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Yutaka Katsuobushi - Bonito Flakes 20g

Yutaka Katsuobushi - Bonito Flakes 20g

Regular price £4.90 GBP
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An essential ingredient for making umami rich dashi stock, the foundation of many Japanese dishes. Also used as a topping for salads or tofu.

Katsuobushi, or dried bonito flakes, is one of the essential ingredients for making Japanese soup stock called "dashi". Consisting of paper-thin shavings of dried and smoked bonito which resemble large wood shavings, Yutaka Katsuobushi uses fresh, high quality bonito from Spain, carefully put through a long drying process and sealed to lock in the flavour. When used in dashi, Katsuobushi adds depth of flavour and umami to soups, hot pots and stews. It is also used to garnish tofu, udon noodles and salads.

Preparation and Usage

How to make Katsuobushi dashi stock (500ml):
1 Add 500ml boiling hot water and 20g (adjust to your preferred taste) Katsuobushi in a sauce pan.
Simmer for 1 minute. Turn off the heat and wait for 2-3 minutes until Katsuobushi settle down to the bottom of the saucepan.
2 Drain the katsuobushi with a sieve and add the stock to your Japanese cooking such as: udon / soba noodles, miso soup, hot pot or stewed dishes.

Nutritional data

Typical Values per 100g (as sold):
Energy 1377kJ/325kcal
Fat 1.5g
of which saturates 0.5g
Carbohydrates <0.5g
of which sugars <0.5g
Fibre <0.5g
Protein 78g
Salt 2.63g
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