MUJI handles a wide range of items related to clothing, food and housing. Did you know that it sells to "Bran"?


MUJI's "Fermented Bran" is made by pre-fermenting rice bran, salt, kelp, chili pepper and brewer's yeast and packing them in a vinyl bag. You don't have to mix and age the ingredients yourself, and you can pickle them right from the day you buy them, so even beginners can easily get started.


Cucumber, carrot and eggplant are prepared this time. Prepare each as shown, bury it in the bran, put it in the refrigerator and soak it. The size of the bag is such that two or three cucumbers can be pickled at a time, so it's a nice point to save space in the refrigerator.




The pickling time varies depending on the vegetables, but it takes about half a day with cucumber. From the time I opened the bag, I had the impression that it didn't smell like bran, but the pickling condition was relatively light and I didn't feel the smell of bran. In particular, cucumber can be eaten as if it were lightly pickled, so it seems to be good for people who are not very good at pickling nukazuke.




Besides vegetables, it is also delicious if you pickle processed cheese or boiled eggs. Especially cheese has a strong flavor and goes well with sake.


Nukazuke is an image that is troublesome to clean after purchase, but it seems that this Nukazuke does not need to be stirred every day, it is enough to stir it well once a week. The store also sells refillable bran floors and "hollow containers that do not leak odors," so if you like it, you'll want to use it for a long time. * You don't have to worry about odors even if you leave the vinyl bag.


"Fermented Nukadoko" can be purchased at some MUJI stores and online stores. The price is 890 yen (tax included) with 1 kg. By the way, the author who has tried some simple bran floors so far. As an advice, the trick is to first know how much you like to pickle each ingredient, and then calculate the time back from the timing of eating. If you are interested in homemade bran pickles that can be used to utilize the surplus vegetables, why don't you feel free to try it?