This dashi is enjoyed for its fragrance and is so flavorful on its own that you can drink it straight, like soup. 5 cups (1.2 L) filtered water 1 piece kombu, about 3 x 3 inches (7.5 x 7.5 cm) 3 to 4 ...
Dashi kombu — dried kelp for soup stock — is made from ... after the First International Symposium on umami in 1985. Kombu seaweed contains glutamic acids, which are the basis of umami.
It gets its unmistakeable flavour from dried seaweed and ... from the heat and discard the kombu - do not boil the kombu in the water for a long time or the dashi will become bitter.