Moromi

What’s left after soy sauce might be the start of something else entirely. Moromi is rich, complex and with remarkable culinary potential. We brought it back to the kitchen.

Moromi

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This edition of the Low Food Lab explores moromi: the press cake left after soy sauce production. What is often treated as waste appears to be a nutritious, umami-rich ingredient with remarkable culinary potential. From bread and broth to (plant-based) snacks and seasoning, the lab revealed how this long-fermented ingredient can unlock new possibilities for flavor and circularity.

Moromi
Moromi
Moromi

our participants

Baldo Margiotta - Fort Negen
Baldo Margiotta
Baldo Margiotta - Fort Negen
Baldo Margiotta
Baldo Margiotta - Fort Negen
Baldo Margiotta
Henk Scheele - Hoeksche Chips
Henk Scheele
Henk Scheele - Hoeksche Chips
Henk Scheele
Henk Scheele - Hoeksche Chips
Henk Scheele
Tessa van der Geer - Low Food
Tessa van der Geer
Tessa van der Geer - Low Food
Tessa van der Geer
Tessa van der Geer - Low Food
Tessa van der Geer
Yascha Oosterberg - RIJKS restaurant
Yascha Oosterberg
Yascha Oosterberg - RIJKS restaurant
Yascha Oosterberg
Yascha Oosterberg - RIJKS restaurant
Yascha Oosterberg
Ivana Mik - RIJKS restaurant
Ivana Mik
Ivana Mik - RIJKS restaurant
Ivana Mik
Ivana Mik - RIJKS restaurant
Ivana Mik
Robin de Vogel - Ceramics
Robin de Vogel
Robin de Vogel - Ceramics
Robin de Vogel
Robin de Vogel - Ceramics
Robin de Vogel
Kuniyoshi Ohtawara - Hokkai
Kuniyoshi Ohtawara
Kuniyoshi Ohtawara - Hokkai
Kuniyoshi Ohtawara
Kuniyoshi Ohtawara - Hokkai
Kuniyoshi Ohtawara
Nicole McMahon - Trouble & Spice
Nicole McMahon
Nicole McMahon - Trouble & Spice
Nicole McMahon
Nicole McMahon - Trouble & Spice
Nicole McMahon
Samuel Levie - Brandt & Levie
Samuel Levie
Samuel Levie - Brandt & Levie
Samuel Levie
Samuel Levie - Brandt & Levie
Samuel Levie
Vasco Sousa - Heron
Vasco Sousa
Vasco Sousa - Heron
Vasco Sousa
Vasco Sousa - Heron
Vasco Sousa
Willem Wolf & Dirk Groeneveld - Choux
Dirk & Willem
Willem Wolf & Dirk Groeneveld - Choux
Dirk & Willem
Willem Wolf & Dirk Groeneveld - Choux
Dirk & Willem
special thanks to our partner(S)

Tomasu

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Chestnut