As gentle simmering proceeds, the cell walls release their own juices in a process of self-extraction. Without adding heavy stock, the entire pot fills with a golden broth drawn purely from the mushrooms' own concentrated essence. (N1 lesson 206)
Shinji! Large-grain white Tamba soybeans, simmered for five hours in the great iron cauldron! Squeezed between thumb and pinky without effort, they yield like soft earlobes—a flawless simmer! (N1 lesson 216)
