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kom·bu | \ ˈkäm-(ˌ)bü 
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\Definition of kombu
: a laminarian kelp used especially in Japanese cooking as a seasoning in soup stock
Examples of kombu in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web There are many cooking tips for reducing gas, such as adding fennel seeds or kombu seaweed to the cooking water, or soaking beans in baking soda.
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Cara Rosenbloom, Washington Post, "With possible meat shortages looming, a dietitian talks substitutes," 21 May 2020 Seaweed snacks were all over the place, from crunchy puffs by local start-up 12 Tides Seaweed Co. to a kombu puree from Ocean’s Balance.
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Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, "Trend-spotting at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco," 22 Jan. 2020 Add the stock or bone broth, along with the kombu, shiitakes, and remaining soy sauce.
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Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, "How to Make Ramen with Venison Shank Meat," 20 Feb. 2020 And where Lao Gan Ma relies on synthetic MSG for its umami, Gao’s one-two punch of mushrooms and kombu delivers a gentler but richer savory undercurrent.
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Max Falkowitz, Saveur, "You Need This New High-End Chinese Chile Crisp," 4 June 2018 For the sauce, Gao combines three varieties of Sichuan chiles with Sichuan peppercorns, kombu, and dried mushrooms, all submerged in neutral oil.
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Max Falkowitz, Saveur, "You Need This New High-End Chinese Chile Crisp," 4 June 2018 The chef also adds kombu, dried seaweed, to the sauce for more umami.
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Washington Post, "Brasserie Liberté adds some French twists to Georgetown," 15 Jan. 2020 There are certain ingredients in this recipe that can only be found in your local Asian grocery store like katsuobushi/bonito (dried, fermented and smoked skipjack tuna), dried shiitake mushrooms, kombu (dried kelp) and ramen noodles.
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Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, "Turkey and mashed potatoes galore. So what do you do with your Thanksgiving leftovers?," 27 Nov. 2019 Then add the kombu, bonito and shiitake mushroom, turkey carcass and water.
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Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal, "Turkey and mashed potatoes galore. So what do you do with your Thanksgiving leftovers?," 27 Nov. 2019
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The first known use of kombu was in 1884
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