Okinawan Seaweed Salad
- 1 pkg (2 oz) kurome (dried seaweed)
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
- 1 pkg (6 oz) gobo tempura fishcake, slivered
- 1 pkg (10 oz) konyaku (gelatinous sheet from tuberous root), slivered
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
- 2 tablespoons sake (Japanese rice wine)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon dashi-no-moto (soup base granules)
- 10 oz firm tofu, well drained