Condiments

Question 1

Dashi

Answer 1

Dashi Stock - “Master Stock”

**Regular dashi **consists of kombu (kelp), bonito flakes (dried mackerel shaves), & high quality water.

One of the fundamental ingredients in Japanese cuisine and the base for miso soup.

Vegetarian dashi stock consists of kombu and shitake mushrooms soaked in high quality water.

Question 2

Rice vinegar

Answer 2

This vinegar produced in Japan is fermented from rice and is mild in flavor, lighter and sweeter than western style vinegar.

Has powerful sterilizing and antibacterial effects, making it an indispensable condiment for the safe consumption of sushi.

Question 3

Sake

Answer 3

Sake is a Japanese fermented alcoholic beverage made of fermented rice that previously has been polished to remove the bran.

Higher polishing ratio - higher quality sake.

Then brewed in a similar process as making beer. Often mentioned as rice wine.

Question 4

Mirin

Answer 4

Mirin is a sweet cooking sake.

It has a sweet flavor which makes a nice contrast salty sauces such as soy sauce to balance flavor.

Question 5

Wafu

Answer 5

Vinaigrette-type Japanese dressing.

Sexy Fish wafu recipe consists of soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, grape seed oil, green apple, onion, celery, carrots, salt, & sugar.

Question 6

Hoisin sauce

Answer 6

Hoisin Sauce is a thick, fragrant sauce commonly used in Cantonese
cuisine as a glaze for meat, an addition to stir fry, or as dipping sauce.

Made from a mixture of fermented soybean paste, garlic, vinegar, sesame oil, chillis, and sweetener.

It is darkly colored in appearance and sweet and salty in taste.

Question 7

Oyster sauce

Answer 7

Oyster sauce is a rich, syruplike sauce that is used in Chinese cuisine.

It is made from oyster extract, but despite the name, it doesn’t taste like fish at all.

Oyster sauce has an earthy, slightly sweet, and salty taste.

Question 8

Yuzu kosho

Answer 8

Japanese fermented chilli-yuzu paste.

It is made from green chili, garlic, yuzu rind/peel, and olive oil. This gives a distinctive peppery citrus taste.

Question 9

Gochujang

Answer 9

Korean fermented chilli paste

Gochujang is a Korean condiment, which has a savory, spicy, pungent flavor.

It consists of Korean red chili paste, fermented soybeans, gluttonous rice and sugar.

Spiciness: mild

Question 10

La-yu chilli oil

Answer 10

Japanese chilli-sesame oil, also known la-yu, blends hot chilli flavours with rich sesame oil.

Delicately lacing dishes with a spicy heat rather than overwhelming the flavours.

Spiciness: hot