Shimaya Konbu Dashino-Moto Stock Powder, 8g x14 sachet

This is a kelp powder and can be a base for a miso soup. In the past I did simmer a piece of kombu as a miso soup base, but his is quicker and more convenient. There are a couple of E numbers included in this. The instructions are to dissolve it in 1-1.2 liters of simmering water. This works for a couple, but, if, like me, you live on your own, you don't want that amount of liquid. For a pint or 500ml, put the powder in a small bowl, use one and a half teaspoons and cover the rest with cling film and use that the next time.If you are interested, a quick miso soup is as follows: simmer a pint of water and dissolve the powder; add a handful of chopped kale with the thick stems removed; add a quarter of a block of firm tofu diced, add chopped up green beans and a small, or half a big carrot grated; simmer for 5 minutes. Take the saucepan off the heat, and add a pinch of wakame. Put 2 level teaspoons of red miso and one teaspoon of white miso into a small sieve. Put the sieve into the liquid and press the miso through the sieve, as if you drop it straight in, its stays in a lump. If you like you can chop up a spring onion or add a dash of soy sauce, although I don't do this.

Delicious! Use it every time I want noodles or anything similar. I'm allergic to some of the ingredients in ready made stock sachets, like the ones you get in noodle packs, so I have to concoct my own. This is a regular staple in my dishes, can't go wrong! Yum!

Ideal for a quick stock for japanese dishes. May need to use more than one if you want more flavour but once you add other ingredients it's a good base.

Order arrived in time a as advertised

Love the taste and conveniencl

Very delicious in soups and certainly vegan miso soup, which we use it in regularly.

Very good product