Meanings
- uncountableDried, fermented, and smoked skipjack tuna.
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Making dashi is simple once you have katsuobushi (shaved, dried bonito flakes) and kombu (sea kelp), which have become increasingly easy to find across the United States. (You can also order them online.) Just bring a pot of water to a simmer with the kombu, shut off the heat, then add the katsuobushi, let it steep for a few minutes and strain.
2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 鰹節(かつおぶし) (katsuobushi).
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Chinese Cantonese 柴魚片 /柴鱼片
- 柴魚片 /柴鱼片Translations
Chinese Mandarin 柴魚片 /柴鱼片
- 柴魚片 /柴鱼片 (cháiyúpiàn)Translations
Finnish katsuobushi
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Indonesian katsuobusyi
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Italian katsuobushi
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Japanese 鰹節
- 鰹節 (katsuobushi)Translations
Polish suszone bonito
- suszone bonitoTranslations
Spanish katsuobushi
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Cite this entry
katsuobushi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsuobushi
“katsuobushi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsuobushi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “katsuobushi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katsuobushi.
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