
Shio Kombu (Seasoned Salted Kelp)
Japanese kelp simmered in soy sauce and seasonings, sometimes dried and salted, eaten with rice or used as an umami seasoning.
1504 records with their sources, across 11 categories.
Fermented, enzyme-ripened and mixed seasonings286
Fruit preserves10
Adjacent and excluded7
Legume, seed and plant-protein ferments6
Acid and oil pickles3
Dairy ferments2
Garum and fish sauces2
Smoked salted and dried foods2
Cheese1
Not yet classified1
Vegetable lactic1
Japanese kelp simmered in soy sauce and seasonings, sometimes dried and salted, eaten with rice or used as an umami seasoning.

An untested eggless emulsion made by blending unsweetened soy milk with vinegar and Dijon, then slowly adding neutral oil. The 265 g formula has no validated shelf life.

An untested mayonnaise variation that replaces part of a neutral base’s vinegar with lime juice and finishes with optional lime zest.

Spanish smoked paprika from Capsicum peppers dried over oak or holm-oak smoke in a dryer called a secadero, then ground. Protected by a designation of origin in La Vera.

A green Thai custard of pandan juice, coconut milk, egg yolks and sugar, cooked over a water bath until it coats a spoon and served for dipping soft bread, toast or sticky rice.

Kaya is a sweet Malay-rooted spread of eggs, coconut milk and sugar, scented with pandan and stirred over gentle heat until it thickens. In Singapore it is the filling of kaya toast.

A coconut chutney whose ground base is finished with a separate oil tempering of mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and spices; the author pairs it with South Indian breakfast foods and snacks.