Tag: dried-bonito shavings

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!…

Dashi

September 29, 2020

The 6 Best Kombu (Kelp) Substitutes

What Is Kombu (Kelp)? Kombu is a type of seaweed. The word “seaweed” covers a lot of types of Japanese foods as followings: ・Aonori (Green Laver)・Hijiki・Kombu (Kelp)・Mozuku・Nori (Laver)・Wakame Kombu is used for making dashi (stock for Japanese dishes) and ingredients…

JAPANESE INGREDIENTS

September 26, 2019

Thick Deep-Fried Tofu & Daikon Simmered with Dried-Bonito Shavings Recipe

Simmered dish might sounds difficult to cook or sounds like you need long cooking time, but my recipe is absolutely EASY & QUICK! My husband loves the simmered daikon that absorbed the taste well, so I often cook simmered daikon…

Appetizer

September 4, 2019

Best Shiso Miso Recipe

Sweet miso sauce which made from miso paste, sugar, and sake (or mirin) is very tasty and useful. I love to make it for quick appetizer, you can check my recipes using the sauce below…MISO KONJAC RECIPEGRILLED CORN WITH MISO…

Side Dish

July 22, 2019

OKONOMIYAKI STYLE OMELETTE RECIPE

Have you tasted Okonomiyaki in Japan? Okonomiyaki is Japanese-style pancake made from flour, cabbage, egg, pork and so on.I love the sauce for okonomiyaki which is kind of similar to barbecue sauce.The combination of mayonnaise and this sauce is extremely…

Appetizer

June 16, 2019

BEST STIR-FRIED UDON NOODLES (YAKI-UDON) RECIPE

Eating udon noodles with mentsuyu (noodle soup base) is the most popular way in Japan. The flavor of bonito soup stock and sweet soy sauce matches perfectly with udon noodles. On the other hand, stir-fried udon noodles makes you enjoy…

Main Dish

April 18, 2019

Shaved Kelp (Tororo-Kombu) Miso Soup Recipe

Have you tasted kelp? A lot of people may know kelp as material for stock (dashi). Making kelp stock is very simple by heating water and kelp, but it’s not so easy to create delicate taste. I feel that making…

Miso Soup