The Aomori Table

Description

***Please note: these products can only be shipped within Japan. We can deliver directly to your hotel so it's waiting for you on arrival — just place your order at least 5 business days before your arrival date.*** "The Aomori Table is not a snack box." It is a meal, and a morning, and an afternoon, and an evening. It is breakfast as Harewatari rice, steamed slowly in a pot until each grain is separate and glossy. It is lunch as a bowl of niboshi ramen, the broth so deeply savory it makes you sit down properly and pay attention. It is the mid-afternoon pause — hot apple tea poured from a kettle over dried Aomori apple slices, the kind of drink that requires nothing from you except that you slow down. It is the evening, when the wagashi sweets come out and the chocolate follows, and the jar of coastal seasoning goes back on the table because someone wants one more small bowl of rice before the night is done. Every item in this box was clipped from a specific place in Aomori — a specific orchard, a specific port, a specific kitchen where someone decided that what they made was worth sending to the world. We collected them not because they are the most famous or the most decorated, but because together they tell a complete story. A whole prefecture. A whole table. That table is now yours. --------------------------------- Product List 1. はれわたり Aomori Premium Rice (300g / ~2 cups) A premium Aomori rice variety with a beautiful white swan design on a blue sky background. The name means "clearing skies" — grown in Aomori's clean northern air. Perfect for everyday cooking. 2. アップチップス — Apple Chips Crispy chips made from Aomori apples, lightly dried to lock in the natural sweetness and tartness. A guilt-free snack straight from Japan's most famous apple-growing prefecture. 3. 柳都 八戸前沖さばラーメン — Hachinohe Mackerel Ramen (Blue Pack) Instant ramen inspired by the rich, savory mackerel broth of Hachinohe port — one of Japan's largest fishing ports. Deep umami from locally caught saba (mackerel). A true Aomori sea-to-bowl experience. 4. 青森煮干しラーメン — Aomori Niboshi Ramen (Red Pack / AOMORI NIBOSHI) Dried sardine broth ramen with a dramatic samurai warrior design. Niboshi ramen is an Aomori soul food — bold, intense, and deeply savory from dried baby sardines. 5. りんごだけでつくったりんご茶 — Apple-Only Apple Tea (MACURE) A tea made entirely from dried Aomori apple slices — no tea leaves at all. Just pure, fragrant apple. Pour hot water and watch the apple flavor bloom. 6. 木野坂のこんにゃく菓子 — Konjac Biscuits (Orange Label) Light, crumbly konjac-based biscuits from a small Aomori producer. A distinctive local treat — subtly sweet, unexpectedly crispy. 7. 白/黒 あかり — Artisan Wagashi × 2 (Day & Night Packs) Two beautiful ink-art packaged confections — one in white/blue (day) and one in navy/gold (night). Likely soft mochi-style sweets with seasonal flavoring, representing Aomori's craftsman wagashi tradition. 8. JA Aomori × サクマ あおもりアップルジュースサクマドロップス — Apple Juice Sakuma Drops (Yellow Tin) A collab between JA Aomori farmers and the legendary Sakuma Drops candy company. Hard candy infused with real Aomori apple juice. Collector-worthy tin. 9. Hi-Chew Apple — Tohoku Japan Limited (Morinaga) Soft, chewy candy in Aomori apple flavor. Japan-limited Tohoku edition — you simply cannot buy this version outside the region. 10. ラグノオ ポムショコラ — Ragueneau Pomme Chocolat French-named, Aomori-made apple chocolate bar. Apple jam encased in rich dark chocolate — a sophisticated souvenir from Hirosaki's most celebrated pâtisserie. 11. 磯のり / Seafood Jar (Calligraphy Label) A rich seafood paste or preserved seasoning in a glass jar — based on the calligraphy label, likely a premium coastal Aomori product (sea kelp, scallop, or squid-based). Excellent spread over hot rice.