It took Ekuan and his team three long years and nearly a hundred prototypes before they struck gold with their design: an iconic bell-shaped bottle, easy to refill thanks to its wide mouth, topped with a distinctive red cap featuring dual spouts - one for pouring the soy sauce and the other for air to flow in.
People just realising they've been using soy sauce wrong with 'clever' lid tip Soy sauce is the secret hero in many dishes, transforming everything from sushi and stir fries to marinades and chilli with its rich umami punch and that addictive salty edge.
The design of the bottle makes perfect sense once you know that in Japan, up until the late 1960s, soy sauce used to be sold in two-litre bottles, which were quite tricky to handle.
Elly showcased a Kikkoman soy sauce bottle, something that many of us will have bought from the supermarket at some point, reports the Express.
"Hold your finger firmly against one side, and the soy sauce will stop flowing from the other, meaning no spills or splashes and complete control.".
