Cooking kombu with your dishes adds extra flavour to rice and beans. In Japan, kombu is used in much the same way as bay leaves are used in Europe. This kombu comes from the northern island of Hokkaido, where the cold climate provides ideal growing condit Read more.
Looking for deep flavour for healthy dishes? VitAdvice's 1kg Kombu from Hokkaido, Japan, is the ideal solution. Effortlessly enrich rice, beans, and dashi with umami. A smart, sustainable choice for the family. Premium quality at a fair price. Please note: use for cooking only (do not eat due to iodine content).
Ingredients
Kombu
Nutritional value
| Nutritional value per 100g | ||
| Energy (kJ) | 2586 | kJ |
| Energy (kcal) | 870 | kcal |
| Total protein | 7.8 | g |
| Total carbohydrates | 21.5 | g |
| Sugars | 0 | g |
| Total fat | 3 | g |
| Saturated fat | 1.1 | g |
| Dietary fibre | 32.7 | g |
| Salt | 6.6 | g |
Usage
Cook a whole or half strip with rice, vegetables, or pulses for extra umami. Remove the strip after cooking; it is not intended for consumption. To make dashi, soak 1 strip of kombu and 2 shiitake mushrooms in 1 litre of water for 4 to 20 hours in the refrigerator.
Storage
After opening, store in an airtight container in a dry, dark place at room temperature (maximum 20 °C).
Manufacturer / Distributor
TerraSana, PO Box 70, 2450 AB LEIMUIDEN
Country of origin
Japan
