Miso soup

Miso soup

Miso soup with tofu, wakame, and onion
Type	Soup
Place of origin	Japan
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Dashi stock, miso paste
Similar dishes	Doenjang-guk, doenjang-jjigae
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Miso soup (味噌汁 or お味噌汁, misoshiru or omisoshiru, お-/o- being a ‘honorific prefix’) is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a dashi stock into which softened miso paste is mixed. In addition, there are many optional ingredients (various vegetables, tofu, abura-age, etc.) that may be added depending on regional and seasonal recipes, and personal preference. In Japanese food culture, miso soup is a representative of soup dishes served with rice. Miso soup is also called omiotsuke (御味御付).

Along with suimono (clear soup seasoned with a small amount of soy sauce and salt in a dashi stock), miso soup is considered to be one of the two basic soup types of Japanese cuisine.^[1]