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 "Miso"

Have you enjoyed  "miso" soup?

Miso soup is an integral part of
the Japanese food and some Japanese
eat miso soup for breakfast everyday.

When making miso soup, you have to
use miso. There are many kinds of miso
sold at shops (click here to see a
traditional miso shop) or supermarket
but you can make your original miso
at home.
Make "Miso" at home
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[Cooking direction] (Click the picture to enlarge)
1) Soak beans in the water for more than 3 hours
2) Boil beans until they become soft.
3) Drain boiled beans in a sieve.
4) Mash them with a wooden pestle  in a grinding bowl .
5) Put beans rough mashed in a vinyl bag and mash them
more by hitting with a wooden pestle.
6) Stir them in a ball.
7) Make a ball.
8) Throw a bean ball  quickly with a lot of force. Why fling?
To get the air out of a bean ball.
9) Add malted rice to mashed bean.
10) Place rock salts on mashed beans.
11) Leave it in a cool place for more than 6 months.
12) Ready to eat it.
Post your question about miso. Click here