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BONITO

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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
May 1, 2021
How to make Bricolage Bread & Co.’s bonito tartine
In this delectable tartine, the bakery's signature sourdough is topped with lightly grilled bonito and whole shiso leaves.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Feb 17, 2018
What makes a great chawanmushi? Using even better dashi
The clear, umami-packed stock called dashi is the foundation of washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine. Follow this recipe to find out how a good dashi makes a great chawanmushi.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2016
Bonito flake firm opens factory in France
Gourmets in Europe may soon taste a difference in dishes at local Japanese restaurants as the production of authentic katsuobushi — or dried bonito flakes, a crucial ingredient in Japanese cuisine — will shortly begin in France.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 18, 2015
Kero Kero Bonito blend English and Japanese rap into bouncy pop tracks
Sarah Midori Perry remembers checking MixB, an online bulletin board for Japanese expats in London, almost every day ... and feeling underwhelmed.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2014
Kyushu bonito makers set up shop in France
A group of traditional "katsuobushi" dried bonito flake makers in Kyushu will set up a factory in France and start production next year, hoping to bring to Europe the the key ingredient for soup stock and dishes in Japanese cuisine.
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JAPAN / NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2014
Umami magic: Japan's dashi ingredients win global fans
From French bouillon to Chinese soup stocks, broths made from long hours of simmering are common in many cuisines. But one as abundant in umami taste as the dashi broth, made instantly from briefly soaking or heating simple ingredients like dried bonito and kelp, is uniquely Japanese.
JAPAN / NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2014
Combining best of East and West diets to enhance longevity
Many people attribute longevity in Japan to the traditional Japanese diet. Yet even a balanced Japanese meal, full of health-enhancing elements such as taurine, magnesium and isoflavones, typically has two major flaws: too much salt and too little calcium, which can lead to stroke and osteoporosis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 6, 2012
Nihonbashi Dashi Bar: A dedicated dashi bar you can put stock in
Nothing is more important in Japanese cooking than dashi, the fundamental cooking stock that underpins every aspect of the cuisine. There are many ingredients that can deliver a boost of umami savor, both natural (konbu seaweed or shiitake mushrooms) and artificial (various powders out of jars or sachets). But nothing compares to the richness of dashi made with traditional katsuobushi (bonito flakes).

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