What is miso?!
Answers: I recently posted a question asking for veggie recipies for my kids, a lot of them have miso as an ingredient, but what is it? Im in the uk so maybe we call it something else?
Miso is a Japanese bean curd paste. It's often made with fish stock, so be careful to only get the bean curd paste without the fish stock (dashi is fish stock)
Miso is a paste made of soy beans which have been boiled, crushed, and mixed with a culture made of wheat, rice, barley, or beans. The mixture ferments for up to 3 years. The paste is used for soups, ramen, sauces, marinades and even dressings. Miso is available in red, yellow and white versions. Really good, it's not really rare, harmful, allergenic. Works as good substitutes and tastes yummy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miso
japanese permented soy beans
Miso is a fermented condiment made from soya beans,
Miso is a traditional Japanese food produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans, with salt and the mold kōjikin (the most typical miso is made with soy). The typical result is a thick paste used for sauces and spreads, pickling vegetables or meats, and mixing with dashi soup stock to serve as miso soup called Misoshiru, a Japanese culinary staple. High in protein and rich in vitamins and minerals, miso played an important nutritional role in feudal Japan. Miso is still very widely used in Japan, both in traditional and modern cooking, and has been gaining world-wide interest. Miso is typically salty, but its flavor and aroma depend on various factors in the ingredients and fermentation process. Different varieties of miso have been described as salty, sweet, earthy, fruity, and savoury, and there is an extremely wide variety of miso available.
It is a typical soy product that typically is high in sodium.
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