Comments on: Japanese Soul Food: Miso Soup http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jishin http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1554 Jishin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:47:32 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1554 Hanbagu is another topic close to my heart - and I'm thinking of Moss Burger! Hanbagu is another topic close to my heart – and I’m thinking of Moss Burger!

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1550 Doug Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:06:41 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1550 Wow, I should write more "cooking" posts more often. Excellent comments all! <strong>Naoko</strong>: I hope she will remember her mom's taste more though. She is a much better cook! I noticed that Japanese moms do have a different approach each, but that's also true with Korean moms and kimchi. <strong>Tornado</strong>: Even I didn't really understand until I got there and realized how much of it was "normal", but with slightly different tastes and presentation. Every morning I am at my in-laws house, I just eat fried-egg over rice, with some vegetables and tea. How weird is that? <strong>Marcus</strong>: One of my Irish colleagues said the same thing. I just laughed and told him he didn't know what he was missing. ;) <strong>Jeannie</strong>: Exactly. You can make miso soup from all kinds of vegetables and add-ins. My wife often uses cabbage, carrots and shiitake mushroms. I like diced green-beans a lot. <strong>Jishin</strong>: Amen to that. :) I love sushi/sashimi as well, but like you, sometimes you want some good Japanese "soul food" so miso soup and hanbagu (more on that in another post) are two examples of good home-cooking. Wow, I should write more “cooking” posts more often. Excellent comments all!

Naoko: I hope she will remember her mom’s taste more though. She is a much better cook! I noticed that Japanese moms do have a different approach each, but that’s also true with Korean moms and kimchi.

Tornado: Even I didn’t really understand until I got there and realized how much of it was “normal”, but with slightly different tastes and presentation. Every morning I am at my in-laws house, I just eat fried-egg over rice, with some vegetables and tea. How weird is that?

Marcus: One of my Irish colleagues said the same thing. I just laughed and told him he didn’t know what he was missing. ;)

Jeannie: Exactly. You can make miso soup from all kinds of vegetables and add-ins. My wife often uses cabbage, carrots and shiitake mushroms. I like diced green-beans a lot.

Jishin: Amen to that. :) I love sushi/sashimi as well, but like you, sometimes you want some good Japanese “soul food” so miso soup and hanbagu (more on that in another post) are two examples of good home-cooking.

]]> By: Jishin http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1548 Jishin Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:31:49 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1548 Miso is ALWAYS a good start to the day. What suprised me when my wife coopted me into preparing it with her recently is that it is not that difficult to make. But you are right people (especially my work colleagues) normally think of Japanese food as sushi and that when my wife and I have Japanese food at home that's what we will be eating. Much as I especially love sashimi, I am still glad it is not the case. Miso is ALWAYS a good start to the day. What suprised me when my wife coopted me into preparing it with her recently is that it is not that difficult to make. But you are right people (especially my work colleagues) normally think of Japanese food as sushi and that when my wife and I have Japanese food at home that’s what we will be eating. Much as I especially love sashimi, I am still glad it is not the case.

]]> By: Jeannie http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1546 Jeannie Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:54:12 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1546 Don't forget that there are tons of different types of miso soup, not just the wakame/tofu soup that one tends to find in restaurants (though that is good too). I make a miso soup with scallops, "fu" and mitsuba that is yum. :D P.S. If you're getting into cooking Japanese food, I think you really like Yasuko-San's Home Cooking site: http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~tomi-yasu/index_e.html Don’t forget that there are tons of different types of miso soup, not just the wakame/tofu soup that one tends to find in restaurants (though that is good too). I make a miso soup with scallops, “fu” and mitsuba that is yum. :D

P.S. If you’re getting into cooking Japanese food, I think you really like Yasuko-San’s Home Cooking site:

http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~tomi-yasu/index_e.html

]]> By: Marcus http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1543 Marcus Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:33:46 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1543 You mean you don't just tear open the little plastic bag and disolve it in hot water in the bowl? LOL :) You mean you don’t just tear open the little plastic bag and disolve it in hot water in the bowl? LOL :)

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1542 Tornadoes28 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:31:56 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1542 It is funny how many people (my parents) misunderstand what common Japanese food is. They believe it is things like raw fish and other unknown things and they think that if they went to Japan they would not know what they could eat. It is funny how many people (my parents) misunderstand what common Japanese food is. They believe it is things like raw fish and other unknown things and they think that if they went to Japan they would not know what they could eat.

]]> By: naoko http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/02/07/japanese-soul-food-miso-soup/#comment-1540 naoko Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:37:43 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=2733#comment-1540 It's said that every mom makes different miso soup. That means the taste of it depends on mom,usually. But your daughter will remember taste of dad's miso soup. So nice! It’s said that every mom makes different miso soup. That means the taste of it depends on mom,usually. But your daughter will remember taste of dad’s miso soup. So nice!

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