Kame (Ceramic jar)
Ceramic jar
Japanese: 甕（かめ）
Traditional miso preparation container. Thick ceramic walls moderate temperature changes.
Kame are traditional ceramic containers made from fired clay. Their thick walls moderate temperature fluctuations, creating stable fermentation conditions.
Like wooden barrels, kame surfaces may harbor microorganisms, developing unique house flavors over years of use. Heavy and requiring careful handling, they offer solid stability. Kame from kilns across Japan vary in character based on local clay and firing. The vessel itself embodies terroir. Choose one with thorough glazing to reduce leakage risk. Preparing miso in a kame inherited from previous generations — that is a story of fermentation spanning time.