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Soy Bottle Designed to Bring You Happiness

Behind the Design is a series of sleek and concise videos about the design of everyday objects we take for granted. This episode tells the story about how a former Buddhist monk designed the soy sauce bottle seen in Japanese restaurants around the world.

Source: Bloomberg

Why Soy Sauce Bottles have Two Spouts?

If you've ever been enjoying a meal at a Japanese or Chinese restaurant, reached for the nearly ubiquitous, short, tapered bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce, and either over-poured or made a mess, splashing it on both your food and your hand, you've probably wondered: why does this bottle have two spouts?

The answer is deceptively simple and will probably make you face-palm in frustration if reactions to several viral videos on Instagram and TikTok demonstrating the tool are any indication.

Source: TastingTable

Kenji Ekuan, Who Gave Soy Sauce Its Graceful Curves, Dies at 85

TOKYO — Kenji Ekuan, a Japanese industrial designer whose instantly recognizable soy sauce bottle — red-capped and elegantly teardrop-shaped — became one of his country’s most ubiquitous postwar exports, died here on Sunday. He was 85.

Source: New York Times

The Kikkoman Soy Sauce Bottle Is Priceless

It’s a shape so ubiquitous it’s become nearly invisible: an easy-to-grip, pear-shaped glass bodice planted on a sturdy base, a tapered neck swooping up to a red cap, and most important, a two-way spout that controls the flow of pours and prevents drips. The famous Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser litters tabletops in countless Japanese restaurants across the United States. According to Kikkoman, the company has sold over 400 million of these utilitarian bottles since their inception. You can undoubtedly find a bottle at your local grocery store for a few bucks — and yet some folks will pay hundreds of dollars for one.

Source: Eater