mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:

> So, what's everyone's favorite. The Kikkoman/Yamasa/etc., are kinda
> generic (but readily available here.)

Ah, Kikkoman, the pride of Wisconsin.

> My favorite, available only in Japan, is Kikkomaruki, brewed out of 
> Sukumo, Kochi-ken. We first had it on a trip to Otsuki, and the
> wife picks up 3-4 bottles on each yearly trip to Japan.
> 
> Any others?

We use a brand that is made in Mito with about 1/4 the sodium.  Made by 
a place south of the castle that also makes natto, IIRC.  Might be 
Tengu, but there are about half a dozen makers down on the Sakura River 
banks.  Couple of local vinegar makers in there, too, which is why the 
place stinks when there isn't a breeze blowing down the river.  I'll 
have to ask my boss ... she picks it up at a little store close to her 
school.  We've also got a bottle of Kikkoman "Half the Salt" for cooking 
in the refrigerator but I don't remember where that came from.

I've reached the point where everything else tastes like a salt lick and 
gives me a roaring headache / the shakes if I use too much.  Of course 
I'm trying to keep my high blood pressure from becoming HIGH blood 
pressure, so YMMV.

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CL