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Japan Times
26-07-2025
- General
- Japan Times
As summer soars, the tomato offers a lesson in staying bright and cool
In Japanese cooking, 'ohitashi' is the name of a process as well as a type of dish where various ingredients, especially vegetables, are marinated in an umami-rich liquid. The word ohitashi comes from the verb hitasu, which means to soak or immerse. The marinating liquid usually contains dashi, the foundation stock for so many Japanese dishes, but it can also be a simple concoction of soy sauce or commercial mentsuyu (noodle sauce). When the ingredients have been marinated in the liquid for a while, they soak up the flavors, making them really tasty. Ohitashi is one of the fundamental cooking methods in washoku; it's also healthy as the standard formula does not contain oil — you can adjust the amount of sodium by reducing the soy sauce. Ohitashi is a great way to enjoy seasonal vegetables, from nanohana (flowerbuds of the rapeseed plant) in spring, okra in summer, mushrooms in fall and shungiku (chrysanthemum greens) and spinach in winter. The marinating liquid enhances the umami and sweetness inherent in the vegetables. Tomatoes, which are now in season and packed with umami, are perfect for ohitashi. Peeling the tomatoes also helps the ohitashi liquid penetrate the fruit well. After marinating them, serve them well-chilled to make a wonderfully refreshing side dish in the hot months. Tomatoes offer a delicious umami that is enhanced by "ohitashi," the process of marinating vegetables and fruit in an umami-rich liquid. | GETTY IMAGES Serves 4 to 6 Prep and cook time: 30 minutes (does not include marinating and chilling time) Ingredients: 1 10-centimeter square piece kombu seaweed 600 millimeters water 4 grams (a small packet) katsuobushi (bonito flakes) 50 millimeters mirin 50 millimeters soy sauce, preferably light soy sauce 6 medium-size very ripe tomatoes Garnish Grated ginger to taste Shredded green shiso (perilla) leaves or flatleaf parsley to taste Directions: 1. The night before, put the kombu in 600 ml of water, and let it soak in the refrigerator overnight. 2. Transfer the water and kombu into a pan and add the katsuobushi. Slowly bring the water to a simmer, turn off the heat and wait for the katsuobushi to sink to the bottom of the pan. Strain the liquid through a fine meshed colander, and clean the pan. 3. Return the strained liquid to the clean pan, and add the mirin and soy sauce. Heat the liquid and let it simmer gently for about five minutes. Then remove the pan from the heat. 4. Prepare a large bowl filled with ice water and set it aside. Remove the sepals from the tomatoes, and bring a large pot of water to a boil. Carefully drop the tomatoes into the pot and let them boil for 10 to 15 seconds, then take them out using a strainer and put them into the bowl of ice water. Peel off their skins. 5. Put the peeled tomatoes in a container, and pour the marinating liquid from Step 3 over them. Place a piece of paper towel on top of the tomatoes so that it soaks up the liquid and covers the top of the tomatoes. Close the container with a tight-fitting lid, and refrigerate for at least two hours, preferably overnight. 6. Slice the tomatoes into wedges and place them on a chilled plate before pouring over some of the marinating liquid. Garnish with grated ginger and shredded green shiso leaves or flatleaf parsley. Serve the dish well chilled. The marinated tomatoes will keep refrigerated for up to three days.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
China's Biggest Soy Sauce Maker Rises in Hong Kong Trading Debut
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., China's biggest soy sauce maker, rose 3.3% on its Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday. That's after its HK$10.1 billion ($1.3 billion) stock offering drew strong demand from investors. Bloomberg's Manuel Baigorri reports. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CNA
19-06-2025
- Business
- CNA
China soy sauce maker rises on Hong Kong debut
HONG KONG: Shares in China's top soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian ended slightly higher on its debut on Thursday (Jun 19) after raising US$1.3 billion in one of Hong Kong's biggest initial public offerings (IPO) this year. The listing came weeks after openings by Chinese battery giant CATL and pharmaceutical firm Jiangsu Hengrui boosted hopes that the Asian financial hub is bouncing back as a destination for stock market flotations. Foshan Haitian's shares rose as much as 4 per cent in opening trade before sinking back towards their HK$36.30 (US$4.62) listing price, which was the higher end of its offer range. The stock ended the day up 0.55 per cent at HK$36.50, though it outperformed the Hang Seng Index, which sank 2 per cent. Chairwoman Cheng Xue called the listing "another important milestone in Haitian's development history". Foshan Haitian was founded in southern China's Guangdong province in 1955 and has developed from a small family workshop into a major producer of soy sauce, an essential ingredient in East Asian cuisine. The company has claimed the title of China's largest condiments maker by volume for 28 years, and its IPO came after it listed in Shanghai in 2014. Cornerstone investors for the Hong Kong listing - including private equity giant Hillhouse, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and Royal Bank of Canada's Global Asset Management - agreed to buy shares worth US$595 million. The firm exercised its option to issue additional shares, reflecting robust market demand. Foshan Haitian says it will use the proceeds to develop products, expand capacity and explore overseas markets in Southeast Asia and Europe. Hong Kong's stock market has taken a battering in recent years as appetite for new listings in the city was dampened by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's lethargic domestic growth, while a strict security law added to uncertainty. But it is now seeing a strong rebound, with an increasing number of listed Chinese companies flocking to the former British colony for secondary offerings. "We are cautiously optimistic that Hong Kong is well-positioned to contend for the top position in the global IPO market in 2025," Edward Au, Deloitte China's southern region managing partner, wrote in a note. But "adverse geopolitical or macroeconomic disruptions" could affect the optimism, he warned. Foshan Haitian's listing comes after Jiangsu Hengrui raised around US$1.3 billion in May in one of the world's biggest biopharma IPOs this year. That was days after the US$4.6 billion taken by CATL, which was the most so far in 2025. Proceeds from IPOs and additional share sales in Hong Kong have reached US$26.5 billion as of June, compared with US$3.8 billion over the same period last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Reuters
19-06-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian's shares gain 4.7% in Hong Kong debut
SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - China's top soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian rose as much as 4.7% on Thursday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after the company raised $1.3 billion in a listing. Foshan Haitian sold 279 million shares at HK$36.30 ($4.62) each, the top of the price range flagged to investors ahead of the book build last week. The shares climbed to as much as HK$38 early on Thursday, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index (.HSI), opens new tab was down 0.36%. It is the most actively traded stock by turnover on the Hong Kong exchange on Thursday. Foshan Haitian increased the number of shares on sale during the book build due to strong demand from investors. The retail tranche of the deal was oversubscribed nearly 920 times while the institutional portion was 23 times covered, according to Foshan Haitian's regulatory filings. Foshan Haitian said it plans to use the proceeds from the listing to make new products and strengthen its overseas supply chain, among other initiatives. The company said it has maintained its position as China's largest condiment producer by volume for 27 consecutive years, with a market share twice that of its nearest competitor. Its soy sauce and oyster sauce products hold the top spot in market share, according to its prospectus. ($1 = 7.8497 Hong Kong dollars)
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian's shares gain 4.7% in Hong Kong debut
By Scott Murdoch and Donny Kwok SYDNEY (Reuters) -China's top soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian rose as much as 4.7% on Thursday on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after the company raised $1.3 billion in a listing. Foshan Haitian sold 279 million shares at HK$36.30 ($4.62) each, the top of the price range flagged to investors ahead of the book build last week. The shares climbed to as much as HK$38 early on Thursday, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 0.36%. It is the most actively traded stock by turnover on the Hong Kong exchange on Thursday. Foshan Haitian increased the number of shares on sale during the book build due to strong demand from investors. The retail tranche of the deal was oversubscribed nearly 920 times while the institutional portion was 23 times covered, according to Foshan Haitian's regulatory filings. Foshan Haitian said it plans to use the proceeds from the listing to make new products and strengthen its overseas supply chain, among other initiatives. The company said it has maintained its position as China's largest condiment producer by volume for 27 consecutive years, with a market share twice that of its nearest competitor. Its soy sauce and oyster sauce products hold the top spot in market share, according to its prospectus. ($1 = 7.8497 Hong Kong dollars)
