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Kelp vs Dashi - What's the difference?

kelp | dashi |

As nouns the difference between kelp and dashi

is that kelp is any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales) while dashi is a type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.

kelp

English

(wikipedia kelp)

Noun

  • Any of several large brown seaweeds (order Laminariales).
  • The calcined ashes of seaweed, formerly used in glass and iodine manufacture.

    • Derived terms

    * kelp crab * kelp salmon

    Derived terms

    * kelper ----

    dashi

    English

    Noun

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  • A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.
  • * 2000 September, , page 28,
    • Kombu (KOHM-boo): This Japanese seaweed is used to make dashi , an Asian soup stock, and to flavor rice and stews.
  • * 2002 , John Frederick Ashburne, Yoshi Abe, World Food: Japan , Lonely Planet, page 41,
    • A great dashi (stock) is essential, as it is the crucial element in soups, dipping sauces, nimono (simmered dishes) and nabemono (hotpot dishes), and for cooking fish and vegetables.
  • * 2007 , Lee Geok Boi, Classic Asian Noodles , page 38,
    • Dashi is the basic soup stock for many Japanese dishes including noodle soups.

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