A close relative of oregano, marjoram has a mild, delicate flavor that enhances soups, sauces, dressings, and meat and vegetable dishes. It also makes a delicious herb butter.
A South River exclusive! We believe this to be the only miso on earth made with the small red azuki beans, which are highly regarded for their nutritional and healing properties in Oriental medicine. Festive burgundy in color, this delicate miso is ideal for seasoning light soups, bean dishes, sauces, and salad dressings.
Three Year Barley Miso has long been one of our most popular varieties because of its rich, hearty flavor and its long ageing for at least three summer seasons. In macrobiotic circles, this variety is often recommended for healing diets. Its color ranges from dark pumpkin to russet brown as it ages. A South River classic, our Three Year Barley…
Made with the sumptuous chick pea instead of soybeans, this variety has long been our family favorite. A staple of Middle Eastern cuisine since ancient times, the Chick Pea is one of the most easily digestible beans. We are always remarking about the balanced, sweet flavor this miso brings to our table.
Made with the sumptuous chick pea instead of soybeans, this variety has long been our family favorite. A staple of Middle Eastern cuisine since ancient times, the Chick Pea is one of the most easily digestible beans. We are always remarking about the balanced, sweet flavor this miso brings to our table.
Each spring, during the last week of April, we take to the woods to gather Wild Leeks (Allium tricoccum, also called Ramps). We cook them along with Dandelion greens, dried nettles, and Maine coast sea vegetables. Then these are hand chopped and mixed together with Hearty Brown Rice Miso (already aged for two years) and Sweet Tasting Brown Rice Miso…
Deep, dark, and nourishing, this miso is wonderful in soups, stews, and casseroles. It contains all the depth and power of the Three Year Barley Miso with the extra sweetness of brown rice. Black soybeans are also known for their rich sweetness and for their healing properties. Aged for a minimum of three summers.
For centuries Japanese crafters have used natural fermentation to transform soybeans and grains into many types of miso, the rich, thick paste used for flavoring a wide variety of dishes. Though now almost extinct in Japan, these ancient practices have been in constant use for more than 27 years at the American Miso Company, the largest traditional miso works in…
MISO MASTER® Organic Mellow White Miso is considered a Short-Term miso. Short-Term Aged or Mellow Misos have more rice or barley koji (grain innoculated with aspergillus spores) than soybeans in their ingredient mix because they are designed to ferment quickly as the aspergillus mold moves quickly through the abundant starches in rice or barley transforming them into simple sugars. These…
Sweet, savory, and highly versatile, this caramel colored miso works well in light soups, salad dressings, and marinades. A natural foods restaurant in our area has been using Sweet Tasting Brown Rice in their popular Honey Miso salad dressing for over twenty years.
Famous to the Kyoto region of Japan for generations, Sweet White is now our most popular variety. With its sweet, gentle flavor and smooth, creamy texture, Sweet White Miso has a low salt content (4 %) and a very short fermentation time (three weeks). Sweet White is delicious in spreads, dips, sauces and salad dressings, or for seasoning light soups.…
More robust than the familiar yellow mustard seed, brown mustard seed can be similarly used to flavor condiments, relishes, and pickles and to enliven everything from soups to casseroles. Its sharp aroma and fresh, pungent flavor work well in combination with other strong spices like chilies and black pepper.
