dashi
noun
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Definition of dashi
: a fish broth made from dried bonito
Examples of dashi in a Sentence
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The foam tastes strongly of soy sauce, and the noodles are coated in a super-concentrated dashi broth that’s flavor is only intensified when chilled. — Shay Spence, PEOPLE.com, "5 Foods You Should Definitely Eat at the 2019 Epcot Food & Wine Festival," 3 Sep. 2019 His first location of Tsuta, called Tsuta Japanese Soba Noodles, was dedicated to premium ingredients and top-notch dashi. — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, "World’s first Michelin-starred ramen restaurant Tsuta to open San Francisco location," 22 Aug. 2019 There are a number of ways to serve udon—with a hot or cold broth (usually made using iriko fish and kombu or dashi and soy sauce) and topped with items like tempura, a raw egg, scallions, chili flakes, or soy sauce. — Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, "Why Udon, Japan’s Most Important Noodle, Is Worth Traveling For," 31 May 2019 Jung’s cooking shines in dishes such as a chicharrón-esque pork tonkatsu served with sinus-searing Japanese mustard and a fish of the day simmered with bok choy, dashi and shimeji mushrooms. — Gustavo Arellanostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "At Pikoh, Peruvian superstar chef Ricardo Zarate holds back his fastball for a West L.A. crowd," 24 July 2019 In the opening 10-course vegetarian menu for the restaurant, one of the courses consists of roasted celery root with seaweed butter, shiitake dashi and ginger. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco French dining hub One65 brings $250 tasting menus to Union Square," 6 June 2019 The dish starts by simmering whole chickens and mixed vegetables to create a base for the broth (a cross between a pozole-style soup and a dashi broth). — San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: Welcome summer at Scoop San Diego’s inaugural ice cream festival," 20 June 2019 Part of the eight-course tasting menu is an oyster dish with xao long bao, cucumber dashi, tosaka nori, and matsutake shoyu. — Melanie Kaplan, Fortune, "This $150 Eight-Course Tasting Menu Pairs Food With Art," 15 June 2019 Note that seafood, soy, and dashi (fish broth) are all prevalent in Japanese cuisine. — National Geographic, "Japan: Hiking and Cultural Adventure," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dashi.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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