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Whole Katsuobushi Block


 
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Katsuobushi is smoked, dried and fermented bonito fish. It is one of the most essential ingredients of Japanese cuisine. It is mostly used to make dashi broth which is the base for many sauces and dishes. 

Traditionally Katsuobushi is used in blocks and shaved using a wooden grater box. Although Katsuobushi blocks have a much more intense flavor most people nowadays use pre-packages Katsuobushi shavings available in any supermarkets. But once you experienced the intense flavor of real Katsuobushi it will be hard to be content with conventional products.

Raw Bonito fillets are first glutted, sliced and simmered in water for about an hour. Fat, scales and bones  are then removed from the soft fillets. The fish slices are then smoked on wood to dry and develop a more complex flavor. Afterwords it is sun dried and exposed to fermentation with four repetitions to further reduce moisture. Katsuobushi only has 20% of the volume of the original fish fillet. 



 Producer:Tenpaku Katsuobushi
 Contents:200g about 30 cm (length) 
 Ingredients:Bonito fish
 Shelf-life:12 months
 Storage:keep in a dry and cool environment 
Our Price: ¥2,100
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Quantity in Stock:19
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Katsuobushi is smoked, dried and fermented bonito fish. It is one of the most essential ingredients of Japanese cuisine. It is mostly used to make dashi broth which is the base for many sauces and dishes. Traditionally Katsuobushi is used in blocks and shaved using a wooden grater box.

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Average Rating: 5 of 5 | Total Reviews: 8 Write a review »

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bonito is not skipjack tuna April 9, 2013
Reviewer: Joe from France  
According to wikipedia, the 'real' katsuobushi is made from skipjack tuna. Bonito is a substitute for that.

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block of dried bonita March 25, 2013
Reviewer: stephen schultz from Staatsburg, NY United States  
top quality service
top quality product

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Katsuobushi March 23, 2013
Reviewer: James Hodges from Gardner, MA United States  
I only wish you had large ones like they have in Okinawa.

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Katsuobushi March 13, 2013
Reviewer: Bernard Faber from Alkmaar, NH Netherlands  
20 years ago I worked as a chef in a macrobiotic restaurant in Amsterdam. Recently I found in my attic a katsuobushi shaver from that time. So I started looking for a katsuobushi block on internet. I was very happy to find Nihon Ichiban store. My katsuobushi block was delivered super fast by international airmail. The quality of the katsuobushi block seems to be excellent. The price is very reasonable compared to other blocks and more than excellent compared to packaged flakes. So I say thank you to Nihon Ichiban.

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Katsaobushi Purchase January 22, 2013
Reviewer: John from Tahoe City, CA United States  
fast and easy

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