Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A thick fermented paste made of cooked soybeans, salt, and often rice or barley, and used especially in making soups and sauces.
Wiktionary
- n. a thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans; used in making soups and sauces
WordNet 3.0
- n. a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
Etymologies
- Japanese 味噌 (Wiktionary)
- Japanese. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Look how this monster sits with two breaded chicken cutlets covered in miso sauce.”
“The trademark recipe that uses miso is Miso Soup and this was the very first thing I wanted to make.”
“That will help it thicken and add flavor, but miso is very salty, so we won't add salt in addition to that.”
“Just a note -- miso is pronounced with a regular "s", not anything resembling a "z".”
“(Hey! at least I know from someone who lived in Japan that miso is pronounced mee-zo with a fuzzy sz sound.)”
“To this broth, shoyu, salt, or miso is added to make the final soup in which the ramen noodles are served.”
“But the new genmai miso is almost exactly the same color as the hatcho.”
“A little rind in miso soup or nabe is just enough to remind you of summer.”
“Chef Michael Mina's creations are stunning - an exquisite caviar parfait, tempura prawns with a light truffle cream, sea bass marinated in Japanese miso, a rich lobster pot pie that turns the tables on traditional Yankee frugality.”
“By "light", I mean light brown or yellowish-- not white miso, which is almost sweet; and not dark brown or reddish, which is stronger in taste.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘miso’.
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Words to Describe The Taste of Food
This list seeks to address a pet annoyance of mine. It occurs when chefs, food critics and travel writers, usually on television, taste something that looks either delicious or unusual and then in...
unctuous, sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, piquant, savory, tangy, luscious, delectable, brackish and 66 more...
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vegan
vegan food list of basic vegan food or types of vegan food you've had and liked.
( food, cuisine, eating, health, vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, anti-cruelty, no meat, herbivore, s...tofu, hummus, falafel, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice, pasta and 52 more...
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fish soup
seafood soups and stews that I have eaten or would like to eat. No shark fin soup.
matelote, bouillabaisse, cioppino, asam pedas, bourride, moqueca, bisque, chowder, chowda, riblji paprikaš, cotriade, caldeirada and 20 more...
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A great ferment
sauerkraut, kvass, kumis, yogurt, pulque, sourdough, kimchi, skyr, lassi, vinegar, miso, surströmming and 12 more...
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Interesting Foods
smelt, sprat, caviar, sushi, papadum, garlic naan, injera, doro wat, miso, pho, edamame, tataki and 170 more...
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Fermentations
fermented foods from all cultures
beer, tempeh, bread, kefir, yoghurt, langfil, bouza, sauerkraut, choucroute, kimchi, vinegar, kumis and 11 more...
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soup words
soup words
gazpacho, minestrone, consomme, avgolemono, chowder, bouillabaisse, borscht, bouillon, mulligatawny, vichyssoise, albondigas, bisque and 47 more...
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Stuff vegans consume instead of critters
I'll work on the title phrasing later. This list is dedicated to all my animal-eating counterparts.
(The "luncheon meats" list made me do it).tempeh, soymilk, vegenaise, tofu scramble, smart dogs, vegan grillers, better-than sour ..., better-than cream..., veggie burgers, neat loaf, hummus, almond milk and 23 more...
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EvieAferdita's Words
peppered, dandelion, miso, oubliette, purl, shimmer, pebble, goblin
Tweets
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