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Luzion · #11 10-23-2005, 05:47 PM

Dont buy the powder. I have a hard time believing the powder could be any good.

Go to your Asian grocer and buy some miso paste for making miso soup, and some instant dashi powder. Dashi is a very common broth in Japanese cooking btw.

Its as easy as putting a packet of instant dashi broth powder into some water, and spooning some miso paste to get miso soup. You might wanna add some optional shallots, mushrooms, tofu, soy sauce, etc etc.

B Dids · #12 10-23-2005, 06:14 PM

This was my thought. Based on what I know of Miso, it's not hard to just make it outright.

Miso is really up there in terms of quality comfort food.

Blarg · #13 10-23-2005, 06:39 PM

I've never had it in powder form. I had it in paste. But even the pastes vary in quality or taste.

The Goober · #14 10-23-2005, 06:48 PM

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Go to your Asian grocer and buy some miso paste for making miso soup

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Yeah, I'm not sure why you would want powdered miso, since "real" miso is just a paste that you throw into a bowl with some boiling water. The only difference is that the paste has be refrigerated once it's opened, but there's absolutely nothing to it. Adding green onions, seaweed, etc, is optional.

I have no idea what the name of the stuff I buy is (its all in japanese) but it comes in a square tub with a gold label and it's quite good.

#15 10-23-2005, 06:48 PM

Kikkoman makes a very good instant miso soup if all you want to do is the hot water thing. I agree with the above poster about it being much better if you make it yourself. Just stop by an Asian foods shop and get some dried dashi (fish stock) and some miso paste out of their fridge. Dissolve the dashi powder in boiling water, add a couple teaspoons of miso and you've got miso soup. Add some dried seaweed and some tofu chunks if you want.

astroglide · #16 10-27-2005, 11:32 PM

the kikkoman instant is good. gf picked it up at world market, i think it was like $2.50 for 3 packets and the packets make like a small mug's worth of soup. not a good deal, but it's probably because of where it was purchased. maybe i'll try making it myself soon, but this did what i wanted it to do.

Boris · #17 10-28-2005, 01:12 AM

I'll check out the pinovas. No help from me on the miso soup. One of my favorite lunches is the organic tortilla with hummus, tomato, edam and baby spinach. Good stuff. I have to eat the healthy stuff between polluting my body with a night on the town with El D.