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Miso Soup

In traditional Japanese cuisine, miso soup is served for breakfast every day, and often served with meals as well.

Miso Soup
Photo: “Miso Soup 001” by Ocdp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

Makes
2
  • ½ tsp sesame oil
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 tbsp miso
  • 2 green onions (optional), finely minced
  • ½ cake tofu (optional), cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 2–3 fresh mushrooms (optional), thinly sliced
  • 5–6 shrimp (optional), cubed or shredded
  • Some pieces of seaweed (optional)

Ingredients for 2 servings (1.1 kg) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a small pot.

  2. 2

    Add green onion. Cook for a few minutes while stirring frequently.

  3. 3

    Add 2 ½ cups of water. Bring to a boil.

    Stovetop
  4. 4

    Dissolve miso in remaining ½ cup of water and add to pot.

  5. 5

    Lower heat and add mushrooms, seaweed, and tofu, if desired.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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