Savory Fatty Flatfish (Engawa) Kimchi

Kawasaki's famous kimchi, featured in Japanese TV and in the media.

- From rich, fatty flatfish used in high-end sushi restaurants -

Recognized as one of the "100 best products of Kanagawa" and "Kawasaki's specialty".

It is made from the fatty Engawa fish used by high-class sushi restaurants and an exquisite combination of spiciness and flavor, is a gourmet delicacy that is rich in collagen, gelatin, EPA, and other noteworthy ingredients. It is a perfect accompaniment to rice or as a snack.

Unique formula to create a "Delicious and Rich" flavor

Exceptional commitments to Kimchi

Just as delicious food is made with carefully selected ingredients, so too is kimchi made with quality ingredients.

Every day, artisans head to Ota Fruits and Vegetable Wholesale Fresh Market to purchase ingredients of their kimchi, and change the place of production according to the season.

1. Using only selected Japanese-grown Chinese cabbage

From the beginning of winter to early spring, they use large, frosty yellow-colored Chinese cabbage from Ibaraki and Gunma prefectures.

A farmer in Sakuho, Nagano Prefecture, has been their supplier for the past several decades.

2. Specialty peppers

Chili peppers are the most decisive ingredient in making kimchi.

Story of Otsukimono Kei 

It's a kimchi specialty restaurant that began in 2003 in Kawasaki Korea Town. It was started by a fruit and vegetable store owner, and a former artisan at the popular Korea Town barbecue restaurant, Keihokuen.
They rented a store that had been vacant for more than 10 years in a residential area for 60,000 yen/month and started by clearing out the storeroom.

Regardless of location, if you make good food, people will come to buy it!
Vegetable professionals and artisan of Kawasaki Korea Town had passion and confidence.

However, when they first started, awareness was low and daily sales ranged from zero to several thousand yen....

The artisan had to work part-time as a vegetable delivery man to make ends meet. Still, he held on to the dream that he would be able to sell his products.

To achieve their goal, he pursued "kimchi that can be served on the table every day" and a taste that is easy for everyone to enjoy.

Every day, they continued to make products through trial and error.
Little by little, they began to receive positive feedback from our customers.
Now they are able to sell more than they ever thought possible when they started. 

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Kawasaki City Collaboration

Kawasaki City is located in the northeastern part of Kanagawa Prefecture. Across the Tama River is Tokyo on the other side. The eastern part of the city borders Tokyo Bay.　The Keihin Industrial Zone is lined with numerous factories along the coast, and when the factories are lit up at night, a fantastic night view emerges.

Since Kawasaki city is one of The 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Hiroshige Utagawa, 1832-1833), there are many historical sites such as Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple for Shingon Buddhism and Inage Shrine with a 1,000 year-old tree.

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