DASHI BY YAGICHO

Dashi is an essential component of Japanese cooking that you will find in every single household in Japan. It is a broth made from three main ingredients: Katsuo (bonito), konbu (Japanese kelp), and shiitake. Dashi usually serves as the base for miso soup, soup noodles, Japanese omelettes and many other Japanese dishes. It forms a base for all Japanese cooking! If you are looking to up your Japanese cooking skills, then a bag of dashi from Yagicho is a must buy in Tokyo. They have been around the Nihonbashi area since 1737 and has been family owned since. They sell a variety of dashi, which some are great tasting on their own and others for cooking. They’re friendly English speaking staff can also help with your purchases of dashi or other Japanese cooking products as well. Dashi is usually sold in packs similar to tea bags where you can boil the bag of dashi in water to get your base.

Photo credit: Yagicho website

Where to buy: 1-7-2 Nihonbashi Muromachi Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Tel: 03-3241-1211

Website: https://yagicho-honten.tokyo/?ls=en

Hours: Open everyday (except Jan 1st/2nd), 10:00am - 6:00pm