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Take a Tour of our Newly Remodeled Seattle Store
Take a Tour of our Newly Remodeled Seattle Store
December 8, 2020
Come join us for a virtual video tour of our newly remodeled Seattle Uwajimaya store! We are excited to share with you highlights of the remodel which include a new entrance leading directly into our fresh and colorful produce section, an bigger and better meat department, an enhanced seafood...
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2020 Osechi Ryori Sets

2020 Osechi Ryori Sets
December 2, 2020
We are excited to share we’ve added a new special Osechi Ryori Gold Set from Japan. If you aren’t familiar with Osechi Ryori, you can read more about it here. Osechi Ryori is a traditional Japanese meal that is only enjoyed during the New Year&rsquo...
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ITO EN Teas
ITO EN Teas
November 23, 2020
Founded in 1966, Ito En is the global leader of green tea and innovators of the green tea drinks you see today. They are the first to package tea through vacuum processing in 1969, launched the first canned green tea in 1984 and were the first to sell green tea in PET...
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Kubota Daifuku Mochi

Kubota Daifuku Mochi
November 18, 2020
Often eaten with tea, daifuku are Japanese sweets made of soft and chewy balls of mochi (steamed rice cakes) that are traditionally filled with a sweet red bean paste called anko or an. These Kubota Melon and Strawberry Daifuku Mochi aren’t filled with red bean past, but fluffy...
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S&B Golden Curry

S&B Golden Curry
November 16, 2020
Curry was first introduced to Japan in the late 1800s by the British. Japanese chefs at the time made changes to the dish to better fit the Japanese palate, and to go better with Japanese short grain rice. Many of the spices used in Western and Indian style curries were...
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Taiwanese Food Week

Taiwanese Food Week
November 10, 2020
This week at Uwajimaya, we’re celebrating Taiwanese Food Week (November 11-17, 2020) featuring specialties from the Pingtung region of Taiwan in partnership with Pingtung Good Foods. Pingtung is located at the southernmost point of Taiwan where the region is gifted with warm sunlight and abundant fields – a combination...
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