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Dashi is a Japanese stock made from kombu, katsuobushi, or other umami-rich ingredients. Cooks steep these in hot water to draw out a clear, savory broth. It forms the base of soups, noodle broths, and simmered dishes. So why does it mat...

Katsuobushi is made from skipjack tuna. Producers smoke, dry, and ferment it, then shave it into flakes for Japanese dashi, toppings, and furikake-style uses. Katsuobushi is dried, smoked, and fermented skipjack tuna. Cooks shave it into...

When summer comes, there are hundreds of matsuri (Japanese festival) celebrated in every part of Japan. Food stalls are indispensable for festivals and fireworks displays! Among them, the standard is definitely "takoyaki". Today, let us ...

Dashi is a Japanese stock made from kombu, katsuobushi, or other umami-rich ingredients. Cooks steep these in hot water to draw out a clear, savory broth. It forms the base of soups, noodle broths, and simmered dishes. So why does it mat...

When summer comes, there are hundreds of matsuri (Japanese festival) celebrated in every part of Japan. Food stalls are indispensable for festivals and fireworks displays! Among them, the standard is definitely "takoyaki". Today, let us ...

Katsuobushi is made from skipjack tuna. Producers smoke, dry, and ferment it, then shave it into flakes for Japanese dashi, toppings, and furikake-style uses. Katsuobushi is dried, smoked, and fermented skipjack tuna. Cooks shave it into...