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Young Sushi Chef awarded Michelin Star
December 3, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Junya Kudo is a young sushi chef who received ONE MICHELIN STAR in his early thirties.His sushi always makes even Japanese people much surprised, impressed and deeply moved as you can watch in the video.What makes his sushi different ?He spends much of his time seeking the best ingredients, and then carefully cook them with …
Gift Wrapping Service gets available
November 11, 2015 TopicsSpecial Services
We’re pleased to announce that Hocho-Knife official store has released Gift Wrapping Service for the coming Holiday Season.The beautiful wrapping paper features Japanese-inspired designs.You can add a Message Card and your favorite message for your loved one. Please check the detail of this option.>> Go to “Gift Wrapping and Message Card” pageIf you have any question about this article, …
Oishii JAPAN
November 3, 2015 Topics
Oishii JAPAN, the ASEAN’s largest exhibition for Japanese cuisine “Washoku”, was held in Singapore from 22 until 24 October, 2015. Some of our important knife suppliers successfully ran booths with their Singapore dealers, because of recent popularity of Japanese food and its most important tool — sharp kitchen knives.The exhibition’s website provides an excellent material to introduce the essence, style …
“Hamon” is a defect?
October 27, 2015 Topics
A customer asked about the wave line on a popular kitchen knife, “Tojiro DP Cobalt Alloy 3 Layers Chef Knife(Gyuto) 210mm“ “Hi there, I’ve got the knife. awesome sharpness, love it.Just one thing bothers me – there are two scratches on both sides each of the blade along all way along the cutting edge. I am …
Japanese and German Chef’s Knives
October 19, 2015 TopicsTypes & PurposesBrands
COOK’S ILLUSTRATED tested several Chef’s knives in the past. We’ve reviewed it and decided to post the article in their magazine for your reference, because it still provides important & useful suggestion comparing Japanese and German Chef’s knives.The magazine was published in Nov-Dec 2009 by COOK’S ILLUSTRATED, and you can read some article and video in …
Imagine the Life Without Blades
October 6, 2015 Topics
This is the PR movie produced by SEKI city, 800-year historical blade capital in Japan.You might see very strange world if there were no blades such as knives, shave and scissors … a mother chops a carrot, a man gets beards out of his face by packing tape, a hairdresser bites off hairs of his customer …
Who is the First Sushi Chef to Receive THREE MICHELIN STARS ?
September 21, 2015 TopicsJapanese Cuisine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed President Barack Obama to Tokyo in April,2015 by taking him to the greatest sushi restaurant in the world, “Sukiyabashi Jiro”.The master of the restaurant is 90 years old — Jiro Ono — who is the first sushi chef to receive THREE MICHELIN STARS as you may know.He has been …
What’s TSUKIMI ?
September 15, 2015 TopicsEvents
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (moon-viewing) is known an annual Japanese festival in appreciation of the autumn moon. It falls on the night of August 15 (of the lunar calendar), as the full moon in the clear autumn sky is quite beautiful. These days normally fall in September and October of the modern solar calendar. Tsukimi refers …
Essential beautility, ISEYA knives
August 26, 2015 TopicsDamascus KnivesBrands
ISEYA brand by SETO Cutlery MFG Co.,Ltd. has been cultivated in the 800-year historical blade capital of SEKI city, Japan. The company was established in 1908, and they have been manufacturing and trading excellent knives more than 100 years.All the knives by SETO Cutlery have the sharp-durable edge made by careful forging and polishing by Japanese …
Daimonji Bonfire in Kyoto (Daimonji Gozan Okuribi)
August 24, 2015 Topics
The Daimonji Bonfire, or Daimonji Gozan Okuribi, is a traditional event and was held on the evening of August 16th in Kyoto JAPAN.Large Chinese characters and other motifs are drawn by fires on the slopes of the mountains surrounding the Kyoto Basin in the evening. It is a famous for evoking the image of a …
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 …