List of products by brand Umami Paris

THE BEST OF JAPANESE GASTRONOMY AND TERRITORY LIVE FROM ARTISANS

Umami is an import company for high-quality Japanese food products.

We select for you, directly from artisans, healthy, tasty products inherited from traditional know-how.

We wish, through our company, to introduce you to the multiple Japanese flavors that are relatively little known to Europeans.
THE TEAM

Jean Béguin, founder of Umami, has always been passionate about Japan. 5 years of experience as a sales director in the import of gourmet products and a trip to Japan in 2013 convinced him to embark on the Umami adventure.

Laure Béguin, passionate about gastronomy, was interested in his project from the start and chose to partner with him. She brings her skills in the fields of graphics, marketing and the web to create the brand's universe and carry out its communication strategy.

Yoko Kambe, a Japanese living in France, and Raphaël Berrhoun, a Frenchman speaking fluent Japanese, decided to join the project, convinced by the potential of Umami. Both bring their knowledge of the Japanese market and their skills in international trade.

Umami is the fifth taste after sweet, salty, sour and bitter. In Japanese, umami means “savoury taste”.

Umami improves the flavor of a wide variety of foods and acts as a flavor enhancer. It has a lingering and tasty aftertaste. It envelops the palate and the top of the tongue with a veil of softness and roundness.

We find this flavor in ripe tomatoes, parmesan, soy, fish, shellfish, matcha, seaweed, mushrooms, but especially in broths and in particular what we call dashi, one of the bases Japanese cuisine.

We chose to call our company Umami, because this term is evocative of quality and good taste. We want to democratize this notion of the 5th flavor in European palates. We are convinced that umami allows healthy and tasty cuisine based on quality and not quantity.

Our products are present on the tables of the greatest chefs, in bistronomic restaurants, and on the internet for individuals.
OUR PHILOSOPHY

- Help you discover that Japanese products adapt perfectly and easily to French cuisine.

- Bring you new flavors in your everyday cooking.

- To introduce you to the essential basics of Japanese cuisine.
OUR APPROACH TO DISCOVER JAPANESE PRODUCTS

We believe that knowing umami contributes to very tasty cooking. The Japanese products that we offer allow you to create healthy and balanced cuisine.