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.
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
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, shopping, groceries )tofu, hummus, falafel, ice cream, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice and 27 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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