A bowl of miso soup with tofu and seaweed. - studioUP/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as soothing as a warm bowl of miso soup. Brimming with umami, it's often topped with silken tofu, wakame ...

Here's everything you need to know about miso—the salty, pleasantly funky fermented soybean paste.

Most Americans have been introduced to miso, the traditional Japanese fermented soybean paste, in the form of the ubiquitous soup, served as the first course in most Japanese restaurants. In the ...

When we talk about umami, red meat, mushrooms and soy sauce often come to mind. But there’s another widely used, intensely flavored ingredient that packs a major umami punch: miso. The fermented paste ...

This video shows how to make homemade miso soup starting with dashi from scratch. Kombu and bonito flakes create a rich umami base, which is paired with tofu, fried tofu, mushrooms, wakame seaweed, ...

Often playing a supporting role to salty, sour, sweet, and bitter, umami, also known as the fifth taste, infuses dishes with savory, meaty flavor. One of our favorite sources of umami is miso, a key ...