New York Mutual Trading Inc & MTC Kitchen
New York Mutual Trading Inc & MTC Kitchen
711 Third AvenueNew York, NY 10017
212 661 3333
nymtc.com
M-F 10am-7pm
MTC (Mutual Trading Company) originally began in 1926 as a small co-op of Japanese immigrants in Southern California that centralized the import of basic Japanese foods for their community. Since then, they have grown into a premiere importer, manufacturer and distributor of over 5,000 Japanese foods, beverages, and supplies. When walking into MTC Kitchen, the first thing that caught my eye was the row of hanging knives – apparently a specialty of the company. Known for its first-rate Japanese kitchen equipment, MTC Kitchen has catered to the New York City area restaurants since 1972. They opened this showroom in 2009.
A respect for the Japanese traditions is apparent from the brightly lit showroom that holds every tool an aspiring chef might need to create the finest cuisine. From the chef’s slippers to a hangiri, a flat-bottomed wooden tub used to make sushi rice, one can find everything on MTC’S chrome-wire shelves. The juxtaposition of the modern finish and futuristic-looking supplies with the traditional sake sets and chef’s garb encapsulates their long history and the reason for their continued success.
