削(けず)り節(ぶし)

けずりぶし
noun
dried bonito shavings, shaved dried fish
food
1. dried bonito shavings, shaved dried fish
Thin shavings of dried fish, most commonly bonito (katsuobushi), used as a topping or for making dashi stock. A staple ingredient in Japanese cooking.
削(けず)り節(ぶし)をかけて食(た)べる。
I eat it topped with bonito shavings.
お好(この)み焼(や)きの上(うえ)に削(けず)り節(ぶし)がのっている。
There are bonito shavings on top of the okonomiyaki.
削(けず)り節(ぶし)と昆布(こんぶ)で出汁(だし)を取(と)るのが和食(わしょく)の基本(きほん)だ。
Making dashi stock from bonito shavings and kelp is the foundation of Japanese cuisine.

The most common type is 鰹(かつお)削(けず)り節(ぶし) (shaved dried bonito), but the term can also refer to shavings of other dried fish such as mackerel or sardine.

The shavings are famous for "dancing" on hot food due to the rising steam — a visual hallmark of dishes like 冷(ひ)や奴(やっこ) and 焼(や)きそば.

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