What is Japanese miso soup?

Miso soup is one of the standard dishes that are indispensable in Japanese food.
Speaking of Japanese foods are Sushi and Ramen are popular,
Miso soup can be said to be the basis of Japanese food.

Miso soup is eaten with rice for breakfast.
Since ancient times, it has been said that drinking miso soup in the morning is good for your health, and it has become a habit to drink it every day.
In this article, why Japanese miso soup is good for your health, and introducing the actual method of making miso soup and so on.
And introducing the ingredients to add to miso soup. I hope you like miso soup more.

What is Miso?

Miso is a seasoning made by steaming soybeans, rice, wheat, etc., and fermenting it by mixing raw materials such as salt and jiuqu.
There are four main types of miso.
There are four types: Rice miso, Wheat miso, Bean miso, and Mixed miso.

Rice miso

This miso is made from rice, soybeans, and salt, and most Japanese miso is this rice miso.

Wheat miso

This miso produce in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions of Japan.
The main ingredients are wheat, soybeans and salt.

Bean miso

Bean miso made from beans and salt.It is made mainly in areas such as Nagoya.

Mixed miso

It is a mixture of the above miso in 2 to 3 types.

Why miso soup is good for your health.

There are two reasons why miso soup is good for your health.
One is that miso soup is a dish that is eaten with a lot of vegetables.
Typical miso soup ingredients include wakame Seaweed, Tofu, Fried tofu, Green onions, and Eggplant.
In addition, any vegetables such as onions and carrots go well with each other, so you can add a lot of vegetables.
I’m sure vegetables other than Japan will also fit.

Another reason is that miso is a fermented soybean food.
Soybeans, the raw material for miso, are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.
Fermenting the soybeans increases their nutritional value.
In addition, the substance “fatty acid ethyl” contained in miso is said to have the effect of suppressing cancer.

How to make Miso soup

Make soup stock

First, make the soup stock that is the base of miso soup.
However, you can easily make delicious soup stock.
There is a tea bag that makes it easy to make soup stock.
This tea bag contains ingredients for making soup stock, so put water in a pot and put a pack of this soup stock.
When the water is boiled, throw away the pack.
Now you have soup stock!

Put your favorite ingredients.

Put your favorite ingredients in this.
This time I will add cabbage and beaten egg.
The cabbage is the rest of the okonomiyaki I made the other day.
In this way it’s also good to use the surplus vegetables in the refrigerator!

Season with Miso

When the vegetables are tender, add miso.
When you get the taste you like, it is done.
This time, I added beaten egg at the end to make it fluffy.
Try making various variations of miso soup this way!

There are also instants!

There is also a type of miso soup that you can enjoy instantly and easily.
It is highly recommended because you can do it on a busy morning or when you don’t have time, as long as you have hot water.
The best thing about instant food is that it is compact and can be made anywhere with hot water!
Therefore, in Japan, many people drink instant miso soup when they eat lunch.
There are two main types. It is divided into freeze-dried ones and miso and ingredients.
Both are delicious and there is no big difference in taste. It’s better to compare and choose the taste you like!