Shinmaya is a well-known brand in Japan for producing high-quality, authentic dashi products.
Their bonito dashi powder is instant, meaning you get the deep, rich flavour of dashi without the time-consuming process of boiling and steeping kombu and katsuobushi to satisfy your everyday soup stock needs.
This particular dashi powder is made from powdered dried bonito extract, a type of fermented tuna that adds a rich, smoky, umami flavour to the broth. Dashi is essential in a wide variety of Japanese dishes, from soups and stews to sauces and marinades.
Using instant dashi powder is much quicker than traditional methods of making dashi from scratch with katsuobushi (bonito fish flakes) and kombu kelp seaweed. Simply dissolve the powder in hot water for an instant broth and as each sachet is pre-portioned, the process is very easy with no waste.
Available in 42g (7 x 8g individual sachets) & 1kg
Dashi Soup Stock
Dashi is the base for miso soup, a staple in Japanese cuisine. This bonito dashi powder provides the savoury, umami-rich foundation for the soup, which is then combined with miso paste, tofu, seaweed and sometimes vegetables or fish.
Dashi is an essential element in traditional Japanese cuisine, providing a foundational umami flavour that enhances a wide range of dishes.
Umami is the Japanese word used for one of the five basic tastes in addition to salt, sweet, sour and bitter. Bonito naturally contains glutamic acid, an amino acid responsible for umami, which also acts as a natural flavour enhancer.
Udon and soba noodle soup dishes both rely on dashi for their base broth to enhance the overall taste of the noodles, particularly when combined with soy sauce, mirin and other seasonings.
Dashi is also used as the base broth in nabemono (Japanese hot pots), such as sukiyaki or shabu-shabu. The bonito dashi gives the broth a rich, savoury depth that complements the vegetables, meat and seafood cooked in it.
