HOKKAIDO CAN

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Black saury

Red saury

Sardines simmered in olive oil with lemon

Simmered sardines in soy sauce with Japanese pepper

Pacific cod simmered in soy sauce

Sweet and spicy simmered silver flounder and flounder

Softly boiled knotted kelp

UNGAPLUS delivers delicious seafood to you in collaboration with Hokkai Seikan Co., Ltd., a symbol of the Otaru North Canal. Using a technique called "chrysanthemum packing," soft ingredients are packed one by one by hand. This method, in which pacific saury and sardine meat is packed like flower petals into cans, is a time-consuming process, but it keeps the fish meat from falling apart and ensures a beautiful appearance.

Maruyu, a company with over 40 years of history in Nemuro, Hokkaido, manufactures canned goods. Since the beginning, they have been committed to using fresh, delicious local ingredients to produce the highest quality canned goods, a simple and uncompromising philosophy that they have maintained ever since they first opened.

[Hokkai Can Co., Ltd.]
At the end of the Meiji period, canned food production flourished with the development of the North Pacific fishing industry, which was pioneered by Kitamae ship owners, and in 1921 the Hokkai Canning Warehouse was established in Otaru. Warehouse No. 3, equipped with a spiral chute for unloading products onto ships moored in the canal, is a symbolic structure that, along with the North Canal, evokes the city's history. The group of facilities, which were essential to the development of Otaru, have been designated as historic buildings by the city, and their scenery is beloved by many residents.

[Black saury with black pepper and soy sauce]
This product uses fresh saury caught at Hanasaki Port in Nemuro. In eastern Hokkaido, it is common to add pepper to soy sauce when eating saury sashimi. Each saury is individually packed into a petal shape called "chrysanthemum packing," allowing this traditional seasoning, loved by locals, to be enjoyed in canned goods.

[Red saury with chili pepper soy sauce]
This product uses fresh saury caught at Hanasaki Port in Nemuro. In eastern Hokkaido, it is common to add chili pepper to soy sauce when eating saury sashimi. Each saury is individually packed into a petal shape called "chrysanthemum packing," allowing you to enjoy this traditionally loved local seasoning in a canned product.

[Simmered sardines with olives and lemon]
These sardines, known as "Nemuro Shichisei" (Nemuro Seven Stars), are from Nemuro, Hokkaido. They migrate off the coast of eastern Hokkaido, where nutrients are abundant, and are known for their fatty, firm flesh. They are individually packed into petal-shaped containers known as "chrysanthemum filling" and simmered in olive oil. Finished with a refreshing touch of lemon juice.

[Simmered sardines in soy sauce with Japanese pepper]
These sardines, known as "Nemuro Shichisei," are from Nemuro, Hokkaido. They migrate off the coast of eastern Hokkaido, where nutrients are abundant, making them known for their fatty, firm flesh. Each one is individually packed into a petal shape known as "chrysanthemum packing," and seasoned with Hokkaido soy sauce and sugar, with a touch of Japanese pepper.

[Simmered cod in soy sauce]
"Madarako" is freshly filleted cod from Nemuro, Hokkaido, and seasoned with Hokkaido soy sauce and sugar. This can is packed with the bounty of the northern sea, making it the perfect accompaniment to rice or as a snack with alcohol.

[Sweet and spicy stewed silver flounder and flounder]
In Nemuro, it is called "silver flounder" and is one of the largest flatfish. The flounder fin is simmered in Hokkaido soy sauce and sugar.

[Softly boiled knotted kelp]
This exquisite dish is made by carefully tying each piece of samae konbu kelp from Kaigara Island, one of the four northern islands, and slowly simmering it in Hokkaido soy sauce. The umami flavor of the konbu, which has been infused with flavor, will whet your appetite.

The Hokkai Umaisen series is delicious just as it is, but with a little extra effort it can be made even more delicious!
We introduce recommended recipes using HOKKAI CAN.

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