Uni Butter - Sea Urchin Butter from HIRONO FARM 4 YEARS UNI

Uni Butter - Sea Urchin Butter from HIRONO FARM 4 YEARS UNI

Collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tohoku
Selected as the Locals' Most Loved Products!

A Premium Creamy Butter so Exquisite You'll Hesitate to Eat it 
It's a ultimate sea urchin butter created with the cooperation of sea urchin experts and French chefs.
It is a true delicacy, distinguished by its luxurious taste and profound flavor profile. Boasting an impressive 70% sea urchin content, this lavish creation allows you to fully immerse yourself in the rich umami essence of sea urchin.
This uni butter spread is also awarded the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award!

Why We Pick this?

It stands out as exceptionally delicious among the many varieties available.
While it's called sea urchin butter, it's more like a "pure sea urchin spread".
It's a remarkable product that allows you to fully experience the taste of sea urchin without any of the characteristic fishy odor often associated with it.
This butter truly captures the essence of sea urchin in a refined and palatable form.

How Rare is 70% Sea Urchin Contents?

Typically, sea urchin butter products have a roughly 50:50 ratio of sea urchin to butter.
However, this particular sea urchin butter is different.
After years of development, aiming to achieve the optimal sea urchin content that would allow consumers to enjoy the maximum deliciousness of sea urchin in its purest form, they arrived at a remarkable 70% sea urchin content.
This high percentage was realized as the result of their pursuit of the ideal sea urchin flavor.

Blend with High-Quality Iwate Butter

It stands out for its combination with premium butter from Iwate Prefecture.
The Iwate butter used has a natural sweetness and deep richness that, when paired with the sweetness of sea urchin, creates an even more luxurious flavor.
This makes it appealing not just as a simple spread, but also as a versatile ingredient that can be widely used in cooking and baking.

Ways to enjoy Uni Butter from Hirono Farm 4 Years uni

1. Eat as it is!

Enjoy uni butter as it is directly, without the need to heat it up.
Enjoy the flavourful delicate Hirono Farm's Kita Murasaki uni and the creamy Iwate butter!

2. Spread it on a baguette

Put it on a baguette for a luxurious bite.
It has the richness and flavor of cheese, and you can't help but smile at the most luxurious spread you've ever experienced!!

3. Put it on meat

It is also a perfect match for red meat.
While it enhances the meat, the flavor of the sea urchin is never overpowered, creating definition of deliciousness!

Perfect for parties and gatherings!

Toast with wine or serve with canapés. Make your party more colorful and enjoyable.

About Hirono Farm's 4 Years uni

"Farm-raised" sea urchin that tastes better than "natural" sea urchin.
Natural Sea Urchin from Hirono Uni Farm that takes four years to grow~

First year, young sea urchins are hatched by hand and grown till about 1 cm in a tank.

Second year, the young sea urchins are then released into the ocean to grow in a natural environment for two years. After two years, grown sea urchins are harvested back to Hirono’s 15km natural farm - an ocean ground dug 55 years ago which now thrives with kelps that are safe from external pollutants.

Using the knowledge of tides, the farm introduces fresh flow of sea water during high tide, and retains the sea water on low tides. The quality of kelps in this natural farm contributes to a healthy food source for the fulfilling growth and flavours of the renown Kita Murasaki uni.

The Cutting-edge Processing Technology

With the desire to provide delicious premium selection from the farm every time, they developed a special processing method.

Special and Extraordinary Facility

One of the reasons that makes the premium innovative food series from Kita-sanriku factory different from others is the absolutely well-prepared environment. 

The Kita-sanriku Factory has been operating a new facility since March 2021.

This facility has acquired FSSC22000, a global standard for food safety that also meets the requirements of EU HACCP, which is said to be the most stringent.

The new plant is located next to a fishing port, right in front of the sea, and is close to the production site of food ingredients, which enables them to process food ingredients with high freshness.

With the completion of the facility , their head office was also relocated in the vicinity, making it a manufacturing base that integrates R&D, planning and development, manufacturing, and sales.

This facility will be a manufacturing base that will transmit Kita-Sanriku's products to food lovers around the world. 

While being equipped with the latest facilities for processing, they will also process delicate raw sea urchin using seawater sterilized with ultraviolet rays, develop products that meet the needs of new food scenes, and manufacture products using advanced processing technology. 

They also have a system in place to ensure stable shipments of sea urchin even when the weather is unstable.

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