Dashi
Dashi (出汁、だし) is a kind of stock or broth mainly used for soup or dishes in Japanese cooking.[1] The most common form of dashi is a simple broth or stock made by kombu (edible kelp) or katsuobushi (flakes of dried skipjack tuna) in boiling water. niboshi (煮干し) is also used, too.[2] It is not always necessary to strain the resulting liquid. Dashi can be a basis for miso soup, Japanese noodle (うどん or そば) soup, and many other Japanese simmering (or boiling) liquids. Fresh dashi made from kelp and katsuobushi is not so popular today in Japan. Some people use instant substitutes to add boiled water.[3]
Other kinds of dashi stock are made by soaking (or putting) kelp, shiitake, or niboshi in cool water for many hours. Or they are made by heating them in water nearly to boiling and then straining the resulting broth. Kelp stock or konbu dashi is made by soaking kelp, or sea tangle, in water. Shiitake dashi stock is made by soaking dried shiitake mushrooms in water.[4] Niboshi dashi stock is made by soaking dried small sardines. Some use niboshi after taking off (or pinching off) their heads and entrails in water, but others use whole niboshi as this way get tasty dashi, too.[5]
Other important Japanese flavors include shoyu, mirin, rice vinegar, miso, and sake.
Dashi Media
Some common brands of packaged instant dashi
Related pages
References
- ↑ "第2章 「だし」の誕生と発達". www.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ↑ "斬新美味惣菜料理顧問 - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション". dl.ndl.go.jp (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ↑ "だしの素についての料理の基本". cookpad.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ↑ "国立国会図書館オンライン | National Diet Library Online".
- ↑ "煮干しだし（いりこだし）の取り方/作り方：白ごはん.com". 白ごはん.com：おもてなしから基本まで いちばん丁寧な和食レシピサイト (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-08-05.
