Preparation: Bring dashi broth to a boil. Add sliced tofu, wakame seaweed, and shiitake mushrooms. Cook for 3–4 minutes. Dissolve the miso paste in a small amount of hot broth and add to the ...

Heat, while stirring, until the miso dissolves, about 3 minutes. Blend the squash mixture until smooth and creamy with a hand-held blender. If the soup is too thick, add a bit more stock or water ...

As long as you use it in your recipe, your dish is bound to taste great — but is white or red miso paste the right ingredient for soup? Though they both bring umami to food, the red and white ...

The steam of miso soup comforts me at this time of year. I received my miso from my friend Masami Horie in Shiga Prefecture, who owns a cafe in a 350-year-old house and also publishes good books.