Umami and Dashi: The Taste of Japan

Date: March 22, 2014

Time: 10 a.m.

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FREE

Mamiko Nishiyama, a Kanbutsu Maestro—a master of preserved foods—will share the culture and history of dashi , the dashi artisans, and will also give practical information on how to integrate dashi ingredients in your daily cooking.

Nishiyama is the proprietor of Yagicho Honten, a 300-year-old family owned traditional Japanese grocery shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo and the leading producer of dashi products like dried bonito flakes, konbu seaweeds, shiitake mushrooms, and bean products. Moderated and translated by Sonoko Sakai. Dashi tastings to accompany seminar. 

For more up-to-date information about this event, please visit the Japanese American National Museums' events page: http://www.janm.org/events/#22

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