Monthly Archive: February, 2021

February 28, 2021

36 Best Foods Packed with Umami Flavor

What Exactly Is Umami and Top 3 Umami Ingredients I had explained what is umami flavor and the 3 most common umami components on the above page. I only gave 1 ingredient name as an example for each umami component,…

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February 27, 2021

What Exactly Is Umami and Top 3 Umami Ingredients

What comes to your mind when you hear “UMAMI”? Umami Burger?But, what does umami taste like?How do you get the umami flavor? I think there are many questions about UMAMI. Here, I would like to introduce what exactly is umami…

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February 25, 2021

What Is Ikura (Salmon Roe) and How Is It Used?

What Is Ikura (Salmon Roe)? Ikura is a fish egg of salmon and trout.In English, it’s usually expressed as salmon roe, salmon caviar, or red caviar. In order to take ikura from salmon or trout, you need to remove a…

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February 24, 2021

Can I Use Miso Instead of Dashi?

Can I Use Miso Instead of Dashi? Is Miso Paste the Same As Dashi? I had explained about the differences between miso paste and dashi (soup stock) on the above page. Those 2 materials are totally different: miso has explicitly…

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February 23, 2021

Is Miso Paste the Same As Dashi?

Is miso paste the same as dashi? I would answer this question like this… No, not really. Miso paste and dashi, those are both Japanese traditional materials that every Japanese often use for cooking. But, those 2 are totally different…

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February 23, 2021

3-Minutes Best Quick Dashi Recipe

Japanese Dashi (Soup Stock) Have you known that there are so many kinds of dashi in Japan? 8 Common Types of Dashi and Their Uses Each one of them has great umami (delicious taste) and it upgrade various dishes dramatically!…

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February 20, 2021

What Is Buddhist Vegan Cuisine (Shojin Ryori)?

What Is Shojin Ryori? It can be translated into “Buddhist cuisine”. As the name says, it’s a diet that had created for monks to get the minimum nutrition required because they had strictly regulated themselves based on Buddhist precepts: Do…

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February 18, 2021

What Is Vegan Soup Stock in Japan (Shojin Dashi)?

What Is Shojin Dashi? Shojin dashi is the soup stock made from only plant-based materials. That is why it especially matches well with vegetable ingredients. And, you can make the dish bringing out the full flavor of the ingredients by…

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February 17, 2021

The Best Niboshi (Iriko) Dashi (Anchovy Soup Stock) Recipe

Niboshi dashi is the soup stock made from dried anchovies. Some people in Western part of Japan call this “iriko dashi“. It has great flavor of dried anchovies. And, the umami (delicious taste) and koku (richness) of the soup stock…

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February 16, 2021

The Best Vegan Soup Stock Recipe (Shojin Dashi)

Have you ever heard of “Shojin ryori” or “Shojin dashi”? Shojin ryori mean vegetarian diet which are prepared as the charity for monks using only vegetables, beans and grain since the Buddhism prohibit monks from killing. One of the most…

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