DASHI: The Basic Foundation of Japanese Cuisine
What Is Dashi? Dashi is Japanese stock. It’s the foundation to all authentic Japanese cooking, a base for soups and sauces, and is essential for making Nimono. It’s the building block or the secret 5th flavor, Umami, full of amino acids that create inexplicable "deliciousness". Dashi is comparable to soup stocks or bouillon in Western…
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