Brown Rice Vinegar

Brown rice vinegar is a traditional Japanese pantry staple known for its gentle acidity, mellow sweetness, and rich, toasty undertones. Made by fermenting whole brown rice, it retains more nutrients and complexity than standard white rice vinegar. Perfect for salad dressings, sushi rice, pickling, or adding a balanced tang to sauces and marinades, this versatile vinegar brings depth and character to everyday cooking.

Iio Jizo, founded in 1893, is renowned for producing some of the highest-quality rice vinegar in Japan. Run by 5th-generation owner Akihiro Iio, Iio Jizo uses only 100% new-harvest pesticide-free rice to make their vinegar, which takes more than a year to produce from start to finish, with sake that’s brewed in-house using old-world techniques dating back hundreds of years. Their purple sweet potato vinegars are also made according to the same sake-making process.