Hateruma Island Natural Sugar High carbon edge steel with

High carbon edge steel with soft iron cladding in three playful shapes of common whales that inhabit the sea around Japanese archipelagos

Handcrafted in Charlottesville

as is the standard with all José Gourmet products

aogami super core

Hateruma Island Natural Sugar High carbon edge steel withOnly eight islands in the archipelago produce what can be called Okinawan brown sugar, and each sugar is different. The difference lies primarily in the terroir of each island. Coral islands impart a different flavor from other types of islands, and Hateruma is the most highly prized of the Okinawan sugars. On the tongue it tastes of brown sugar with earthy mineral tones and savoriness and a fragrance with deep hints of tobacco. Excellent in dessert