Sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃ a.k.a. kansui is an alkaline salt that is essential for making ramen noodles. In Japan ramen noodles...

Katsuobushi are shavings made of hot smoked, dried and sometimes fermented skipjack tuna (Latin. katsuwonus pelamis) or skipjack tuna (bonito). When you make...

Niboshi or dried sardines, dried anchovyor iroko aremostly anchovies that are cooked and dried to make stock from, which iscalled niboshi dashi. Niboshi, have a...