Gourmet Pantry

Sansho berries come from Japan and are essential to traditional and authentic Japanese cuisine. They have been used since antiquity when they were used to flavour food offered to the gods.

The Japanese believe that Sansho berries were already used in Japanese cooking as far back as the ancient Jomon era (from 15,000 BC up until 300 BC). At that time, Japan was inhabited by hunter-gatherers. Nowadays the Japanese call them "SANAHO" or "HAJIKAMI". Sansho berries are a true gift of nature and are reason enough to warrant a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun.

Sansho berries are harvested south of Kobe in Wakayama prefecture on Honshu Island. The best time to harvest them is in July and August.

Japanese have traditionally ground the dried berries and used it to enhance the flavours of noodles with soup, grilled eel (unagi) or in the traditional 7-spice mix called: "SHICHIMI". 

Their delicate citrus scents and notes of mandarin leaves go perfectly with sweet and sour dishes, lobster, poached poultry, exotic fruit salad or sprinkled over sticky chocolate cake. In Japan, one of the local delicacies is Kobe beef with Sansho berries.

This sugar is made from sugarcane from the world's best sugar growing regions. It is produced for The Providore by Marukichi Sugar in Tokyo. The sugar is unrefined and has not been through a centrifugal process so it retains the character and natural minerals from the sugarcane and has more flavor. We have formed three different flavors of sugar - all retaining the taste and fragrance.

Our sugar cubes are made from sugarcane and sugar beet from the world's best sugar growing regions. They are produced for The Providore by Marukichi Sugar in Tokyo. The sugars are unrefined and have not been through a centrifugal process so they retain the character and natural minerals from the sugar sources and have more flavor. Characterized by strong sweetness, a delicate flavor and beautiful color, they are the perfect partner to our exquisite teas and specialty coffee blends.

Our sugar cubes are made from sugarcane and sugar beet from the world's best sugar growing regions. They are produced for The Providore by Marukichi Sugar in Tokyo. The sugars are unrefined and have not been through a centrifugal process so they retain the character and natural minerals from the sugar sources and have more flavor. Characterized by strong sweetness, a delicate flavor and beautiful color, they are the perfect partner to our exquisite teas and specialty coffee blends.

Aqua 03 Sugar Syrup is produced by natural crystallization of rock sugar made from Hokkaido sugar beet with the addition of water only. The syrup is rich and dark and is fantastic poured over pancakes or ice-cream or used to make cakes and pastries.

Aqua 01 Sugar Syrup is made from non-centrifugal unrefined cane sugar from sugarcane grown in Okinawa with the addition of water only. This syrup has a clean, pure sweetness and it is ideal to sweeten cocktails and mixed drinks, iced tea or in pastries or cakes.

This sugar is made from sugarcane from the world's best sugar growing regions. It is produced for The Providore by Marukichi Sugar in Tokyo. They differ from regular refined sugar in that the raw sugarcane juice is not centrifuged to separate the sugar crystals from the mother liquor, but simply filtered and then boiled down so that the richness and flavor of the syrup can be savored to the full. By adjusting the proportion of mother liquor left in the sugar, we have created flavors fragrances and colors. Ideal for baking and cooking, they are perfect to use in ways that bring out their special characteristics.

03 - A luxurious sugar with more than a trace of mother liquor from the sugarcane. Characterised by a full-bodied but mellow sweetness.