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Ingredient identity

Unsalted dashi

kaldu dashi tanpa garam

the main flavour and three-part liquid in the delicate custard

Unsalted dashi

Identify and use it

What this ingredient does.

Use the market names and recipe-specific role to identify it and understand how it behaves in the dish.

English name

Unsalted dashi

Use this name when searching English-language shops and recipe labels.

Bahasa & market names

kaldu dashi tanpa garam

Show this name to an Indonesian grocer or market seller.

Function in the dish

the main flavour and three-part liquid in the delicate custard

Its importance can change by recipe; check the linked recipe before swapping or omitting it.

Storage

pantry

Keep sealed in a cool pantry and check aroma before using.

Substitution decision

What can change, and what should not.

Follow the relevant recipe when the ingredient controls texture or identity.

Recorded alternatives

  • make from 700 ml water, 7 g kombu, and 14 g katsuobushi; instant dashi is fine if salt is adjusted

Check before you replace it

  • Most dashi contains fish; use kombu-shiitake dashi for a vegetarian version.

Melbourne and Jakarta

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A merchant listing can confirm the name, form, pack, or shopping route. It is not live inventory, so recheck the cited source before travelling or relying on delivery.

Melbourne

Exact local forms where a first-party merchant source was found.

Jakarta

Product and delivery options vary by address and neighbourhood.

Broader search fallbacks

Use these only when no dated match above works. They do not confirm a product, branch, price, or stock state.

Recipe-specific guidance

See what it changes in the dish.

Open a recipe for its amount, role, warning, visual checkpoint, and any substitution note.