Natural rice vinegar from Mizkan in a 710 ml bottle, mild and mellow, diluted to 4.2% acidity, for sushi rice, dressings, quick pickles and dipping sauces.
Mizkan Rice Vinegar, PET, USA comes in a clear bottle with a label carrying the red Mizkan name, rice vinegar in large red letters and the lines natural and mild & mellow, and 24 fl oz (1 pt 8 fl oz) 710 ml. The back label lists the ingredients as rice vinegar, diluted with water to 4.2% acidity, and gives about 47 servings of 1 tbsp (15 ml) at 0 calories each. It is manufactured by Mizkan America, Inc., Mt. Prospect, Illinois. As general background, sushi is a traditional Japanese dish built on vinegared rice, typically seasoned with sugar and salt and combined with seafood, vegetables or other fillings. Commonly, sushi chefs fold a mix of rice vinegar, sugar and salt through freshly cooked short-grain rice, and kitchens use it in salad dressings, quick cucumber pickles, dipping sauces, marinades and stir-fry sauces. The photos show hand-rolled sushi cones with rice, cucumber and salmon roe beside the bottle.