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23 Sauces Made with Kombu

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23 sauces in the catalog use Kombu. The partners that appear alongside it most often: rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce. Counts come straight from the recipes. Already have kombu in the pantry? Seed the builder with it below.

Most often paired with

Dulse Beurre Blanc

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: DULSE BEURRE

Clare Smyth's dulse beurre blanc for seafood, potato dishes

stove · butter emulsion

Konbu Zu

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: KONBU-ZU

Motokazu Nakamura's kombu vinegar for wakame salad

simmer · dressing

Nanban Zu

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: NANBAN-ZU

The marinade from Nakamura's horse mackerel nanban-zuke

simmer · marinade

Seaweed Citrus Vinaigrette

★★★ KITCHEN

On the jar: SEAWEED

From a three-star kitchen

shake · vinaigrette

Dashi-Nut Butter-Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: DASHI-NUSSBU

Brandt's dashi-hazelnut butter sauce

stove · pan sauce

Dashi-Vinaigrette

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: DASHI

Mahler's dashi vinaigrette for king mackerel

shake · vinaigrette

Oroshi Amazu

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: OROSHI AMAZU

Naoya Ueno's grated daikon sweet vinegar for fried fish

stove · dressing

Ponzu

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: PONZU

Nobu's ponzu for sashimi, salads, steamed vegetables

shake · dressing

Sake Soy Pan Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: FORTIFIED

Jon Yao's umami soy base for steamed fish and noodles

stove · pan sauce

Fricassee Cream Finishing Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: FRICASSEE

Lam's cream sauce for chicken fricassee

stove · cream sauce

Happo Zu

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: HAPPO-ZU

Takuji Takahashi's happo-zu all-purpose seasoned vinegar

simmer · dressing

Oyster Bouillon

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: OYSTER

From a starred kitchen

stove · pan sauce

Salmorejo

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SALMOREJO

Balbi's salmorejo for carabinero prawn

blend · pan sauce

Soy Base

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SOJA BASE

Albert Adrià's dashi-soy base for ceviche

shake · salsa

Sweet-Spicy Pepper Sauce

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: SWEET PEPPER

Brian Mark Hansen's sweet-spicy pepper sauce for warm salads

shake · dressing

Tosazu

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: TOSAZU

Julien Boscus's tosazu gel for seafood plates

stove · vinaigrette

Umami Butter

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: UMAMI BUTTER

Gilmore's umami butter for grilled shiitake

shake · butter emulsion

Wasabi White Miso Dressing

★ STARRED KITCHEN

On the jar: WASABI

The dressing from Nakajima's wafu green salad

shake · dressing

Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: ROASTED

Brady Ishiwata Williams' roasted tomato vinaigrette

stove · vinaigrette

Kombu-Tamari Chicken Glaze

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: KOMBUTAMARI

Masako Morishita's kombu-tamari glaze for chicken

stove · pan sauce

Mentsuyu

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

On the jar: MENTSUYU

Hajime Sato's classic Japanese mentsuyu

stove · pan sauce

Ponzu

CHAMPION CHEF

On the jar: HIBISCUS

Williamson's hibiscus ponzu for a soba noodle salad

shake · citrus sauce

Tosazu Sauce

WORLD-RANKED KITCHEN

On the jar: TOSAZU

Henry's tosazu sauce for raw fish

shake · seafood sauce

Seeded jar

Seeded jar · 4 sauces

3 kitchens · 5 stars · 1 national award

  • Ponzu★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: PONZU
  • Nanban Zu★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: NANBAN-ZU
  • Happo Zu★ STARRED KITCHENOn the jar: HAPPO-ZU
  • Konbu Zu★★★ KITCHENOn the jar: KONBU-ZU

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