Gawa (Iced Bonito and Miso Soup)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 20 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 5 servings
- Ingredients
- 10
About this dish
Gawa is a summer fishermen's soup from Shizuoka made by roughly chopping raw-grade bonito with miso and umeboshi, then loosening the paste with ice water and adding cucumber, onion, shiso, ginger, and leafy scallions.
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One explanation links its name to the clatter of ice in the bowl. The fish remains raw, so only bonito explicitly handled for raw consumption is suitable. Keep the fish, vegetables, water, utensils, and serving bowls cold, mix immediately before eating, and do not hold leftovers at room temperature.
Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Keep 400g raw-grade bonito, the knife, board, and mixing bowl at or below 4C until needed.
Pat the fish dry with clean paper towels.
- 2Prep
Chop the bonito into 5mm pieces, then pound roughly with the knife for about 1 minute.
Leave small pieces rather than turning it into a smooth paste.
- 3Season
Pit 60g umeboshi and chop the flesh.
Add it to the bonito with 40g miso and pound only until the seasonings are distributed.
- 4Prep
Slice 100g onion very thinly, soak in cold water for 5 minutes, and drain.
Slice 100g cucumber into rounds, julienne 5 shiso leaves and 15g ginger, and slice 50g scallions.
- 5Finish
Put the bonito miso mixture in the chilled bowl and loosen gradually with 1000ml chilled water.
Add 400g ice and all vegetables, stir once, divide into cold bowls, and serve immediately.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Raw-grade bonito roughly chopped for texture
- Finish cue
- Put the bonito miso mixture in the chilled bowl and loosen gradually with 1000ml chilled water.
- Avoid this
- Keep the fish, vegetables, water, utensils, and serving bowls cold, mix immediately before eating, and do not hold leftovers at room temperature.
- Storage and reheating
- Verify the raw-consumption label and cold chain, and eat the prepared soup immediately rather than storing it.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official food safety guidance.
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20min, 10 ingredients
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45min, 8 ingredients
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