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kombu

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kom·bu  (kmb)
n.
Dried seaweed eaten as food, often used to flavor stock.

[Japanese, species of brown seaweed.]

kombu [ˈkɒmbuː], konbu
n
(Cookery) a dark brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria (class Phaeophyceae) the leaves of which are dried and used esp in Japanese cookery
[Japanese]


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2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, cut in large chunks 1 rib of celery, cut in chunks 1 scallion or leek, cut in 1-inch pieces skin of 1 yellow onion 1 3-inch piece of kombu 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon dried marjoram 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 quart water 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper Heat oil in large soup pot.
For the dashi: In saucepan, combine water and kombu bring to simmer.
To supplement possible trace mineral deficiencies, one need only add a small amount of a sea vegetable such as kelp, dulse, nori, kombu, wakame, arame, or hijiki (hiziki) to the daily diet.
 
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