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Dark sheets of dried kombu kelp

Kombu

Kombu is edible kelp processed for dashi, simmered dishes, festive foods, and regional products, especially from the cold waters around Hokkaido.

Several firm brown pieces of dried and smoked katsuobushi

Dashi

Dashi is a family of Japanese stocks that extracts savoury compounds from kombu, dried fish, mushrooms, or other ingredients for soups and seasoning.