Katsuobushi / Dried Bonito

Dried Bonito Flakes, are a commonly used ingredient in Japanese cuisine, but their ubiquity should not detract from their remarkable nature....

The Japanese word `umami' has a long past. It was already in use during the Edo period (Tokugawa Shogunate) of Japanese history, which e...

Often described in English as dried sardines, the term niboshi, sometimes substituted for the synonymous word iriko, is in fact used to deno...

Dashi is the quintessential stock in Japanese cuisine and forms the basis of a huge variety of dishes. It is made using a few specific ingre...

Matsumoto J , Ishikawa S , Doi M , Kishida T , Ebihara K . Marutomo Co. Ltd., Ehime, Japan. The effect of smoke-dried bonito undigested frac...