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Noodles and Rice

April 26th, 2006

Ingredient Spotlight: Kombu/Konbu

Kombu or Konbu is the name for a group of Japanese seaweeds of the genus Laminaria. There are several kinds of kombu, Laminaria angustata (mitsuishi kombu) and Laminaria ochotensis (Rishiri kombu) being utilized the most for making soup stocks. Kombu is rich in naturally occurring monosodium gulatamate. I’m tempted to write more […]

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