AjinomotoHondashi Bonito Soup Stock, 21.12 Oz

My favorite seasoning is Hondashi. If you like Japanese food or that kind of vibe, highly recommend. Very savory with gatsuobushi flavor and not that much salty! Good for base off soup or noodle dishes something like udon.

A little goes a long way. I have used this for years! I am happy it is available from Amazon now

Tastes great

Hondashi makes the stock for miso soup (dashi) so easy. I have made dashi the traditional way, from dried kelp (kombu) and dried bonito flakes, but it's tricky to get the proportions right, it's rather messy, and it's hard to produce a concentrated, flavorful stock. Hondashi does contain non-traditional ingredients including salt, MSG, lactose, sugar, yeast extract, dissodium succinate, xylose, maltose and dextrose. HOWEVER, the result is a super-flavorful stock. I'll take the flavor and convenience. I can whip up a delicious miso soup, with Hondashi granules, onion, soft tofu, miso paste, dried seaweed (musubi nori) and sliced scallions in under 15 minutes. I love this product.

I’ve only used it to make miso soup so far, but this brand is by far my favorite to use for fish broth.

Great flavor. I used it to season steak and sautéed vegetables as well.

Good amount for price

This product seems very simple as it mainly consists of salt, msg, and traces of Thuna. But it tastes delicious and, besides making dashi, is very versatile as a flavor enhancer: I use it for fish sauces or to flavor fish fillets instead of salt.It's pretty expensive for what it is, but everything in Japan is very expensive. At least, I have a very high trust in the approach to quality and most definitely in their food ethics.