Nuka Information

Nuka is created in the process of turning brown rice into white, also known as polishing or milling. It is then mixed with water, salt, kelp, spices and turned into a pickling bed. Any vegetable can be buried in the nuka bed for one day to many months. The final product is nukazuke, a salty, tangy, sour pickle loaded with probiotics. At NUKA we proudly mill our own rice. The polishing process partially removes the brown rice bran, leaving a nutritious "embryo" rice with the taste, texture, and digestibility of white rice. We exclusively fry with rice bran oil, which is known for its high smoke point and mild flavor. NUKA, the restaurant, was born of a love for food and culture.