Harder Than Rock Salt: Katsuobushi and the Mould That Dries a Fish From the Inside
Harder Than Rock Salt: Katsuobushi and the Mould That Dries a Fish From the Inside Known in English as bonito flakes, a finished block of katsuobushi rings when you strike it. Getting there takes six months, ten fires, and four generations of a fungus that thrives in conditions close to a desert — and whose entire j...