Other Ingredients For shojin Dashi

Although, kombu on its own or kombu and shiitake mushrooms are the most popular ingredients for shojin dashi, as shown on the left, other ingredients can also be used. Daizu (dried soybeans) or kampyo (dried gourd strips), and dried daikon radish or carrot peelings can also be used.

Since dashi drawn out from just one of these ingredients does not have a strong umami taste compared to fish based dashi, you can mix dashi from different vegetables to create a more complex taste such as kombu and shiitake mushroom dashi.