Sanae’s Miso Basics
When eating miso for medicinal Fermented soybean (hat-cho or
purposes or as part of your morning mame) miso has a dark reddish color,
soup, do not allow it to boil, as the is aged (or smoked) and has the
Miso soup has been a traditional
benefi cial bacteria and enzymes will strongest fl avor. It has a yang quality
Japanese breakfast for many
be destroyed by intense heat. When and is used very occasionally, due to
years until more recently, where it
the weather is cool, you can add more its strong fl avor. Best for use in the
is becoming the soup of choice for
root vegetables and more miso to cold wintertime for making rich hearty
lunch or dinner instead. Miso soup
“yang-ize” the soup. You can also add stews or for special healing reasons.
is generally eaten daily on a macro-
tofu, natto (fermented soybeans), tem-
biotic diet. Most miso soup served
peh, or seitan, for more variety. Red (aka) Miso has a reddish brown
in Japanese restaurants is much too
The extremely wide varieties of miso color and is most commonly used in
salty and is not recommended.
have been described as salty, sweet, Japan. This miso is often mixed with
earthy, fruity and savory. Deciding brown or white miso. I make my own
Miso paste is quite salty too, and
which one to choose all depends mixture anytime I’m in the mood for a
for this reason use it as more of a
on the type of soup or dish you are change.
light seasoning for miso soup – to
making, the season, as well as your
add fl avor, aroma and depth to the
particular health condition. Brown Rice (genmai) Miso has
vegetables and dashi. The paste is
a light to medium brown color and
very savory and lends itself for use in
Miso Varieties Available in the U.S.
slightly sweet fl avor, similar to white
other dishes besides soup.
Barley (mugi) miso has a medium to miso. It is good for use during
dark brown color, medium fl avor, and is spring, summer and autumn.
The paste is a fermented product
most commonly used in macrobiotics.
made primarily with soybeans, some
It has a yang quality and I use this miso
grains (such as barley or rice), sea
frequently for soups, sauces, stews and
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White (shiro) Miso
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