Thanks to the culinary educational genius that is Alton Brown, Better Half and I (though mostly the former) were able to make our own miso soup last night. Well, strictly speaking, we had to forego both the katsuobushi and niboshi due to Better Half’s allergies, so our miso soup was based on a kombu-and-shiitake dashi, and its traditional-ness is somewhat debateable. *shrug* It had kombu, it had miso, and, in our opinions, it had something at least approximating umami.
A lot of people may have some fairly strong opinions on the uselessness of television these days, and while I may agree with them on the vast majority of the things that are broadcast on a daily basis, there are a few exceptions. Of course, you could just check out Alton Brown’s books
or his webpage, which I guess ruins my point…
I’m a big Alton Brown fan. Love his show “Good Eats”, learning the chemistry behind the cooking is interesting to me.
And he presents things in a very easy to understand, easy to follow format, which is a hell of a lot better than a lot of the cooking shows out there.