a shoot Boiled bamboo shoots • De-bittered warabi (bracken fern) • to 2 pieces Aburaage (I use Matsuyama-age, an Ehime speciality; see Story Behind the Recipe) • Chirimen jako • Dashi stock • --- Or, use 300 ml of water with 1 teaspoon of dashi stock granules • heaping tablespoons Sugar • Mirin • Usukuchi soy sauce • Regular (dark) soy sauce • White rice • Regular (dark) soy sauce •