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Miso Soup with Tofu and Veggies

Miso soup is something I crave in slow sunny weekend morning. And often the crave comes suddenly but I always have miso in my fridge and I can usually find something for soup ingredients: tofu, wakame (have dried wakame handy!), spinach, cabbage, onion, mushrooms, daikon, potato, aburaage (fried tofu), scallion, etc. When I’m in the […]

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Miso: Fermented Soy Bean Paste

When someone says miso, miso soup is the first thing comes to my mind. I grew up eating miso soup every morning. The sound of cutting scallions and the smell of warm broth and miso greeted my sleepy face. Items goes in the miso soup changed everyday, but I remember tofu and wakame seaweed made […]

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Pepper and Ground Beef Miso Stirfry

Green pepper’s slight bitterness and ground beef works so well together with the sweet and rich miso flavor. Like a lot of my other recipes, this is one of the menu that calls for rice on the side. Miso is a great umami enhancer and rice is there to catch all the goodness. Yummmmmm. It […]

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Miso Mayo Dip

Veggie sticks are a must-have for home party. Is your go-to dip are spinach dip or onion dip from a soup mix? I like them too. But how about something unique that goes with all types of veggies? This Miso Mayo dip is so easy to make, yet so tasty. Miso is Japanese name for […]