miso soup
Fermented soybean broth
Miso soup is a Japanese broth made by dissolving miso paste—fermented soybean paste—in hot water or dashi stock.
It typically contains tofu, seaweed, and scallions, served as a side dish with Japanese meals or as an appetizer at sushi restaurants: The lunch special comes with miso soup and a salad.
- soybean pasteFermented legume condiment
- wakameEdible brown algae
- bonito flakesCured fish shavings
- umamiFifth taste sensation
- kombuEdible Japanese seaweed
broth · ramen · tofu · fermented · sea vegetables · natto · fermented foods · stock · bowl · Japanese cuisine · savory · steam · tempura · scallion · seaweed · sushi · bouillon · silken
- Soupsminestrone, clam chowder, egg drop, consomme, bisque
- Asian soupsramen, pho, tom yum, tonkotsu ramen, shoyu ramen
- dishesmeatloaf, fried chicken, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, pot pie
- Japanese foodsushi, ramen, tempura, sashimi, tofu
- bowl foodsramen, pho, cereal, rice bowl, poke bowl
- breakfastsAmerican breakfast, English breakfast, continental breakfast, full English, Scottish breakfast
soup clarity and refinement
miso soupconsommé
Clarified, concentrated stock
beef broth · bone broth · pho broth · dashi
culinary origin
miso soupFrench onion soup
Broiled, cheese-topped broth bowl
minestrone · chicken noodle soup · borscht · clam chowder · vichyssoise