NINBEN Hongare Katsuobushi Block Sebushi 220g from JAPAN

I’ve been put off by the cat food aroma of pre-shaved bonito, so I bought this plus a bonito shaver. Wow, what a difference. This is sublime - subtle, rich, delicate, not salty, smells delicious. Worth the effort and expense.

This was my first time buying katsuobushi so I don't have anything to compare it to but this shaves into delicious curls and is a wonderful topping for a number of Japanese foods, or even just on plain rice. It should last a really long time.

a bit expensive for the size. but its tasty and easy to shave.

This product is FANTASTIC. I will never use that over smoked, over salted under flavored packaged stuff again. I am all for convenience but I am much more for flavor and taste. It does not take much more time (unless you are cooking for 50) to use this. Also this is far more economical to use.

'The' way to have bonito. I love making miso soup, I've been using the dried flakes for the dashi but don't like them as a topping. This makes a wonderful topping. The texture is so much meatier than the dried flakes and the flavor is smokier, I could eat it as a snack it's so delicious. It comes packaged nicely, I like the resealable bag for storing it in the freezer. Will be purchasing more!

Ninben is one of the most popular Katsuobushi manufacturers in Japan, trusted for their high quality Katsuobushi. I’m very happy that they sell their products through Amazon in the US. Sebushi is from the dorsal part of a bonito and less fatty, thus the soup stock made from this section tastes light. I recently started making my own Katsuobushi by shaving a stick bonito with a specialized shaver. Fresh Katsuobushi tastes so much better than packaged shaved ones.

I bought it as my cat has lymphoma and I want him to eat. He's been eating packaged bonito flakes which he loves but decided to buy it by the block and freshly shave it for him. The block arrived and we let him smell the block when we opened the package. He followed my son to the kitchen and sat down and meowed. He happily ate the shavings. He ate several helpings. He gets his shavings daily. Happy kitty. Easily shaved with the truffle shaver. My son enjoys doing for his cat and does it at 10:00 at night if it helps to feed him. The expiration date is not until 2020 but I don't think we will have to worry about that. I haven't made dashi with it but one day I will. I have my 2nd block ready for him and have had one sent to my mother who remembers my grandma shaving it for them for them to eat fresh over the hot rice.

It’s obviously the real deal and perhaps as I’m not using a wood planer (I shaved w/ micro plane) my pieces are not as robustly flavored. It has a nice smokiness and it’s hard like a rock. I used to make dashi to brew miso soup. It will make a more flavorful product in this application.

Very very good.

As a fan of Midnight Diner on Netflix, I’ve become addicted to Cat Rice - a bowl of sticky rice topped with dried, smoked bonito flakes and a shake of good soya sauce - but I really coveted the expensive block of katsuobshi used by the Master in Midnight Diner rather than the commercial packets of ready cut flakes, so when I saw this I couldn’t resist it. I also invested in an authentic Japanese bonito slicer that cost an arm and a leg. The resulting Cat Rice was astonishingly delicious … intense and so tasty. I will certainly buy this product again and will look forward to making dashi stock for a perfect bowl of ramen.

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素人なんですけど、本枯れ節（煮干しや昆布を加えることも）で取った出汁で、うどん、そうめん、なんか食べると、もう外食店の多くが美味しくないと感じるほどです。 そうめんで使い切れなかった残りで、晩ご飯の鶏タマネギ卵とじ、とか作っても旨い。なんか、料理上手になった気分。 でも、思ったより減りが早い！ コスパはぜんぜん良くないので、こだわりの時だけ使ってますw

美味しい出汁が取れます。削り出しが図解してあって、間違いなく削り出せます。初心者でも大丈夫です。