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April 11, 2019

BROAD BEAN miso soup recipe

The season of cherry blossoms is almost over in Tokyo. That’s too bad I won’t be able to look up lovely cherry blossoms anymore but this is the change of the seasons… Beautiful green leaves came out gradually and they…

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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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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 8, 2019

ODEN style miso soup recipe

ODEN is stew that contains fish cakes, boiled eggs, and vegetables. Seasonings are only dashi (stock) and salt, so the taste is very simple and bonito or konbu (sea cabbage) stock are very important for ODEN. One thing you would…

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March 2, 2019

BITTER MELON miso soup recipe

Have you seen or tasted the vegetable called “bitter melon” (Japanese call it “Niga-uri or “Go-ya”)? Since its bumpy skin looks scary, some people may not wanna try that. But once you try that, (probably should eat it with meat…

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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 15, 2019

Chinese Yam Miso Soup Recipe

There are different kind of potatoes in Japan. They are white potato, sweet potato, taro and so on. I think many people are familiar with normal white potato, and so am I. I LOVE french fries. Sweet potato is also…

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January 7, 2019

EGG & CHINESE CHIVE miso soup recipe

Hi, Everyone! Today is the first work day of the year for most of the people in Japan. I believe some people find difficulty to start work after long vacation. Me…? Yes, I am already in work mode! Let’s start…

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December 10, 2018

PORCHED EGG miso soup recipe

Hi, everyone. How are you? Today, I went running and accompanied my husband to change his cars’ tires at gas station. We had waited there for long time, and it was extremely cold. So, my hungry stomach needed hot delicious…

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