South Florida anglers have a love-hate relationship with bonito, which are plentiful offshore as we head into the summer. Most of them hate bonito, but smart fishermen like captain Chris Lemieux love ...
At the heart of so much of Japanese cooking is the fragrant broth called dashi. And at the heart of dashi are the delicate pink petals of katsuobushi, shaved flakes of dried bonito fish. When steeped ...
We asked Anamaria Sayre of NPR's Latin music podcast Alt.Latino: Was there a lyric from 2022 that stayed with you all year? She chose a line from Bad Bunny's "Me Porto Bonito." A clever piece of ...
If you have given any thought to going fishing on Monterey Bay this summer, now is the time to go. With the exception of some windy afternoons, weather and sea conditions have been mostly mild and ...
The latest episode of Vendors: International explores the meticulous process of making bonito flakes at renowned shop Kaneshichi Shoten in Makurazaki, Japan. A key ingredient in Japanese cuisine, ...
Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Any time I have ever mentioned bonito flakes, ...