Name: Senmaizuke – Paper-thin pickled turnip slices with kelp
Brand: Daiyasu
SKU: 899-souvenir
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (1 reviews)

Kyoto

Senmaizuke – Paper-thin pickled turnip slices with kelp by Daiyasu

: 4.3

Rating 4.3 · 1 review from Japanese buyers

[ Taste: 5.0 Value: 4.0 Volume: 3.0 Design: 5.0 Portability: 5.0 Shelf life: 4.0 ]

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The signature Kyoto pickle of winter is the famous senmaizuke (thinly sliced pickled turnip).
It is said that senmaizuke tastes best when pickled around Rittō (the start of winter), when the bone-chilling cold of the Kyoto basin begins.

At Daiyasu, the Kyoto vegetable Shogoin kabura (Shogoin turnip) is shaved with a special plane, lightly pickled in salt, and then pickled with natural kelp from Hokkaido and seasonings.
The senmaizuke, sliced thin enough to be translucent, is moderately sweet, silky smooth yet crisp.
You can cut it with the kelp to a size you like and eat it as is, or make it into senmaizuke nigiri sushi.

It is a special taste available only from December to early spring each year.
After enjoying winter in Kyoto, why not take some home as a souvenir?
The shelf life is short, about 10 days, so please eat it soon.

Good to know before you fly

Storage

Keep refrigerated
Keeps

About 10 days
Customs

Contains fruit or vegetables – check your country's customs rules before taking it home.

What Japanese buyers say

The one reviewer has eaten this senmaizuke (thinly sliced pickled turnip) since childhood, praising the kelp umami soaking into the crisp, thin slices. They bought it at Kyoto Station.

Summary of 1 review posted on the Japanese site.