swap_horiz Katsuobushi Alternatives

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Miso

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae), o...

Japanese Probiotic Umami Soy

9.2 Excellent

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Sake

Sake is a Japanese rice wine fermented using Aspergillus oryzae mold in a process called multiple parallel fermentation,...

Traditional Japanese Rice Wine Beverage

9.1 Excellent

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Nuoc mam

Nước mắm is a pungent, amber-colored fermented fish sauce widely used as a core ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. It is...

Fermented Fish Vietnamese Umami Condiment

9.0 Excellent

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Hatcho miso

Hatcho miso is a dense, dark soybean paste that originates from Okazaki in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. It is a traditional...

Japanese Dark Savory Aged

8.5 Great

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Tamari

Tamari is a type of Japanese soy sauce that is traditionally made as a byproduct of the miso fermentation process. Unlik...

Japanese Gluten Free Umami Condiment

8.5 Great

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Doenjang

Doenjang is a traditional Korean fermented soybean paste made from dried soybeans that are boiled, shaped into blocks ca...

Korean Traditional Umami Soy

8.5 Great

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Worcestershire sauce

Worcestershire sauce is a fermented liquid condiment first produced commercially by chemists John Wheeley Lea and Willia...

British Umami Condiment Fish

8.5 Great

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Colatura di alici

Colatura di alici is a traditional Italian fish sauce produced in Cetara, a fishing village on the Amalfi Coast of Campa...

Italian Umami Amalfi Fish

8.4 Great

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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 Great

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Aka miso

Aka miso, or red miso, is a Japanese fermented soybean paste distinguished by its darker color and stronger flavor compa...

Japanese Savory Aged Red

8.3 Great

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Shio koji

Shio koji is a Japanese seasoning and marinade made from a mixture of koji (cooked rice inoculated with the mold Aspergi...

Japanese Umami Grain Marinade

8.3 Great

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Bottarga

Bottarga is a Mediterranean delicacy consisting of fish roe that has been salt-cured and dried. The two main varieties a...

Italian Mediterranean Umami Fish

8.3 Great

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Mirin

Mirin is a traditional Japanese condiment made from glutinous rice, rice mold (koji), and a distilled spirit such as sho...

Japanese Sweet Cooking Condiment

8.3 Great

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Nukaduke

Nukaduke is a traditional Japanese pickling method where vegetables are fermented in a living bed of rice bran known as...

Japanese Umami Vegetable Lacto Fermented

8.1 Great

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Umeboshi

Umeboshi are Japanese salt-pickled ume fruits (Prunus mume) that have been a staple of Japanese cuisine since at least t...

Traditional Japanese Vegetable Pickled Plum

8.1 Great

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Garum

Garum was a fermented fish sauce that served as a fundamental ingredient in the cuisine of ancient Rome and throughout t...

Historical Fermented Fish Condiment Fish

8.1 Great

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Misozuke

Misozuke is a traditional Japanese preservation technique in which foods such as vegetables, tofu, fish, or meat are pic...

Japanese Fermented Umami Vegetable

7.9 Good

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Patis

Patis is the Philippine variety of fish sauce, a clear, amber-colored liquid condiment used extensively in Filipino cuis...

Umami Condiment Fish Philippine

7.7 Good

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Funazushi

Funazushi is a traditional Japanese dish from Shiga Prefecture and is considered the oldest surviving form of narezushi....

Japanese Ancient Shiga Fish

7.4 Good

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Shiokara

Shiokara is a Japanese preserved food made by fermenting small pieces of seafood in salt together with some of the anima...

Japanese Condiment Fish Pungent

6.9 Fair