Aka-Rishiri Bafun Uni Hokkaido AAA 250g

What is Aka-Rishiri Uni 250g?
Aka-Rishiri (赤利尻) is Bafun uni (馬糞雲丹) harvested off Rishiri Island in northern Hokkaido by Ichikawa Suisan. This 250g portion is the female uni — sorted separately from the male and packed at AAA grade. The color is a deep yellow, the texture soft and creamy, with the concentrated sweetness that sets Bafun apart from the lighter Murasaki.

Rishiri uni feed exclusively on the kelp beds that grow around the island — the same Rishiri kombu that goes into top dashi. The summer harvest window is when this diet shows up most directly in the flavor: the sweetness (甘味 / amami) reaches its peak and the umami runs deep. Inside Japan, summer Rishiri uni is the season the trade waits for. Ichikawa Suisan handles the sorting between male and female, and the female lots are smaller and packed separately at this grade.

Specifications

How to enjoy

As nigiri or sashimi: Served as-is, chilled, on rice or alongside fish. No seasoning needed — at this season the sweetness and umami carry the bite on their own. A touch of fresh wasabi if anything.

Over rice (uni-don): A bed of warm rice, the uni on top, with a few drops of soy and shiso or nori. Eat within minutes — the uni softens against the warm rice and the sweetness opens up.

With pasta or risotto: Folded in at the end of cooking, off the heat. The residual warmth releases the aroma without breaking the texture.

Pairing notes — junmai or junmai daiginjo sake, dry champagne, chilled white burgundy. The