Category: Miso Soup

February 1, 2019

BOK CHOY miso soup recipe

It has been so cold these days. I think a lot of people get sick or flu in this season. Fortunately Tokyo doesn’t have snow and not that much cold compared to the north part of Japan. But still this…

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January 31, 2019

CORN miso soup recipe

Do you like corn?I love it so much! When I was kid, my family cultivate corn so we used to eat them a lot in summer. My family don’t do that anymore but my uncle does and he gave me…

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January 30, 2019

ASARI CLAM miso soup recipe

Oyster miso soup was introduced few days ago on this blog, and it’s seafood time again!Asari clams are more reasonable than oysters and I’m happy about that haha.Asari clams maybe known as Littleneck clam or Manila clam in English (???)…

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January 29, 2019

OKRA miso soup recipe

For some reason, okra reminds me of my memory of drawing at kindergarten. I was using vegetable stamps to draw means using the cross section of okra and lotus roots. I remember it was so much fun putting paint on…

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January 28, 2019

MAITAKE MUSHROOM miso soup recipe

Eating raw mushrooms is the most surprising thing at the table when I was staying with my host family in the U.S. I found mushrooms can be eaten raw at that time because we never eat like that in Japan….

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January 25, 2019

THICK DEEP-FRIED TOFU miso soup recipe

Which do you like better, normal tofu or deep-fried tofu? I like both of them! Each one has good characters. Normal tofu’s texture is more smooth so it fits for eating raw such as Hiya-yakko which is chilled tofu topped…

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January 24, 2019

OYSTER miso soup recipe

What kind of seafoods do you eat when it’s winter? First, I imagined clam chowder… I used to live near Seattle so I’ve had really good bowl of clam chowder at Pike Place Market. Mmmm… I miss that so much!…

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January 23, 2019

BURDOCK miso soup recipe

I heard some people from foreign countries say burdock looks like root of a tree. It maybe means doesn’t look like something to eat… That’s too bad because burdock is scrumptious and fiber-rich food!It is actually root of some perennial…

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January 22, 2019

KABOCHA SQUASH miso soup recipe

What kind of dish do you imagine when it comes to squash or pumpkin? You may think about pumpkin cake or pumpkin pie…I had really good pumpkin pie during Thanksgiving holiday in America, and I know there are many attractive…

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January 21, 2019

What Is Imoni? and Imoni Recipe

Imoni is a famous traditional soup dish made with taro, meat, mushrooms, and various kind of vegetables. It’s mainly eaten in the North-Eastern Parts of Japan (Tohoku region). There is autumn festival called imoni-kai (It’s like imoni party) in this…

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