Banno means all-purpose in Japanese, and our soup broth is named this way because of how much it accentuates the umami flavor found in its carefully selected ingredients. Used simply as a soup broth, or as a seasoning in other dishes such as steak or pasta, Banno Dashi adds a rich, savory flavor to your favorite recipe. About Our Dashi Dashi is a soup base commonly used as one of the main ingredients in most Japanese dishes. Made from shaved bonito, kombu, and various seafoods, dashi adds the savory flavor that is characteristic of Japanese cuisine. The traditional way of making dashi involves simmering kombu and niboshi sardines, adding in katsuobushi, and then slowly filtering it all until you have reached the desired flavor. This process is time-consuming, requiring a lot of trial and error before getting it right. With our dashi, in mere minutes you can get the same umami flavor, created from traditional methods using all-natural ingredients, but without the hassle.