Dashi is a family of stocks used in Japanese cuisine. Dashi forms the base for miso soup, clear broth soup, noodle broth soup, and many simmering liquids to accentuate the savoury flavor known as umami. Dashi is also mixed into flour base of some grilled foods like okonomiyaki and takoyaki.

we use this in our sushi rice an alternative to using high amounts of salt and sugar.