The latest episode of Vendors: International explores the meticulous process of making bonito flakes at renowned shop Kaneshichi Shoten in Makurazaki, Japan. A key ingredient in Japanese cuisine ...

This combination of bonito flakes and kombu makes the most popular and flavorful all-purpose dashi. The idea is to extract the flavors by steeping the ingredients for the first round of dashi, which ...

Narrator: Omurice is a go-to comfort food served in Japanese diners ... They're topped with mayo, seaweed flakes, and dried fish shavings, or bonito flakes. Sugar is used to make these miniature ...

Gently bring the kombu and soaking water to the boil, then add the bonito flakes and turn off the heat. Leave for 10 minutes until the bonito flakes have sunk to the bottom of the pan. Strain the ...