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Miso (Japanese: 味噌) is a thick paste, made by fermenting soybeans with sea salt and kōji, itself the product of fermenting rice, barley or soybeans with a mold culture, kōji-kin (Aspergillus oryzae).* Often, grains such as barley or rice, and sometimes other ingredients, are added. Miso tastes salty and, depending on the grains used and fermentation time, may also be sweet.

Main types of miso


The grains used include any mix of barley, millet, rice, rye, and wheat, among others. Lately, producers in other countries have also begun selling miso made from chick peas, corn, adzuki beans, amaranth, hemp seed, and quinoa. Fermentation time ranges from as little as five days to several years. The wide variety of Japanese miso is difficult to classify, but is commonly done by grain type, color, taste, and region.
  • mugi (麦) - barley
  • tsubu (粒) - whole wheat/barley
  • aka (赤) - red, medium flavor, most commonly used
  • hatchō (八丁) - aged (or smoked), strongest flavor
  • shiro (白) - rice, sweet white, fresh
  • shinshu - rice, brown colour
  • genmai (玄米) - brown rice
  • awase (合わせ) - layered, typically in supermarket
  • moromi (醪) - chunky, healthy (kōji is unblended)
  • nanban (南蛮) - chunky, sweet, for dipping sauce
  • inaka (田舎) - farmstyle
  • taima (大麻) - hemp seed
  • sobamugi (蕎麦) - buckwheat
  • hadakamugi (裸麦) - rye
  • meri (蘇鉄) - made from cycad pulp, Buddhist temple diet
  • gokoku (五穀) - "5 grain": soy, wheat, barley, proso millet, and foxtail millet

Miso made with rice (including shinshu and shiro miso) is called kome miso.

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