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Description
Dashi stock plays a central role in Japanese cuisine. Rich in flavor, especially umami, it subtly flavors soups, adds flavor to rice, adds depth to an omelet, or serves as a base for other broths. Of course, it’s also the base for miso soup! There are several types of dashi: katsuo dashi (made with kombu seaweed and dried bonito), shiitake dashi (made with shiitake and kombu seaweed) or, for example, kombu dashi! A vegetable dashi made from kombu seaweed…
Kombu dashi, the prince of umami!
The kombu root is the richest part of this seaweed in nutrients and amino acids. It’s these nutrients and amino acids that give kombu-based dashi broths their full flavor. This versatile broth reveals flavors without overwhelming them, and can be used in a variety of ways in both Japanese and French cuisine.
Hokkaido Kenso’s concentrated kombu root dashi comes from the Hokkaido region, the mecca of kombu. It is gently cooked for three days to preserve all the flavors of the seaweed and is available in a concentrated version. This method is easier to use than the bagged version, making it easy to incorporate into your dishes. However, be careful to maintain a dilution ratio of 8 to 10 parts water to 1 part concentrated dashi! Otherwise, you might feel like you’ve drowned in the pure waters of northern Japan.
Use:
Dilute with 8 to 10 parts water, depending on desired strength. Kombu dashi concentrate can be used wherever you like: to subtly flavor other broths, to bring out the flavor of eggs (omelettes, boiled eggs…), to add a little flavor to your dishes (by deglazing a frying pan…), to spice up the cooking of your rice… We find that this vegetarian dashi goes particularly well with cooking vegetables in broth. Try it with turnips, cabbage, or asparagus. It is also excellent with shellfish (clams, cockles, scallops…).
Storage:
In a dry place, away from light. Refrigerate after opening.
Ingredients:
Water, yeast extract, 11.75% kombu, hydrolyzed soy protein, 10.00% natural hidaka kombu extract (laminaria saccharina angustata), salt, thickeners (guar gum and xanthan gum), acid E331.
Shelf life:
2 years before opening. 3 months after opening.
