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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…

JAPANESE INGREDIENTS/Miso Soup

April 1, 2019

GARLIC miso soup recipe

Do you like garlic? I think everybody loves garlic! I believe it’s exceptionally useful ingredient for every single dishes, and makes dishes much better and rich taste. I like to use it for spaghetti sauce, Chinese or Korean style stir-fried…

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March 29, 2019

JAPANESE BUTTERBUR miso soup recipe

Have you ever heard of Japanese butterbur?You may know about butterbur which is herbal supplement used for pain, migraine, upset stomach and so on. Although I haven’t known such thing, it sounds like butterbur is totally just material for medicine.However,…

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March 28, 2019

AMAZAKE miso soup recipe

Have you tasted Amazake? Amazake is a fermented rice drink made out of malted rice and rice. You need to warm up the mixture of rice gruel and malted rice, then ferment them to make Amazake. (There are several different…

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March 27, 2019

DEEP-FRIED MEATBALLS miso soup recipe

What dish would you like to make with ground meat?I think hamburg steak is the answer for many of Japanese. Juicy hamburg steak goes very well with any kind of sauce (seasoning) and it’s one of the best dish to…

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March 26, 2019

CODFISH miso soup recipe

Do you like codfish?I think a lot of people in the world love fish and chips. hahaI know crispy deep-fried codfish is the best! Although some deep-fried dish is very popular, codfish is more likely to used for simmered or…

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March 25, 2019

CELLOPHANE NOODLES miso soup recipe

Have you ever known cellophane noodles, “Haru-same” in Japanese?I’ve heard it’s also called glass noodles in English. Cellophane noodles are usually dried food and made out of mung bean, potato, or sweet potato. It doesn’t have much taste but I…

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March 22, 2019

RAPE BLOSSOMS miso soup recipe

Have you seen a field of rape blossoms?Although I don’t know how much rape blossoms are familiar flower in your country, I want to introduce exceptionally beautiful rape blossoms in Japan. The season for the flower is middle of March…

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March 21, 2019

DUMPLINGS (GYOZA) miso soup recipe

Do you like dumplings? I LOVE dumplings so much! The looks of dumplings seems almost the same at first in each restaurant, but the taste completely differ depending on the place.Tastes are influenced by not only ingredients but also cooking…

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