Kyoto Soy Sauce, Miso, and Ponzu Tasting Tour w/ Cocktails

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3 hours
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2 - 5 guests
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Japanese, English
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With 3 drinks

Go behind the scenes at soy sauce and miso breweries, bottle your own ponzu at a vinegar shop, and drink signature cocktails made from all three in this unique gastronomic tour of Kyoto!

Highlights

  • Visit soy sauce and miso breweries in Kyoto and learn how these Japanese ingredients are produced with traditional and modern methods.

  • Make your own ponzu (a citrus-based soy sauce) to take home with you as a souvenir.

  • Enjoy three signature cocktails with soy sauce, miso, and ponzu sauce!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Soy sauce, miso, and ponzu (citrus-based soy sauce) are quintessential ingredients in Japanese cuisine, and Kyoto is home to several breweries and vinegar shops dedicated to creating only the highest quality products using traditional and modern methods.


This tasting adventure will take you to three of those Kyoto businesses, each with over 100 years of refining and production. The tour begins with a soy sauce and miso tasting at their respective breweries. The soy sauce brewery is famous for its delectable moromi soy sauce, and the miso shop has supplied miso to the Imperial Palace, marking it as one of Japan’s top-quality miso breweries.


Next, you’ll visit a vinegar shop, home to high-quality ponzu made through traditional methods and without harmful chemicals. Here, you can create your very own ponzu sauce and have it bottled to take home as a souvenir. You’ll cap off the tour with three signature cocktails made with soy sauce, miso, and ponzu. This experience is perfect for food and drink enthusiasts eager to dive into the history of these three key Japanese ingredients.


Experience flow:

-Visit a soy sauce brewery

-Head over to a miso brewery

-Visit a vinegar shop and make your own ponzu sauce

-End the tour by enjoying signature cocktails!

Inclusions

  • Experience fees

  • Guide fee

  • Taxi transport during the tour

Exclusions

  • Transportation to and from the meeting point

Meeting Point and Meeting Time

  • You will meet your guide near Imadegawa Station. Accessible from Kyoto Station by Subway (Green Line - Karasuma Line). Near Kyoto Gyoen National Garden (Inui Gomon Gate or Imadegawa-Gomon Gate). More details will be provided upon booking confirmation.

Remarks

  • Please note that the minimum drinking age in Japan is 20 years old.

  • Minimum of 2 participants needed for this tour to operate.

  • Tour operates only on weekdays.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 1 week before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Experience Location

Featuring beautiful landscapes from mountain to sea, Kyoto Prefecture conveys traditional Japanese culture through its architecture and gardens, art and artisanal crafts, and delicious local cuisine made from regional produce.

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Laura Dwyer
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This was one of our favorite things we did in all of Japan!!! I can not recommend this tour enough. It was so unique, personal, thoughtful, interesting, delicious, and fun. Ayumi was one of the bes...read more

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