Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick fermented paste made of cooked soybeans, salt, and often rice or barley, and used especially in making soups and sauces.
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- noun a thick
paste made byfermentation ofsoybeans ; used in makingsoups andsauces
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Look how this monster sits with two breaded chicken cutlets covered in miso sauce.
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The trademark recipe that uses miso is Miso Soup and this was the very first thing I wanted to make.
Archive 2007-12-01 Nupur 2007
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That will help it thicken and add flavor, but miso is very salty, so we won't add salt in addition to that.
RECIPES FROM GINNY BATES Maggie Jochild 2007
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Just a note -- miso is pronounced with a regular "s", not anything resembling a "z".
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(Hey! at least I know from someone who lived in Japan that miso is pronounced mee-zo with a fuzzy sz sound.)
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But the new genmai miso is almost exactly the same color as the hatcho.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2006
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To this broth, shoyu, salt, or miso is added to make the final soup in which the ramen noodles are served.
You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » 2006 » February 2006
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To this broth, shoyu, salt, or miso is added to make the final soup in which the ramen noodles are served.
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A little rind in miso soup or nabe is just enough to remind you of summer.
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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.
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