火加減
hi-kagen
ひかげん
heat control
Technique
Reading and adjusting the flame: tsuyobi is high, chubi is medium, yowabi is low. The broth answers the flame, not the clock; kagen means the judgment.
More technique terms
- torobi · whisper simmer
- nekaseru · resting, aging
- suidashi · cold-water extraction
- chan · fast-boil extraction
- kaeshi · soy-sauce base (soba)
- mayu · charred garlic oil
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