Dashi bags: Steep in simmering water (like a tea bag), then discard. Dashi bags are a step up and can make a decent dashi, ...

Discover the fascinating process of making kezuribushi from dried bonito. Watch as skilled artisans carefully shave and process the bonito into thin, delicate flakes. This meticulous process ...

A recipe for Whole Wheat Spaghetti With Spicy Chickpeas, Rosemary and Bonito Flakes.

At the heart of so much of Japanese cooking is the fragrant broth called dashi. And at the heart of dashi are the delicate pink petals of katsuobushi, shaved flakes of dried bonito fish. When ...

At the heart of so much of Japanese cooking is the fragrant broth called dashi. And at the heart of dashi are the delicate pink petals of katsuobushi, shaved flakes of dried bonito fish. When ...

A dried stock made from the bonito fish – a stock used extensively in Japanese cuisine – may improve the palatability of reduced-salt products, suggests new research.

My basic recipe for homemade furikake starts with sesame seeds, katsuobushi (bonito flakes, which are made from dried bonito fish that is grated into flakes), and toasted nori seaweed.

For health conscious people who turn to low-salt foods adding dried bonito flakes made from fish may accentuate the salty taste of products, according to a new study.