Chaganju Dashi Stock, Dashi Packet – Ramen Broth, Miso Soup, Udon, Shabu Shabu & Hot Pot Soup Base – Rich Umami Flavor, 8 Carefully Selected Ingredients – Authentic Japanese Umami Dashi, Made in Japan, 8g × 15pacs

*Updated to fix spelling and a forgotten review.My ramen is now hands down amazing.It is now to the point the teens refuse to eat soup unless I use this. Each time I have forgotten to drop a packet in for the broth with my roasted vegetables, and whatever type of meat. They realize something is missing and stop eating once I leave the dining room. I heard one of them saying I am getting older, I have made much better. 8{So if you don't want to impress or enjoy a quality meal, do not bother with this dashi Soup Stock. But this one is a double edged knife as people will expect you to make it this well or better every time.Pro:Extremely tastyAs easy as brewing teaGood as a simple broth, done in momentsAMAZING as a building block broth for a soup with depth.Cons:No real cons, but it should be noted that upon first opening the initial package for the stock packets, there is a heavy fishy scent that kids never believe their loved soup came from, not unpleasant but very stout.*My version of Japanese udon is:9am cookie sheet of 1 whole brown onion, 3stalks of celery, 1 bulb of garlic cut through the middle vertically, 1 thick carrot, sprinkled with quality EVOO and sea salt.roast in the oven 30mins at 425. Just shy of burnt. 9:15am 6 quart pot add dashi packet, 6oz of shiitake mushrooms, 1 1/4" strip of kombu seaweed chopped, 2tbs hondashi bonito soup stock, and cover at medium until a rolling boil. remove vegetables from oven and transfer skins and all to the boiling pot. turn to low and allow to do it's thing for the next 5 hours. occasionally checking on the liquid, and a quality stir every 30mins. After the 5 hours I transfer the broth into a 12qt pot adding 1tbs of "Yondu" vegetable stock to ensure the flavor with a package of frozen chicken soup stock. I then add 2tbs of Japanese 7 spice (we like hot foods) this is more subtle in flavor that combines to make a well balanced soup rather than a burn out broth. I add 1tbs kishibori shoyu soy sauce, 1tbs shaoxing rice wine, 1/2 tsp mirin, and 1/2 tsp roasted sesame oil, to finally turn up the heat to high to bring a rolling boil in a separate pot I boil water to cook the frozen udon, take my protein and drop that into the giant pot as the secondary pot comes to a boil. Once udon is done, place it into the pot as well, add fresh shiitakes and scallions dinner is ready.*If I am making shrimp udon I will also add a 1/4 tsp of anchovy paste, 1/4tsp of Thai shrimp paste, 2 tsp garlic powder and 1tbs of tomato paste to up the seafood flavor. However, 90% of my udon is either chopped chicken thighs or tofu.If you make it, I hope you love this as much as we do. :)-Mo13

Perfect Dashi stock! Smooth, clear base for any kind of ingredients. Easy to boil for maximum flavor..soft taste of umami. Can be used with miso paste as well to kick up flavor to your taste. Excellent

I had never cooked with this so my expectations were low. Tonight I made this, adding snow peas, shrimp, fire roasted corn, udon noodles and my goodness it was good. This broth really shown through. I am going to make sure we always have this on hand. A quick healthy lunch or dinner that is delicious. I might add some sesame seeds, spinach, cabbage or stir fried tofu next time.Absolutely perfect!

This is my first time using dashi packets. I use them to make a ramen base for Shoyu type broths. It works well for that. I can use 1 dashi packet to make a little, or moderate amount for 1-3 bowls of ramen of various strength. The flavor is good, enough that I could drink it in water plain for a simple broth drink. Adding it to ramen base is also good. Obviously, you can leave it in the water longer to get a more concentrated flavor, or shorter to get less. I was able to reuse one a second day, just to see if it was possible. The 2nd day was okay, but slightly less strong for same time. You couldn't probably get away with 2-3 times if you really wanted to conserve, especially if you only let soak for a short period. This would probably work well if you are cooking just one large bowl of ramen for yourself, and not for a family of 4.The one caveat I have so far is that using this leaves me feeling excessively dehydrated the following day. It's almost like it is overloaded with salt/sodium, but it doesn't have a salt flavor like a high sodium chicken broth would. I use low sodium soy sauce, and don't have that issue with that alone. For that reason, I try to use less of this for a minimal flavor additive.

Easy to prepare. Simply delicious.I wanted a healthier & more Japanese tasting broth for my noodles. This is even better than I'd hoped.More body & complexity than the usual instant dashi. Reminds me of mommy's cooking.I've used it as is for instant ramen. I used this to thin the sauce that comes with Momofuku noodles into a broth. Also used it as the base for soba dipping sauce.With colder weather coming, I plan to use it for miso soup, & the base for oden type pot.

Very easy to use! I bought this to make miso soup more flavorful and it helped a lot! I highly recommend this product

Love this stuff! I would highly recommend this if you're making miso soup. Really good.

Taste is smooth; easy to prepare; and probably a good in-between soup meal for some.But the sodium level per serving is 1,280 ml, 50% of the daily recommended limit. And for people with heart issues, that not healthy. The daily sodium max for healthy folks is twice that.Check out other brands and read labels. I would NOT buy this brand again due to high sodium, unless I want to use the packs as a base for making a larger pot of more adventurous Miso soup for a group.A $20.00 learning experience - and a needed reminder to read labels!