Articles tagged “umami”
3 articles
The blog has three articles filed under “umami”. Those articles point to 15 recipes from 5 countries, the best represented being Japan (8), South Korea (3) and China (2). All three articles also carry the topic “tofu”.
The articles

How to cook tofu so it is never bland
Why tofu is not a meat substitute but a carrier of flavour, and traditional Asian techniques to give it real depth and texture.

Umami without meat in China, Japan and Korea
Fermented pastes, kombu and dried shiitake, tofu and high heat — four sources of flavour that stand in for meat in Chinese, Japanese and Korean cooking.

Japanese vegetarian cooking, beyond sushi
Learn to make dashi without bonito, tell the forms of tofu apart, and build a Japanese vegetarian meal from small plates.