椎茸
shiitake
しいたけ
dried shiitake
Broth
Dried shiitake mushrooms, the fourth dashi pillar. Releases guanylate overnight in cold water. The guanylate–glutamate pairing with kombu multiplies perceived umami geometrically.
More broth terms
- tori-gara · chicken carcass
- ashi · body
- umami · savory depth
- kokumi · richness depth
- aku · scum
- ichiban dashi · first dashi
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