swap_horiz Takuan Alternatives

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Miso

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae), o...

Japanese Probiotic Umami Soy

9.2 Excellent

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Kimchi

Kimchi is a traditional Korean food consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly prepared with napa cabb...

Korean Spicy Probiotic Vegetable

9.2 Excellent

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Sake

Sake is a Japanese rice wine fermented using Aspergillus oryzae mold in a process called multiple parallel fermentation,...

Traditional Japanese Rice Wine Beverage

9.1 Excellent

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Katsuobushi

Katsuobushi is a traditional Japanese food product made from skipjack tuna, specifically *Katsuwonus pelamis*, which is...

Japanese Umami Fish Dashi

9.1 Excellent

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Hatcho miso

Hatcho miso is a dense, dark soybean paste that originates from Okazaki in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. It is a traditional...

Japanese Dark Savory Aged

8.5 Great

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Tamari

Tamari is a type of Japanese soy sauce that is traditionally made as a byproduct of the miso fermentation process. Unlik...

Japanese Gluten Free Umami Condiment

8.5 Great

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Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut is a traditional fermented food made from finely shredded cabbage that has been preserved through a lactic ac...

German Probiotic Vegetable Cabbage

8.5 Great

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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 Great

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Aka miso

Aka miso, or red miso, is a Japanese fermented soybean paste distinguished by its darker color and stronger flavor compa...

Japanese Savory Aged Red

8.3 Great

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Preserved lemon

Preserved lemons are a condiment central to North African cookery, particularly Moroccan cuisine, made by curing lemons...

North African Citrus Condiment Vegetable

8.3 Great

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Shio koji

Shio koji is a Japanese seasoning and marinade made from a mixture of koji (cooked rice inoculated with the mold Aspergi...

Japanese Umami Grain Marinade

8.3 Great

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Mirin

Mirin is a traditional Japanese condiment made from glutinous rice, rice mold (koji), and a distilled spirit such as sho...

Japanese Sweet Cooking Condiment

8.3 Great

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Nukaduke

Nukaduke is a traditional Japanese pickling method where vegetables are fermented in a living bed of rice bran known as...

Japanese Umami Vegetable Lacto Fermented

8.1 Great

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Umeboshi

Umeboshi are Japanese salt-pickled ume fruits (Prunus mume) that have been a staple of Japanese cuisine since at least t...

Traditional Japanese Vegetable Pickled Plum

8.1 Great

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Black garlic

Black garlic is produced by fermenting whole garlic bulbs at high humidity and temperatures of around 60–90°C for severa...

Maillard Fermented Asian Umami

8.0 Great

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Nukazuke

Nukazuke is a type of traditional Japanese pickle, or tsukemono, created by fermenting vegetables in a bed of fermented...

Traditional Japanese Probiotic Lacto Fermented

8.0 Great

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Misozuke

Misozuke is a traditional Japanese preservation technique in which foods such as vegetables, tofu, fish, or meat are pic...

Japanese Fermented Umami Vegetable

7.9 Good

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Attieke

Attiéké is a couscous-like fermented cassava dish originating in Côte d'Ivoire, recognized by UNESCO as part of the inta...

Vegetable West African Ivorian Fermented Cassava

7.9 Good

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Torshi

Torshi is a category of pickled vegetables traditional to Iranian cuisine and widely consumed across the Middle East and...

Persian Condiment Tangy Pickled

7.9 Good

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Kasuzuke

Kasuzuke is a Japanese pickling method in which vegetables, fish, or meat are cured in sake lees (kasu), the residual ma...

Japanese Fermented Sweet Vegetable

7.7 Good