Food Allergy

If you note any food allergy reaction whenever you or your love ones ate certain food ... from rashes, cough to asthma and anaphylactic reaction ... confirm it with an allergy test ... besides taking food allergen off the recipe and menu ... you need to ensure that there are no cross contamination from the worktop to equipments used ... read labels of packaged products ... unsured don't use ... it can be life threatening for someone with severe allergy and anaphylactic reaction.

Dashi

Ingredients:
  • 2 lit cold water
  • 50 g konbu seaweed (kelp)
  • 50 g dried bonito flakes ( Katsuobushi)
Procedure:
  1. put water in pot with konbu ... bring to boil ... over moderate high heat
  2. just as water comes to a boil ... remove konbu
  3. remove from heat ... immediately add bonito flakes ... let flakes settle to the bottom ... about a min or two
  4. strain ... use dashi within a day
Note:
  • instant dashi are available ... good emough for simmering dishes, miso soup ... not good enough for clear soup ... follow instuction on packaging

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