"Soup stock" is indispensable to Japanese foods. It is not exaggeration for Japanese people even if saying that I eat every day.
Noodles, stewed food, hotpot and pickles can use it widely; literally "all-around seasoning". A pinch of salt or light soy sauce to dashi stock, and the taste and fragrance just takes off for the cosmos.
By the way, dashi stock has "the first broth" and "the second broth", and there is usage suitable for each.
– The first broth
For Enjoying delicate taste and fragrance. It is said that it should be eaten within ten minutes and is suitable for clear soup.
– The second broth
The usage is infinite. It can be used miso soup and stewed food and anything including fried food.
The chef specializing in Japanese foods has a soup stock recipe only for oneself each. Interestingly, there is not the" right" way to make dashi stock. There is underlying method of extraction and infusion to bring out the flavour. Every chef does with their own choice of base ingredients in the manner they think the best. How fascinating!
■ Bonito First Dashi Stock Recipe
– Ingredients:
- 10g Shaved Bonito
- 1L Water
– Methods:
1. Place the water into a pot, bring to the boil well.
2. Add shaved bonito, then turn off the heat. Leave it until shaved bonito sink to the bottom.
3. Strain over a bowl covered paper towel (or wringed out tea cloth). Do not squeeze bonito on paper towel.
4. Refrigerate after cooling down.
Introducing our dashi products for easy cooking at home.
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■Udon Dashi 1.8L ＄22.80
Can be used not only udon soup but any other Japanese food. Extracted bonito and kelp.
- For noodle soup Dashi: Hot Water=1:10
■ Konbu Tsuyu 1.8L $12.80
Mainly extracted bonito and added kelp for the flavour.
- For noodle soup, Dashi: Hot Water=1:4
- For dipping sauce, Dashi: Hot Water=1:3
■ Hidaka Konbu Dashi Liquid 1L $10.70
Extracted only kelp
- For dipping sauce, Dashi: Hot Water=1:20
■ Udon Noodle Soup Stock 8p $3.30
Extracted and powdered Bonito and kelp flavour soup stock.
- For noodle soup, Sachet : Hot Water=1: 250ml
■ Fish Powder Dashi Pack 50g x 10p $12.80
Extract one dashi stock sachet by boiling 3L water for 8mins, then season.
Others: granule type dashi stock below
■ New Bonito Flavoured Dashi Powder 1kg $11.90
■ Tairyo Bonito Flavour Soup Stock 1kg $19.50
Take in rich umami and enjoy Japanese food!
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