Have you ever seen Dashi Douraku, a dashi vending machine? I bought a bottle with a whole "baked chin" as a trial!

Suddenly, have you ever seen a dashi vending machine? In a corner of Gotanda, Tokyo, I found a vending machine called "Dashi Douraku", which has all the products.


The figure that stands proudly in the setting sun is no longer even divine. Is it really soup stock? I thought, and when I put in some money and pressed the button, the soup stock really came out. The price is 700 yen per bottle.

◆ The identity is from Hiroshima ...

When I looked into this mysterious vending machine, it was the one developed by "Nitanda Soy Sauce" in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The dashi "Dashi Douraku" sold by the company is a "universal seasoning" that can be used in any dish. It is finished by adding brewed soy sauce, mirin, etc. to the soup stock such as roasted chin and kelp. The lineup includes three types: "with grilled chin", "with kelp", and "with grilled chin, Soda-bushi, and kelp".


The whole kelp and grilled chin are contained in the PET bottle, and you can enjoy the taste of the raw material. By the way, the grilled chin is a charcoal-grilled flying fish from Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture. It has a light and sweet taste without the dullness of fish.

◆ I tried it!

I tried "with grilled chin" and "with grilled chin, Soda-bushi, kelp"!



The baked chin alone is a little lighter in color and has a milder taste. Soda-bushi has a sharp and sharp taste.

Drop the egg on other white rice and sprinkle Dashi Douraku on it.




The richness of the mellow egg is tightened with a moderately salty taste. The fluffy and elegant soup stock flavor and the umami of seafood. It has a deep taste and a refreshing taste to the mouth. The tamago kake gohan that comes out at a high-class restaurant might look like this ...!

Also, when added to mixed rice or simmered dishes, the elegant yet firm scent of dashi stock and the umami of the fish that spreads as you chew give it a slightly different special feeling.



If you dilute it with hot water about 15 times more, you can use it as a soup. This alone is insanely delicious, so it is highly recommended to just top it with trefoil and chopped green onions and taste it as it is.


Dashi Douraku can be used for various dishes such as noodles such as udon and somen noodles, pots, boiled foods, and cooked rice. In addition to directly managed stores, it is sold at vending machines installed nationwide. There are no directly managed stores or vending machines nearby! Those who say that can also be purchased at the official online shop, so please take a look.