Category: JAPANESE INGREDIENTS

July 24, 2020

What’s the Difference Between White Miso and Red Miso?

The color of miso is roughly divided into 3 types: Red, Golden yellow, and White according to finished color. The color varies by the kinds of raw materials and how to make, and there are so many different colors. But…

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July 18, 2020

What Is Saikyo Miso and How Is It Used?

What Is Saikyo Miso (西京味噌 Saikyo Miso)? Saikyo miso was originally used for the royal court dishes. Some miso shop (they became a joint stock corporation) offered the miso under the order from Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyouto-gosho) about 200 years…

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July 4, 2020

[Ultimate Guide] Different Types of Miso

This is the Ultimate Guide to know “What are the different types of miso?”You can categorize MISO on the basis of 3 factors: 1. Raw Material2. Color3. Taste Categorize Miso on the Basis of Raw Material Here “material” means “kind…

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April 9, 2019

What Is Echigo Miso? – Echigo Miso Soup Recipe

This is the final post for tasting project of five different type of miso! The last miso is called “Echigo Miso”. Echigo is old name for Niigata prefecture in Japan.Niigata is famous for the production of rice, and I know…

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April 5, 2019

What Is Sendai Miso? – Sendai Miso Soup Recipe

This is the fourth post for tasting project of five different type of miso. Let’s go up (north part) on the map of Japan for today.Today’s miso is made in Sendai prefecture! (Sendai is in Tohoku region: the North-Eastern Parts…

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April 4, 2019

What Is Shinshu Koji Miso? – Shinshu Koji Miso Soup Recipe

What is SHINSHU? “Shinshu” is the traditional word implying “Nagano prefecture”. This miso paste is made in Nagano. What is KOJI here?Although any type of miso contains koji, Shinshu koji miso contains high proportion of rice koji. That is why…

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April 3, 2019

What Is Hatcho Miso and How Is It Used?

What Is Hatcho Miso? Hatcho miso (八丁味噌) is representative “soybean miso”. “Soybean miso” means using soybean koji instead of rice koji or barley koji in the cooking process.Basically soy bean miso is made from only soybean, salt, and water.(Please check…

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April 2, 2019

What Is Barley Miso? – Miso Taste Test & Barley Miso Soup Recipe

I’ve already made so many miso soup with different kind of ingredients. But how about types of miso…?Most of the time I used the same miso for my recipe which you can get at grocery store. I’m not sure about…

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