Dashi Soup
Aug 18, 2026
RECIPE
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1 litre
MAKES
30 min
SOAK
8 min
COOK
Ingredients
- 1 litre water
- 10 g kombu (dried kelp)
- 20 g HONBANA CHIDORI (Shredded Dried Bonito)
Method
- Soak the kombu in the water for 30 to 60 minutes.
- Heat gently and lift the kombu out as soon as small bubbles rise. Boiling it dulls the flavour.

- Let the water boil, turn off the heat and add the bonito flakes.

- Wait 2 minutes. Do not stir, or the dashi turns bitter.
- Line a sieve with kitchen paper and pour through it slowly.

- Let it drain on its own. Squeezing the paper makes it bitter.
- Use the same day, or refrigerate for up to 2 days.
