Dashi made of Dried Shiitake Mushroom. Plant-based, and going well with hotpot. We recommend you to combine Hoshi-Shiitake with Kombu Kelp to make tastier dashi.
Clean the dirt from hoshi shiitake lightly. When washing with running water, don't use strong flow of water.
Put cold water in a container (pan/bowl), soak the dried shiitake mushrooms, and cover it with a lid.
Leave for half a day in the refrigerator. If you don't have time, you can crush the shiitake, or take it out in the middle of process and slice it. Then, you can make the dashi with just a few hours of soaking.
The water has absorbed the flavor of shiitake. This water is the hoshi shiitake dashi. Strain the mushroom bits out of the dashi and your dashi is completed.