Sauce is indispensable for dishes such as okonomiyaki and takoyaki, which are famous in the Kansai region. Sauce is also used as a secret seasoning in other dishes to add richness and flavor. Sauces are made mainly from vegetables, fruits, and spices, and their unique flavors are created by the combination of these ingredients. This article introduces eight recommended sauces.
Kagome | Jozo Sauce Worcester 500ml
Kagome’s brewer’s sauce is made by fermenting tomatoes and other vegetables with a unique vegetable lactic acid bacteria. In addition to tomatoes, other vegetables and fruits such as carrots, apples, and spices are also mixed in. In Kansai, Worcestershire sauce, like this sauce, is the mainstream, and is recommended to be served over fried foods such as kushikatsu, yakisoba, curry, etc.
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Name: Kozo Sauce Worcester
Distributor: Kagome Co.
Suggested Retail Price: 390 yen (including tax)/500ml
Bulldog| Chuno Sauce 300ml
Chuno Sauce is a thicker sauce than Worcester Sauce. Bulldog’s Chuno Sauce contains a blend of tomatoes, onions, apples, lemons, and other fruits and vegetables with more than 7 spices. The sauce can be used by itself on dishes or combined 1:1 with ketchup or mayonnaise. No coloring, thickening agents or sweeteners are used.
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Name: Bulldog Chuno Sauce 300ml
Distributor: Bulldog Sauce Co.
Suggested retail price: 290 yen (excluding tax)
Kagome | Jozo Sauce Tonkatsu 500ml
This is a tonkatsu sauce from the first brewed sauce introduced here. It has a spicy and mild flavor. It can be used for fried foods other than tonkatsu, hamburgers, and as a secret seasoning for cooking. Tonkatsu Sauce is a thicker and sweeter sauce than Chuno Sauce.
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Name: Kozo Sauce Tonkatsu
Distributor: Kagome Co.
Suggested retail price: 390 yen (including tax)/500ml
Otafuku|Okonomiyaki Sauce 300g
Okonomi Sauce is a sauce developed with an okonomiyaki restaurant. It is a mixture of fruits and vegetables such as dates and tomatoes, and about 20 spices, and is characterized by the sweetness produced by dates. No caramel coloring or alcohol is used. Besides okonomiyaki, it can also be used as a secret seasoning for yakisoba, pancakes, and other dark-flavored dishes.
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Name: Okonomi Sauce 300g
Distributor: Otafuku Sauce Co.
Suggested Retail Price: 321 yen (tax included) / 300g
Otafuku | Takoyaki Sauce 300g
This is a special sauce for takoyaki. The key point is that it is very thick so that the sauce you pour over the takoyaki does not fall out of the takoyaki. In Kansai, people often cook takoyaki together with friends and family. Please buy some as souvenirs and have a takoyaki party at home. You can also buy takoyaki that can be cooked in a microwave oven during your trip and try this sauce.
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Name: Takoyaki Sauce
Distributor: Otafuku Sauce Co.
Suggested retail price: 321 yen (tax included)/300g
S&B | Spice Sauce Worcester 170ml
Spice Sauce is, as the name suggests, a spiced Worcestershire sauce. Since plenty of spices are used, you may feel the taste of spices more easily than other Worcester sauces. It can be used for various cooking purposes, such as pouring it over curry or fried food, or using it as a seasoning for pot-au-feu or scotch eggs. The container is thin, so it can be carried away without taking up too much space.
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Name: Spice Sauce Worcester
Sales company: SB Foods Co.
Suggested retail price: 220 yen (excluding tax)/170 ml
OLIVER| Doro sauce 360g
Oliver Sauce is a Hyogo Prefecture company that was the first in the world to market a thick brown Worcestershire sauce. Oliver’s Doro Sauce is a delicious and spicy sauce made from the precipitated portion of Worcestershire sauce. Made using the precipitation process, Doro Sauce offers a concentrated vegetable, fruit, and spice flavor not found in other sauces. Because of its dry taste, it can be used as a seasoning when you want to add spiciness to your dishes.
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Name: Doro Sauce 360g
Distributor: Oliver Sauce Co.
Suggested retail price: 562 yen (tax included)
Squid Resource| Worcester 300ml
Squid Resource is an Osaka-based company and a long-established sauce company established in 1896. It was the first company in Japan to produce authentic sauces. This Worcestershire sauce has a spicy flavor with all 10 kinds of vegetables and fruits such as tomatoes, onions, carrots, pineapples, and prunes, and 15 kinds of spices. It contains no coloring agents, thickeners, sweeteners, or any of the 28 allergens. It can be used widely, such as over boiled cabbage or fried noodles, or as a seasoning for meat and fish dishes.
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Name: Ikari Worcestershire Sauce 300
Distributor: Ika Resource Co.
Suggested Retail Price: 356 yen (tax included)
Conclusion
Sauce is an indispensable part of the Japanese dining table. It is sold in various places such as supermarkets, drugstores, convenience stores, and discount stores, making it easy to purchase. If you are thinking of making okonomiyaki or takoyaki at home, please try the sauces together.
