white rice.

Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Sesame Seeds, Goma Takanazuke (ごま高菜漬け)

There was the recipe of a fried rice with takanazuke!

Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Sesame Seeds, Goma Takanazuke (ごま高菜漬け)

6. Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Spicy Pollock Roe, Karashi Mentaiko Takana (からし明太子高菜)
Japanese pickles
369 yen

Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Spicy Pollock Roe, Karashi Mentaiko Takana (からし明太子高菜)

He also purchased Karashi Mentaiko Takana (からし明太子高菜), Japanese mustard leaf pickles with spicy pollock roe. I really love karashi mentaiko! This one is also already cut finely to ready to eat and is perfect with steamed white rice.

There was also the recipe of Krashi Mentaiko Yakisoba.

Japanese Mustard Leaf Pickles with Spicy Pollock Roe, Karashi Mentaiko Takana (からし明太子高菜)

7. Cooked Sardines Coated with Sesame Seeds, Kingoma Iwashi (金ごまいわし)
cooked sardines
150g (7 sardines)
500 yen

Cooked Sardines Coated with Sesame Seeds, Kingoma Iwashi (金ごまいわし)

This time, he purchased Kingoma Iwashi (金ごまいわし), cooked sardines coated with sesame seeds. It's perfect with steamed white rice. :) It's also perfect as a side dish for obento or snacks that go well with sake.

Cooked Sardines Coated with Sesame Seeds, Kingoma Iwashi (金ごまいわし)

The sardines were simmered with soy sauce and sugar and were coated with plenty of ground toasted sesame seeds. I really loved that they had very savory sesame seed aroma! They were sweet and salty, and I enjoyed them with white rice. :)