Miso soup, a traditional Japanese dish, is made primarily with a broth called "dashi" and softened miso paste.
Ingredients
The broth of miso soup is typically made with one of four different soup stocks: dried sardines, dried seaweed, bonito flakes or dried shiitake mushrooms. Solid ingredients are used to add unique color and texture profiles. Along with the miso itself, common additions are tofu, onion, daikon radish, seaweed, potato, carrot, mushroom, shrimp, fish and pork.
Where To Go For Miso Soup
- Yelp: Miso Soup
How hard is it to make Miso Soup at home from scratch? (1 Answer)
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Wikihow has 5 steps instruction on how to make Miso Soup. It also comes with video instructions. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Miso-Soup
Does anyone know what the miso soup base is made from?(2 Answers)
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Most miso soup bases start with a combination of miso paste and dashi, and sometimes bonito flakes.
Anyone have a good Miso soup recipe?(1 Answer)
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AllRecipes.com has a few miso soup recipes. This one, though, was rated by more than 90 users, who gave it an average of 4.5 stars - very ...
References
Fast Facts
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Miso paste defines the taste
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Three categories of miso
Red, white and black
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Commonly referred to as "Japanese soul food"
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Typically eaten for breakfast
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Proven to aid in breast cancer prevention
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Philippine cuisine has a version that includes the fruit tamarind
