Katsuo Dashi Powder (Hon-dashi)
味の素が生んだ台湾の国民的旨味！食堂の味を裏で支える「カツオ風味の魔法の粉」
Description
Katsuo dashi powder (Hon-dashi) sold for Taiwan by Japan's 'Ajinomoto'. Japanese origin, but completely localized as the 'absolutely essential umami base' in Taiwanese home cooking and stall seasoning.
Classification: For Families,Powder Seasoning,Taiwan's Magic Powder
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How to use
Ingredients
- Salt
- Lactose
- Flavor ingredients (Bonito powder
- Bonito extract)
- Amino acids
- etc.
Instructions
- [Usage Secret]
- [Veg Stir-fry Secret Flavor] When Taiwanese eateries fry cabbage or water spinach, they 'dash' this powder along with salt. This alone makes veg dramatically delicious, achieving that eatery taste.
- [Soup (Geng) Foundation] The dashi base for 'thick soups' like Rou Geng Tang or Mianxian served in Taiwanese Xiaochi shops uses massive amounts of this bonito powder alongside kelp/pork bone.
- [Fried Rice] Using it to season fried rice coats the rice in bonito umami, making it unstoppably delicious.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Intense ocean aroma and umami of bonito
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese 'Hon-dashi' (Exactly the same thing)
Pairing
Cabbage stir-fry, Fried rice, Various thick soups
Trivia
[For Families] Japanese often think 'Chinese food = Chicken bouillon', but in sea-surrounded Taiwan, 'Bonito (Jian Yu)' umami frequently forms the cooking base. In Taiwanese supers, Japanese Hon-dashi is piled high as 'Peng Da Shi', gaining massive trust from Taiwanese mothers as the 'magic powder that perfects the flavor'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] When making Taiwanese steamed egg (Zheng Dan), just dissolving this in hot water and mixing into the egg liquid completes a foolproof, supreme dashi-flavored pudding-like egg dish!
Allergen
Dairy, Soy, Wheat (from extract)