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Stainless steel or High-carbon steel ?
August 11, 2015 Topics
An entry level sushi chef was looking for a sushi knife, Yanagiba,and asked which one he should pick up from our lineup for his job. “Sorry for disturbing,I see u have 2 types of sabun knife :high carbon stainless steel and high carbon steel MV…Can you please tell me what’s the difference between them? I …
Culture of Japanese Kitchen Knives
June 21, 2015 Topicsabout Hocho
This is a documentary of Sushi Knives by NHK, The Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Its narration is in English, so very useful for you to understand in detail. If you have any question, please feel free to contact us anytime. Thank you for reading and best regards! All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hocho” represents Made-in-Japan (Sushi …
Unique design, MCUSTA ZANMAI
June 11, 2015 Topics
Mcusta Zanmai brand by MARUSHO Inc. has been cultivated in the 800-year historical blade capital of SEKI city, Japan. It is at the top of the synthesis between traditional Japanese craftsmanship and modern cutting edge technology. Each knife design is meticulously evaluated and refined. Only the finest materials are chosen for supreme durability, function and …
Why SAKAI ?
May 18, 2015 Topicsabout Hocho
Much high-quality Japanese knives originates from SAKAI in Osaka, Japan, the capital of samurai sword manufacturing since the 14th century.The Sakai sushi knives industry started in the 16th century and nowadays enhanced its reputation for quality worldwide. You know, it is said that around “90%” of the professional Japanese-style-ood chefs in Japan use the knives …
HOW TO EAT SUSHI in the right manner
May 10, 2015 TopicsHow toJapanese Cuisine
Mr.Yasuda, a three-star restaurant chef, explains HOW TO EAT SUSHI in the right manner. Is the article helpful for you? If you have any question, please feel free to contact us. Thank you and best regards ! All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hocho” represents Made-in-Japan (Sushi / Sashimi) Kitchen Knives, that is the …
Kitchen-knife mound, “Hocho-Zuka”
May 4, 2015 Topicsabout Hocho
“Hocho-Zuka” is a kitchen-knife mound in Japan to pray for prosperity of your business and thankfulness for the knife you have used. People dedicate their used kitchen knives into it, and make a commitment in front of the mound that they strive to study more and more of the cooling skill in future. Thank …
Do you know what fish is the most popular in Japan?
April 27, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Do you know what fish is the most popular in Japan? Of course Tuna is one of the most popular in the world. But for a long time from Edo era, TAI (Sea Bream) is the king of fish for Sushi and Sashimi in Japan.The TAI in the picture is around 80cm long! Of course it is …
Complaint about Japanese traditional-style blade
April 12, 2015 TopicsBlade Styles
A customer had unfortunately been angry at the appearance of a Japanese traditional-style blade and gave a complaint, “I recently bought a knife through your online store, which I just received. On inspecting the product, I was disappointed with its quality. The blade was badly fitted to the handle and there was some rust on the tip …
Feature on LEFT handed kitchen knives
March 30, 2015 TopicsEventsLeft-Handed Knives
A lot of LEFT-handed persons have given us their serious voice for kitchen knives with special blades that are finished for LEFT-handed. To answer for them, we’ve develop a special page for LEFT-handed kitchen knives. We’d appreciate it if you could advise us about the feature. Thank you and best regards, All the Hocho-Knife staff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …
What is Big Merits of purchasing in Hocho-Knife store?
Why do you feel the Big Merits when you visit to purchase in Hocho-Knife store? We always give this question to ourselves, to think about and realize customer benefits, because you, our customer, take the time to visit our store to see the contents.The following 3 reasons are our strengths, we believe, comparing to other …
Hocho-Knife site design Updated
March 2, 2015 Topics
We’re pleased to announce that our Japanese Kitchen Knife specialized site has been updated with a graphical slide. We’d much appreciate it if you could visit the updated page to give us your advice / comment. Please feel free to contact us anytime if you have any question. Thank you so much and best regards, …
Hocho-Knife Official Newsletter
February 24, 2015 TopicsWelcome
*Don’t miss a special present for Limited new subscribers by the end of February! Our Official Newsletter delivers Limited & Hidden Topics of the Made-in-Japan kitchen knives, Unknown Japanese food culture and Other unmissable information for You SPECIALLY! Don’t hesitate to subscribe to the Official Newsletter. >>Read More IMPORT JAPAN.COM, INC. Hocho-Knife …
Concern upon Sushi Preparation Techniques
January 30, 2015 Topics
Today, we’re pleased to introduce the “Sushi Skills Institute”. More than 50,000 sushi restaurants are said outside Japan. And it is concerned that sushi preparation techniques have not kept pace with the rapid sushi boom and market expansion, and many accidents are caused by incorrectly prepared and handled raw fish. No matter which country, it …
Annual Cutlery Festival in SEKI city, JAPAN
SEKI is a small historical city in GIFU prefecture, but an important production center of the Japanese kitchen knives. The 47th annual cutlery festival was successfully held on 11-12th October. The weather was fortunately good, while a super tyhoon VONGFONG is forecasted to seriously hit Japan on 13-14th. Many people came from around the world, to …
Unique Dimpled Hocho Brand, Glestain
September 28, 2014 TopicsBrands
Glestain knives have unique dimples in the blade’s surface. The dimples reduce surface tension between the blade and the food being cut, allowing faster, easier, and more efficient cutting. The Glestain All-Stainless knives are made in Japan by Honma Kagaku, immediately recognizable by their unique design. “Dimples” in the blade’s surface reduce surface tension between …
