NO.001 — CHITIN

The smell of a Cantonese kitchen at dusk.

Miso prawn roe chilli oil · 100 ml

Shallots browning, shrimp drying, the last heat coming off the wok. Low tide and nightfall: the sea and the earth, both dried down to their bones and steeped in oil. Bottled as faithfully as we could.

001 / Chitin100 ml · Sydney

Chitin

chi·tin /KY-tin/ noun

A translucent fibre that forms the structural scaffolding of living things: the shell of a prawn, the cell wall of a mushroom, the blooms of koji.

from the Greek khitōn, a tunic worn next to the skin

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The note pyramid

TopThe opening

Garlic skinCrushed sesame

HeartThe body

ShiitakePrawn shellRed miso

BaseThe drydown

Wok breathToasted chilli

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Composition

Ingredients · descending weight

Vegetable oil (rice bran), fried shallot, gochugaru, chilli (6%), dried shrimp (crustacean) (4%), sesame seeds, salt, garlic, miso (soybean, rice, salt), flavour enhancer (MSG), koji (1.5%), shiitake mushroom, prawn roe (1%), coriander seed, cayenne pepper.

Contains soy · crustacean · sesame

Nutrition · per 100 ml

Energy2682 kJ

Protein3.8 g

Fat, total67.1 g

— saturated12.5 g

Carbohydrate10.5 g

— sugars3.1 g

Sodium971 mg

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Next drop

001 / Chitin is released in limited batches. Leave your email and we'll write you before the next drop.

Find it

Markets: Paddington Markets on Saturdays
Manly Markets on Sundays
Online: Opening after launch
Enquiries: [email protected]