Sardines
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Kyokuyo
Tokyo (national), Japan
Japanese seafood conglomerate with the largest canned-iwashi variant spread of the majors — 16+ SKUs from no-salt mizuni to tomato-pazza and mizore-ni — sold through its own D2C store and exported to US Asian grocers.
At a glance
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Region | Tokyo (national) |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Company | Seafood conglomerate |
| Price | $ — budget |
| Species | Sardinops melanostictus (Japanese sardine / ma-iwashi) — very likely the species |
Notable facts
- Carries the largest iwashi variant spread of the Japanese majors, with 16+ SKUs on its official store.
- Runs its own direct-to-consumer store (キョクヨーマルシェ).
- Exports grilled-sardine cans to US Asian grocers (retailing around $13.49 per multipack via Weee).
Products
いわし水煮 食塩無添加 190g
Water-boiled, no added salt Sardinops melanostictus
いわし塩焼 65g
Salt-grilled Sardinops melanostictus
いわしトマトパッツァ 90g
Tomato pazza (Euro-fusion tomato broth) Sardinops melanostictus
いわし蒲焼 (国産) 100g
Kabayaki glaze Sardinops melanostictus
焼いわし大根おろし入り梅しそ風味 100g
Grilled, with grated daikon and ume-shiso Sardinops melanostictus
いわしトマト煮
Tomato simmer Sardinops melanostictus
いわし水煮レモン風味
Water-boiled, lemon flavor Sardinops melanostictus
オイルサーディン 80g
トマトサーディン 80g
Tomato Sardinops melanostictus
いわし味付生姜煮 100g
Sweet soy with ginger (shōga-ni) Sardinops melanostictus
いわし味噌煮
Miso simmer Sardinops melanostictus
いわしみぞれ煮 145g
Mizore-ni (grated daikon simmer) Sardinops melanostictus
いわし梅煮 145g
Umeboshi plum simmer Sardinops melanostictus
EOK いわし水煮 145g
Water/brine (easy-open can) Sardinops melanostictus
EOK いわしみそ煮 145g
Miso simmer (easy-open can) Sardinops melanostictus
Sources
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