From dashi packets to creative seasonings and meal kits, these guides walk you through how to use each Kayanoya product with ease—so you can enjoy rich, umami-packed flavors in your everyday cooking.
From dashi packets to creative seasonings and meal kits, these guides walk you through how to use each Kayanoya product with ease—so you can enjoy rich, umami-packed flavors in your everyday cooking.
Discover simple steps and how-to tips to bring your umami-rich home cooking to life whether you are a novice cook or seasoned chef.
Discover simple steps and how-to tips to bring your umami-rich home cooking to life whether you are a novice cook or seasoned chef.
Choose What Your Dish Needs
Choose What Your Dish Needs
Kayanoya’s dashi powders are versatile and easy to use—whether you’re simmering them for a clean, umami-rich broth or sprinkling them as a seasoning to instantly enhance flavor.
Each packet is crafted with thoughtfully selected ingredients and delivers the refined taste of Japanese dashi, with minimal effort—perfect for everything from everyday meals to special dishes.
Kayanoya’s dashi powders are versatile and easy to use—whether you’re simmering them for a clean, umami-rich broth or sprinkling them as a seasoning to instantly enhance flavor.
Each packet is crafted with thoughtfully selected ingredients and delivers the refined taste of Japanese dashi, with minimal effort—perfect for everything from everyday meals to special dishes.
Open the packet, sprinkle the powder directly into your dish, then stir well to blend the flavors evenly.
Whether you’re looking for rich seafood flavor or a vegan-friendly option, our full lineup has something for every cooking style.
Kayanoya Original Dashi Stock Powder | Vegetable Stock Powder | Mushroom Stock Powder | Kelp Stock Powder | Ultra-Premium Dashi Stock Powder | Light-in-Sodium Dashi Stock Powder | Light-in-Sodium Vegetable Stock Powder | |
| Flavor Profile | Our original Japanese-style dashi, authentic and well-balanced, made from carefully selected fish with kelp for added depth. | Concentrates the natural umami of five vegetables, bringing a consommé-like depth and richness to your cooking. | Provides a deep, rich flavor with a fragrant mushroom aroma, making it also suitable for vegetarian (shojin) cuisine. | Creates a mellow, well-rounded broth with gentle sweetness and clear umami that beautifully complements other ingredients. | Combines refined delicacy with layered depth, highlighting the clarity of tuna umami balanced by flying fish and kelp. | Balanced and savory, with 53% less sodium than our standard blend—perfect for lighter meals. | Light and gentle, with natural vegetable richness and 67% less sodium than our regular dashi. |
| Key Ingredients | Grilled Flying Fish, Katsuobushi, Round Herring, and Ma-Kombu | Onion, Celery, Garlic, Carrot, and Cabbage | Dried Shitake Mushrooms and Dried
Maitake Mushrooms | Ma-Kombu, Rishiri-Kombu,
and Dried Shiitake Mushroom | Tuna, Hongare-katsuobushi, Grilled Flying Fish, Rishiri-Kombu, and Dried Flying Fish | Grilled Flying Fish,
Katsuobushi, Round Herring, and Ma-Kombu | Onion, Celery, Garlic, Carrot, and Cabbage |
| Plant-Based | |||||||
| Best Used For | Osuimono, Miso Soup, Udon, and Soba, Seasoned Mixed Rice, Simmered Dishes, Chawanmushi, and Hot Pot | Soups, Pasta, and Pilaf | Seasoned Mixed Rice, Simmered Dishes, and Chawanmushi | Osuimono, Seasoned Mixed Rice, and Hot Pot | Osuimono and Chawanmushi | Osuimono, Miso Soup, Udon, and Soba, Seasoned Mixed Rice, Simmered Dishes, Chawanmushi, and Hot Pot | Soups, Pasta, and Pilaf |