'Katsuobushi' dried bonito introduced at Turin food fair

'Katsuobushi' dried bonito introduced at Turin food fair

TOKYO, Japan - An executive of a dried bonito store in the town of Nishiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, demonstrates how to use "katsuobushi" smoke-dried skipjack tuna at an international food fair in Turin, Italy, on Oct. 23, 2014,

Broth shop serves soup based on freshly shaved dried bonito flakes

Broth shop serves soup based on freshly shaved dried bonito flakes

Nihonbashi Dashi Bar in the Coredo Muromachi commercial complex in Tokyo serves a "dashi" (soup stock) drink based on broth from freshly shaved flakes of "katsuobushi" (dried bonito) as seen in this file photo taken on Feb. 4, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street Date: circa 1930s

A grocery store

A grocery store

The shop of the dry-goods store. Dried salmon and sea weed line up with other dried food. The panel board written Katsuobushi dokoro, Matsuzaka Shoten is hanging. The panel board to the side has octopus written on it, with a special contract with Kanagawa prefecture.==Date:Middle Meiji, Place:Kanagawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number43‐9‐0]

'Katsuobushi' dried bonito introduced at Turin food fair

'Katsuobushi' dried bonito introduced at Turin food fair

TOKYO, Japan - An executive of a dried bonito store in the town of Nishiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, demonstrates how to use "katsuobushi" smoke-dried skipjack tuna at an international food fair in Turin, Italy, on Oct. 23, 2014, (Kyodo)

Japanese bonito flake makers open factory in France

Japanese bonito flake makers open factory in France

Katsuhiko Oishi, president of Makurazaki France Katsuobushi Co., a company specializing in making dried bonito flakes, speaks at a ceremony commemorating the completion of the company's factory in Concarneau, northwestern France, on Aug. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese bonito flake maker opens factory in France

Japanese bonito flake maker opens factory in France

Katsuhiko Oishi (far L), president of Makurazaki France Katsuobushi Co., a company specializing in making dried bonito flakes, and Andre Fidelin (C), mayor of Concarneau, northwestern France, and other officials pose for a photo before cracking open a barrel of sake during a ceremony commemorating the completion of the company's factory in the city on Aug. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo