Unagi (Eel) Sauce Bottle
date: label: date made
content: ca 1980s
name: label: maker
content: Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp.
notes: label: Description
content: AFC’s first generation all-purpose eel sauce.
label: Description
content: The plastic bottle has a green screw-on lid, with a green paper label wrapped around its body. You can see the first generation AFC logo towards the bottom of the label, and NET Wt. 9.5 oz. (230mL). To the left, the barcode, its distribution, and suggestions of use are listed. To the right is the Nutrition Facts with the ingredients (soy sauce, sugar, starch, caramel, amino acids, and alcohol) listed below.
label: Description
content: AFC extended their product line to include sushi related products to diversify the consumer’s sushi eating experience, and popularize ingredients used in traditional Japanese foods. Eel sauce is typically used over grilled eel in Japan, though it can also be used over grilled meat and vegetables as suggested on the packaging. Eel sauce is also a popular sauce used to drizzle over sushi.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Compton
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
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content: Food
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content: Sushi
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2012.3099.15
label: catalog number
content: 2012.3099.15
label: nonaccession number
content: 2012.3099
objectType: label: Object Name
content: eel sauce
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 9/16 in x 2 1/4 in; 14.12875 cm x 5.715 cm