Kombu, Wild Japanese Hand Harvested Sea Vegetable, for Dashi, Seaweed, 2.1 Oz

I use this kombu in my instapot when I cook beans. It helps to tenderize them and adds a nice flavor. Its very easy to use, has a mild scent and when rehydrated, a soft texture. A little goes a long way, as it puffs up some when rehydrated. Well worth the money and is always clean and not gritty. I will definitely buy again!!!!!!!

This is a very nice quality of Kombu, the pieces are long and evenly sized. I hold them under cold water to unroll each piece to its full size, about 1.5" X 6" per piece. I use this while making rice for sushi, add a few pieces of chopped Kombu and a few tablespoons of Sake to your rice and water (Make sure to use less water to make-up for the addition of the Sake.), then proceed to cook the rice as you normally would. The Kombu and Sake give the rice a very nice taste. When the rice is cooked, I add a mixture of pure rice wine vinegar, salt, and a bit of sugar and toss lightly. This is ideal for Sushi, or just generally a great tasting rice. I use brown Japanese short grain rice, this is a delicious, as well as healthy recipe for rice. *** I was concerned about possible radiation issues with any product coming from Japanese waters. I called the Eden company and spoke with Customer Service. They informed me that they do extensive radiation testing while the product is still in Japan, refusing anything testing positive for radiation. The representative further informed me that they have a Geiger counter at their American facility, which they use on Japanese products, and that they additionally send samples to outside labs. for testing. The company informed me that anything with traces of radiation would be refused and returned to Japan. This company has a very good history of selling high-quality ingredients, and I feel confident using Eden Kombu.

essential for making authentic miso soup

I bought this mostly to add to broths when I cook beans. My understanding is that it may help to reduce some of the gas producing sugars in the beans. I can't swear to this one way or another, but using the Kombu does add a bit of nice flavor. The sticks themselves are in good shape.

A great way to add sea vegetables to soups and stews.

Such high quality Kombu that elevated my sushi rice to another level. Thank you!

Great unami for many dishes!

It's the only Kombu I have ever bought but as far as I can tell, it is good quality. I made my first Dashi the other day and again, as it's my only experience with Kombu I can't really give an expert analysis. All I can say is it produced an inexplicable ocean flavor that I was both confused and delighted by. I ended up using some of the leftover dashi as rice liquid and that too was incredible.