I made miso again this February, and now it's ready for cooking. I opened the container to checked it out.
It had turned into deep, dark brown. It looked the fermentation progressed a bit far due to brutal summer. Even so, the aroma was wonderful.
I devised the miso into three potions; one for my daughter's family, one for my parents and one for my husband and me. Since my mom is still in her rehabilitation facility, she can't use it for cooking yet. I know they all look forward to receiving my homemade miso every year. It's quite popular among my family.
I used some of my homemade miso for breakfast. The second picture shows a typical autumn breakfast in my home.
The bowl on the top right is miso soup with tofu, and the bowl on the bottom right is braised daikon with pork. The main dish is grilled fish called sanma( pacific saury) in Japanese.
The fish is one of our autumn food. I added citrus called kabosu for sanma. The three different colored vegetables are two slices of tomatoes, grilled eggplant and boiled spinach with a touch of bonito flavor. Since I prefer fermented seasonings, I added fermented ginger for the eggplant and fermented soy sauce with ricemalt for the spinach.
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better title: My Homemade Miso
Thank you for the title.
Wow, that looks delicious!
@Ersatzjello Do you like Japanese food? Thank you!
I love Japanese food. I recently made Nikujaga for my family and they loved it.
Wow, that sounds really cool!!! I love nikujyaga too.
Hi, Yumi. I told you I was writing a story about a Japanese embassy to Spain in 1613. In fact, part of the crew stayed to live in Coria del Río (Spain). Today they have the surname "Japón".
But I am interested in Miso, because I talk a lot. Miso is a fundamental ingredient in Japanese cuisine and indeed it already existed in 17th century Japan.
For a Spanish traveller in 1626, Miso would be a very curious and probably unique culinary experience, as there was nothing like it in Spanish cuisine at that time. What a coincidence! Thank you very much Yumi.
@druida Your comment sounds very interesting! I'm sure the miso must have been very intriguing to the Spanish people who lived in Japan as missionaries back then. Have you ever read Shogun or seen the drama? It’s a fascinating historical fiction story. By the way, miso’s history is much longer than you might think—it already existed in the 8th century!
I already have two very important ideas: Shinto and miso. Now I'm looking into a samurai amulet, could it be a necklace with a silver dragon on it? I have heard of Shogun but I haven't read it. I'm putting it on the list of resolutions. Thanks you, @yumiyumayume.
@druida I'm very curious how you make a story with Shinto and miso.
I have finished the story of Pompeii and I am writing the first ten chapters of the origin of the samurai...it is a chronicle of a traveler who goes from Spain to Japan to find the origins of his biological father. It is intended to be the chronicle of a traveler like Marco Polo but describing what surprises him about Japanese culture.
How exciting!!! I'll definitely introduce your Japanese series to my friends who love Japan! They'll enjoy reading your series too.