Description
Super-quick recipe just quick-simmering cheap Japanese 'sliced kelp (or dried kelp)' in Taiwan five-spice soup. Seaweed glutamic acid boosts the soup flavor floor.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Sliced kelp (dried) or kelp knots
- Quick Lu Zhi (Cola
- soy
- Mentsuyu
- five-spice etc.)
Instructions
- [Authentic & Quick Recipe]
- [Quick Rehydrating Dried Kelp] Prepare cheap 'sliced kelp (dried)' or 'oden kelp knots' from super. Put in bowl, soak in lukewarm water ~
- mins to rehydrate briefly (*Don't soak too long or umami escapes). Lightly wash off surface slime with water.
- [Umami-exploding Quick Lu Zhi] Boil cola, soy, Mentsuyu (Japanese dashi matches kelp perfectly), five-spice in a pot. Kelp itself yields supreme dashi (glutamic acid), so this Lu Zhi gains unbelievable deep richness even without meat.
- [Texture-manipulating Heating] Toss rehydrated kelp in boiling soup. For 'crunchy texture', medium heat
- mins. For 'gooey texture', low heat ~
- mins.
- [Chill to Set Flavor] Turn off heat, leave in soup until slightly cooled. Taiwan spice aroma permeates kelp fibers; biting causes a massive chorus of ocean scent and star anise sweetness in this exquisite snack.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Exotic five-spice aroma and intense kelp ocean smell
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Wakame stems (becomes crunchier texture)
Pairing
Taiwan Beer、White Rice(matches infinitely)
Trivia
[For Health Conscious] #4 'Weight-loss ingredient'. Lifehack replicating Taiwan Luwei stall (Haidaijie) taste perfectly with cheap Japanese dried goods. Kelp's alginic acid (soluble fiber) suppresses carb/fat absorption, yielding zero guilt no matter how much eaten. Super excellent budget side optimal for bento gap-filling.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Toss heavily with grated raw garlic and sesame oil, meal-prepping in a container as junk 'Infinite Taiwan Kelp'!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from soy/Mentsuyu)