Dried bonito is a processed food product made of fermented bonito. Broth made with bonito stock is a basic seasoning that is essential to healthful and delicious Japanese food and is widely used in a variety of dishes such as udon noodles, soba noodles, and miso soup. In addition to dried bonito, Ninben produces and distributes shaved bonito flakes for the easy preparation of dishes and seasonings to sprinkle on rice. Ninben’s roots are at Tokyo’s Nihombashi and so “Ninben Nihonbashi Main Shop” that they opened in October 2012 is located in COREDO Muromachi 1, 1st floor, in Nihombashi Muromachi. The Nihonbashi Dashi Bar, which sells dried bonito shaved right in front of you and promotes the traditional Japanese diet of enjoying rice with soup, is also popular.
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Nihonbashi Dashi Bar is a diner where you can enjoy fresh-made bonito broth for just a hundred yen. There are also soups of the month, rice topped with dried bonito flakes, and take-out lunches sold in limited numbers.
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Watch dried bonito shaved by a professional right in front of you. They sell dried bonito as well.
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Packs of soup that you can easily prepare. “Kaoru Ajidashi – Bonito / Bonito and dried kelp”
Recommended gifts: Packs of quality bonito broth that makes even professional chefs want to have a taste of it. Rice crackers flavored with rich broth are also recommended.
Location: COREDO Muromachi 1, 1F, 2-2-1, Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Tel: 03-3241-0968
Hours: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., seven days a week. Closed only on New Year’s Day.
Access: 1 min. by walk from Mitsukoshi-mae Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza/Hanzomon Line.
1 min. by walk from Shin-Nihombashi Station on the JR Sobu Line.
Official Site: Ninben (Japanese)
にんべん日本橋本店 | Ninben Nihonbashi Main Shop | NINBEN日本橋總店 | NINBEN日本桥总行 | 닌벤 니혼바시 본점
