*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS.

This listing is for a small Made in Japan stainless steel grater made by Kankuma.  It is moulded to resemble an eggplant, and is intended for grating garlic, radish etc.  The beloved eggplant holds special meaning in Japan, it is seen as particularly good luck if your first dream in the New Year includes Mt. Fuji, a hawk, and an eggplant. Also eggplants also happen to be one of Japan’s more popular summer vegetables, and this is because they are believed to have a cooling effect on the body.   It has a hole at the top so it can be hung from a hook, and it comes with its original packaging.

Kankuma was established in 1965 in the Tsubame district of Niigata, and is a manufacturer of commercial kitchen supplies.  They produce supplies for hotels, restaurants, cafeterias etc., and mainly deal in wholesale.  Tsubame is famous for its manufacturing of hand hammered metal crafts and sharp-edged tools for artisans, however in 1945 several factories received an order to make kitchenware for twenty thousand US army personnel stationed in Japan.  Leftover scrap metal used to make submarine periscopes was turned into kitchenware, thus marking the beginning of stainless steel kitchenware production in the area.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.

Sizes

Packaging:  16.5cm (6.4”) x 10cm (3.9”)

Grater:  L.10.8cm (4.2”) x W.6.8cm (2.6”)

Condition

This piece is actually new but has some light scratches, scuffing etc.  It was purchased in the Kappabashi tableware district in Tokyo, but has never been used.  The scratches are possibly due to handling during the packaging process.

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico:  EMS Express 10-15 days.

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.