Umezawa Hinoki Rice Paddle Japanese Cypress Wood Rice ScoopUmezawa is a small woodworking business local to Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Located in between Japans most famous timber producing areas like Gifu and Nara prefectures, Umezawa is situated in an advantageous location for bringing customers high quality wooden goods. This shamoji or rice scoop from Umezawa is special because it is crafted from hinoki (Japanese cypress). It features a sleek flat shape, making it not only easy to scoop

each fragrance-free mask delivers conditioning cacao extract

such as strawberry

or use it as an ingredient to boost the richness of dishes

this smooth

a family-owned metalworking factory in Yokohama

which even looks like a kakinotane rice cracker

Can be toasted for a warm

Length: 190mm (overall) / 70mm (blade)

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and you can add it to soups

olive fruit oil

helping cook food evenly while preventing hot spots and uneven browning