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miso Definition

miso ()

noun

a food paste made of soybeans, salt, and, usually, fermented grain, used esp. in Japanese cooking

miso Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • add: Taste test and add a little more miso or plum vinegar if you require a stronger taste.
  • make: Soybeans and rice are used to make miso, a paste used for flavoring soup and marinating fish.

Adjective modifier

  • white: You may use either sweet white miso, barley miso, or a combination of both.
  • sweet: You may use either sweet white miso, barley miso, or a combination of both.

Modifies a noun

  • soup: They're always quick to offer a refill of green tea or miso soup.
  • paste: Making sure there is always Kombu around, as well as Ume vinegar, brown rice vinegar, Shoyu, miso paste and seasonings.
  • sauce: We also tried the black cod 11.50, marinated for five days in sweet miso sauce.
  • broth: Yes, I was quite surprised to see teriyaki lemon sole with a miso broth.

Noun used with modifier

  • barley: You may use either sweet white miso, barley miso, or a combination of both.

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