Highlights
- Versatile, umami-rich fermented paste
- Deep, savory flavor and salty-sweet tang
- Made from domestic Japanese soybeans
This umami-rich miso is handmade using carefully selected high-quality domestic soybeans, rice, and natural spring water. It's then aged for two years using old-fashioned manufacturing methods. The result is a miso that is characterized by a faint acidity, fully-aged, rich umami, and balanced, timeless taste.
ALSO FEATURED IN OUR JAPANESE COOKING ESSENTIALS: “Wa” Package
Size: 150g
Storage: Refrigerate after opening.
Ingredients: Soybeans (domestic), rice, salt, alcohol
DISCLAIMER: We provide ingredients and common allergens based on the packaging as a reference only. Please consume with caution based on your own individual health concerns as we cannot guarantee the presence or lack of certain ingredients, allergens and/or animal products.
Suggested Uses: Extremely versatile, use it to make any type of miso soup, sauces to stir fry vegetables, marinades for vegetables, meat or fish, or a salad dressing by adding oil, honey (or mirin or sugar) and a bit of citrus juice.
Substitutions: Use as a thicker substitute for soy sauce, a vegan-friendly fish sauce, a bouillon/stock, salt, anchovy paste or an umami-rich tahini or nut better.
Recipes:
Osuimono (Clear Soup) & Miso Soup;
Tonjiru (Pork Miso Soup);
Hiyajiru Soup;
Teriyaki Tofu Udon in a Chili Peanut Soup;
Japanese Mille-Feuille Nabe (Thousand Leaves Hot Pot)