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A glass jar of Wasabi Powder - 23g from The Wasabi Company, with a black lid and dark label, is centered on a white background, offering authentic Japanese spicy flavor for your dishes.
Wasabi Powder - 23g
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White Miso - 500g: A Japanese miso paste in a clear-lidded container with Japanese text. Ideal for miso soup or recipes needing delicate umami flavor.
White Miso - 500g
£7.95
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A 40g green and white bag of Wadakyu Katsuobushi Bonito Flakes (Katsuwonus pelamis), ideal for dashi stock, with Japanese and English text on the front.
Wadakyu Katsuobushi, Bonito Flakes
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A 210ml clear glass bottle of Smoked Soy Sauce with a gold cap and beige Japanese label, offering cherry wood smoke flavor, umami notes, and a barcode.
Smoked Soy Sauce - 210ml
£10.50
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A clear plastic bag of Okinawa Sugar from Murakami Syouten (500g) with Japanese text and contact info printed on a white label on the front.
Okinawa Sugar from Murakami Syouten - 500g
£7.95
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A 150ml bottle of Smoked Soy Sauce with a black cap and label is centered on a white background, providing a rich, smoky flavour thats vegan friendly.
Smoked Soy Sauce - 150ml
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A 75g square plastic container of Black Garlic Sea Salt - 75g from South West Garlic Farm, with a barcode on the front and a unique flavour.
Black Garlic Sea Salt - 75g
£3.95
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A brown resealable pouch labeled Wasabi Label Togarashi Shichimi Spice Mix 100g on a plain white background.
Wasabi Label Togarashi Shichimi Spice Mix
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A square plastic container labeled Black Garlic Bulbs - Each from South West Garlic Farm, Dorset, holds a single bulb and features product info on a black background highlighting its unique fermentation process.
Black Garlic Bulbs - Each
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A clear plastic bag of Wadaman Furikake Sesame & Shiso (30g) with a beige label featuring Japanese text, a purple shiso leaf, and hints of toasted sesame seeds.
Wadaman Furikake Sesame & Shiso - 30g
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A 50g plastic tub of Black Garlic (Peeled Cloves), featuring a barcode and ingredient info on the lid. Peeled and ready to eat, this versatile seasoning offers a rich balsamic vinegar flavor.
Black Garlic (Peeled Cloves) - 50g
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Organic Tonkatsu Sauce - 175g, in a white-capped bottle with Japanese text on a white label, sits on a plain white background—an ideal way to bring authentic Japanese flavor to your dishes.
Organic Tonkatsu Sauce - 175g
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Yakiniku Barbecue Sauce - 300ml comes in a bottle with a black cap, featuring Japanese text, a cow illustration, and visible sesame-flavored sauce—ideal for elevating your Japanese cuisine experience.
Yakiniku Barbecue Sauce - 300ml
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Rishiri Wild Kombu Seaweed comes in a clear plastic package with a white Japanese label, ideal for making rich, flavorful dashi stock.
Rishiri Wild Kombu Seaweed
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Shiitake Mushroom Powder - 40g comes in a clear pouch with Japanese text and a small red logo. Made from forest-grown shiitake, it’s ideal as a natural flavour enhancer, adding deep, rich umami taste to your dishes.
Shiitake Mushroom Powder - 40g
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The Umami-so Miso Seasoning - 70g comes in a brown plastic container with white and colored dots, labeled “MISO パウダー,” and delivers natural umami miso flavor, photographed on a plain white background.
Umami-so Miso Seasoning - 70g
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A clear plastic bag of Wadaman Furikake Shoyu Sesame 30g with a beige label showing Japanese text and an illustration of a wooden container with a ladle.
Wadaman Furikake Shoyu Sesame 30g
£3.50
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A 300g square plastic container of Black Garlic Sugar – a blend of black garlic and cane sugar from South West Garlic Farm, ideal for BBQ marinades or creative savoury cooking.
Black Garlic Sugar - 300g
£4.75
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Vegetable Dashi with Kombu & Shiitake - 300ml: A glass bottle of vegetarian dashi featuring Hokkaido kombu and shiitake mushroom, with a gold cap and a green and white label in Japanese and English, offering the rich umami of traditional Shiro Dashi.
Vegetable Dashi with Kombu & Shiitake - 300ml
£6.50
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A black bowl of Green Budo Sansho Berries - 25g, dried and aromatic with a citrus scent, viewed from above on a white background.
Green Budo Sansho Berries - 25g
£8.75 £17.50
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A brown resealable pouch labeled Karashi Mustard Powder - 50g stands behind a small dish filled with vibrant yellow Japanese mustard powder, highlighting the bold flavors of traditional Karashi mustard.
Karashi Mustard Powder - 50g
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A 70g bottle of Umami-so Miso Seasoning with Sesame, featuring a dark cap and patterned label—ideal as a natural umami seasoning or paired with Umami-so Sesame for enhanced flavor.
Umami-so Miso Seasoning with Sesame - 70g
£2.50 £4.95
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A small 8g clear bottle of Ground Japanese Sansho Pepper with a green cap and green label featuring Japanese text, known for its citrusy flavor—a staple seasoning in Japanese cuisine.
Ground Japanese Sansho Pepper - 8g
£5.80
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A 200ml bottle of Yakitori Sauce with a yellow label and black cap sits on a white background—ideal for adding rich umami flavour to your dishes.
Yakitori Sauce - 200ml
£10.50
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Umami boosters | Buy soy sauce, miso and more to enhance umami flavour

As one of the five basic tastes, umami is the savoury, meaty flavour that comes from amino acids and protein. The delicious taste of umami was attributed to amino acid in the early 20th century by a Japanese chemist - unsurprising, when umami is so central to Japanese cuisine. Our Japanese 'umami boosters' are an incredible shortcut to add deep savory flavor to meat dishes, stir-fries, soups and more.

Examples of umami seasoning in other food cultures might include Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, tomato paste, malt vinegar or fish sauce (often activated with lemon juice). However, an umami substance in Japanese cooking is often more delicate and complex. Soy sauce, miso paste, shiitake mushrooms, kombu and katsuobushi are just a few Japanese umami-packed ingredients you can use to create rich flavor.

Explore our range of high-quality Japanese ingredients to add a rich umami taste in just seconds. We have various types of umami sauce and authentic ingredients, from premium soy sauces made with centuries-old soy sauce production methods, to yuzu ponzu: a savoury-tart rice vinegar, used as a dipping sauce.

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