Natural Multi-Umami Dashi Packets
Highlights Conveniently create umami at home Made using natural ingredients Broad spectrum of umami enriching ingredients Dashi, a simple broth made by boiling ingredients, helps to create umami by enhancing and harmonizing the flavors of the other ingredients it’s paired with. Dashi is found in many Japanese dishes and is an essential part of Japanese cooking, from home cooked meals to high end restaurants. In many ways, dashi defines the essence of Japanese cuisine. These natural multi-umami dashi packs allow you to conveniently create your own flavorful dashi at home. Unlike typical dashi made from only a combination of konbu (kelp) and katsuobushi (bonito flakes), these dashi packs include a broader spectrum of umami enriching ingredients including katsuobushi, iriko (dried sardines), shiitake mushrooms and moromi (the fermented mixture used in creating such things as sake or soy sauce), which are uniquely combined with ume (Japanese plum) vinegar. The result is one of the most