Use this fermented Japanese paste to add umami flavor to everything from soups to desserts. If you enjoy Japanese cuisine, you've probably had your fair share of miso, likely in the form of soup. The ...

Miso is fermented soybean paste. It’s made by introducing a mold spore grown on grains called koji (which is also used in the process of fermenting soy sauce, sake, and rice vinegar) to mashed ...

Most Americans have been introduced to miso, the traditional Japanese fermented soybean paste, in the form of the ubiquitous soup, served as the first course in most Japanese restaurants. In the ...

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Sometimes you have the perfect recipe in mind with all the ingredients ready to go. Other times, you find yourself staring into the fridge, racking your brain over how to turn what's inside into ...

This miso paste will last for numerous pickle batches, but its vibrant, salty sweetness will eventually dissipate. You will know the bed is getting “tired” when it becomes watery and the flavors ...

If you enjoy Japanese cuisine, you've probably had your fair share of miso, likely in the form of soup. The thick paste is distinctively complex, as it manages to taste sweet, salty, nutty, earthy, ...