With this versatile wafu dashi powder you can quickly and easily prepare a rich, flavorful broth for seafood. Save yourself the trouble of having to prepare a bunch of different ingredients to make a dashi broth. This awase, which means "combined," contains kombu (kelp) which helps balance the strong flavor of the bonito. Along with bonito dashi broth, awase dashi broth is commonly used as a fundamental staple for a tremendous amount of Japanese dishes. It is brimming with umami and perfect for making immensely flavorful stews and udon noodle dishes. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ: While you can certainly make your own dashi from scratch, many Japanese people nowadays prefer to use dashi powder for its convenience and quick preparation.