Hi ,

It’s Amy + Jacky from Pressure Cook Recipes. How was your week? Hope you’ve been well these days.

I don't know how he does it! This past week, Jacky spent hours in our Test Kitchen (sometimes past midnight). Experimenting & perfecting this 1 ingredient for our upcoming series of recipes. So, I could craft this Dashi Guide & Recipe for you. Thanks for all you do Jacky!! 

Can you take a wild guess what recipes we'll be publishing next? Or what are some Japanese recipes you'd like to see? :)

P.S. You might be thinking: "I can't see anything in the bowls." hehe~ yes! In this experiment, we wanted to find the optimal steeping time to make dashi for the ingredients we used. So we steeped them for different times, then we did a blind taste test to see which stock had the best flavors & aroma. We used clear bowls because we didn't want the stock's color to influence what we thought of each sample!

Sharing with you 2 photos from our Japan trips: a katsuobushi vendor at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo & beautiful Kyoto. Miss Japan so much! Can’t wait to visit again.

Stay well & please take care~

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