Slurping down a simple bowl of miso soup seems straightforward enough, but did you know that there is actually a right and ...

Where salt seasons this soup, fish sauce dials up its umami. You could add dried anchovies and kelp for yet-another layer of gamchil mat, or savoriness, but I’ve found that sun-dried tomatoes ...

This savory, umami-loaded soup is often the preamble to an even more delicious meal, and it contains just two basic flavor profiles: miso and sea kelp. Yes, if you've ever wondered what those ...

Chef Andrew Wilkinson of North Coast Seafoods hands out samples of kelp "meatballs" at an Introduction to Global Public Health class. (Photos by Lee Pellegrini) A new nutritious, sustainable, ...

If you can’t find it, substitute thin shreds of kelp or a handful of shredded, unseasoned nori seaweed (it’s not the same thing, though). Korean soup stock bags contain ingredients such as ...