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Dashi Miso

Umami saved is umami earned

Peter Barrett
Jan 20, 2026
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Little cone 10 tasting plates from 2008

When he visited recently, Rich also brought me a bag of sugar kelp from the Stonington Kelp Company, which he had harvested with them back in the spring. It’s not often that I get fresh seaweed to play with, so I pulled out the big stock pot and made a huge batch of dashi using some of my homegrown shiitake and a n…

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