DulseDulse is a tender purple seaweed found in northern waters of the Atlantic and Bering Sea. The main commercial harvest happens in the Bay of Fundy, especially at Grand Manan Island. In North America, it is eaten in a raw dried state like a potato chip. Its intended use in Japanese cuisine was as a furikake or flakes to sprinkle on rice. As a product, it is unknown in Japan. Some product colour and packaging problems exist. |
Frozen Apple JuiceA large market in domestic "cider" style apple juice exists in Japan, although it is being eroded somewhat by clear product from off-shore majors. A "natural food" culture is growing in Japan. This unpasteurized - hence frozen - apple juice from a major producer in New Brunswick has an exquisite taste. And the price to Japan is competitive. Japan is a new market for a healthy Canadian natural apple juice industry. Some packaging problems exist. |
EdamameJapan imports some $120 million (USD) of frozen edamame or "vegetable soybean" each year. Most of it comes from Taiwan although China is winning market share now. These green soybeans in the pod are the premier beer snack in Japan, and for North American tastes, highly addictive in the best possible use of the term. While I can meet or beat the price of edamame to Tokyo Bay, the better market is here in the Eastern Seaboard where Canadian grown edamame can easily beat both the import price and product quality of China and Taiwan. |
Eau-de-vie aux pommesThis New Brunswick distilled apple spirit has captured the pure essence of MacIntosh apples. It is one of the best liquor values today at $23.00(CDN) per 750 ml bottle. It exceeds the quality of all but the best French and German eaux-de-vie, which it matches. An over-proofed product that ought to be sold at $40 per 500ml, it may have too strong an alchoholic taste for the Japanese market. |