The Art of Soy Sauce: A Conversation with Moromi’s Founder
Schedule
Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
5-7 Canal St, Westerly, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02891 | Westerly, RI
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Join us at the UNITED Table as the Yellow Farmhouse Education Center presents a conversation with Bob Florence, founder of Moromi, whose handcrafted soy sauce, miso, and hot sauces have put North Stonington on the fermentation map. Discover how his passion for Japanese soy sauce tradition led to building a small-batch production facility in Connecticut, and how he blends age-old methods with creative innovation. Get a rare peek into the shoyu-making process and hear what’s next for Moromi as it continues to honor and reimagine the world of ferments. Taste some of Moromi's ferments after the presentation and learn more about... - How Moromi Was Started The story behind the brand and its roots in Japanese tradition
-Finding Inspiration What sparked Bob’s interest in fermentation and shoyu
- Carrying Tradition Forward Honoring history while adapting to modern contexts
- The Shoyu-Making Process From soybeans and Koji to rich, complex flavor
- Looking Ahead What’s next for Moromi and the evolving world of ferments
The UNITED Table series is a new culinary entertainment series presented by The United Theatre to celebrate the food we eat and the creative, hardworking people who take the care and thought in preparing and presenting that food, preserving its history, and filling our lives with the tastes, smells, and experiences that bring people together. Through conversations, tastings, book talks, food fests, and screenings from the culinary cineverse, The UNITED Table invites you to pull up a chair. Bon appétit!
About Yellow Farmhouse Education Center: Housed at Stone Acres Farm, a working farm in Stonington, CT, Yellow Farmhouse envisions a healthy, robust, and thriving local food system accessible and affordable to all. https://www.yellowfarmhouse.org/
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