Hakata no Shio is one of Japan’s most trusted and best loved sea salt brands, and this yakishio is a premium Japanese sea salt known for its balanced, mild flavour. What distinguishes a fine Japanese salt like this is the presence of the correct amount of bittern, the mineral rich residue also known as nigari, which tempers the harshness of pure sodium and lends the salt a rounded taste with a genuine hint of natural sweetness.

The result is a salt that seasons cleanly and gently, without the sharp, bitter edge of many refined table salts. Its balanced minerality makes it exceptionally versatile, at home both as an everyday cooking salt and as a refined finishing salt where a pure, mellow salinity is wanted.

It is used across the whole kitchen, to season from the pot, to salt grilled and roasted fish and meat, to press into onigiri rice balls and as the traditional dipping salt served alongside tempura. Its clean, sweet edged flavour flatters delicate ingredients, particularly seafood. Supplied in a 1kg pack.

Why choose Sea House Hakata Yakishio?

• A trusted Japanese brand. Hakata no Shio, one of Japan’s most respected sea salts.
• Balanced and mild. A clean flavour with a natural hint of sweetness, without bitterness.
• The gift of bittern. The right amount of nigari gives a rounded, mellow minerality.
• Versatile. An everyday cooking salt and a refined finishing salt in one.
• Perfect for seafood. Its clean, sweet edged salinity flatters delicate fish, in a 1kg pack.