The salt ratio of amakuchi miso is 7% to 12% with a koji ratio of 12% to 17%. Sweet-ish Miso (Amakuchi Miso)Īmakuchi miso usually comes in light brown or red color. Salty miso is commonly found in light brown or red color and is made with barley koji. Salty miso contains 11% to 13% of salt ratio with 5% to 10% of koji ratio. What determines the miso taste is the ratio of salt and koji. There is also a middle flavor category called sweet-ish miso (amakuchi miso). Taste wise, miso flavor can be measured between two ends of a spectrum: saltiness level and sweetness level. Though it is famous to be soybean-only miso, it is not uncommon now to find Hatcho miso that uses rice koji or barley koji to add dimension to the already delicious, subdued yet refined taste. Hatcho miso is a specialty miso that originates in Hatcho Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. This makes the miso uses 100% soybeans as the grain ingredients.įun fact: In Japan, there is a famous type of soybean miso called Hatcho miso. White Miso (Shiro Miso)Īs the name suggests, soybean miso uses soybean koji. The miso color also depends on whether the soybeans for the miso are steamed or boiled, the ratio of each ingredient, and the kind of koji that is used. Generally, the longer the fermentation period, the darker the color. The number one factor that makes a difference in color is the time spent on fermentation and aging. Based on Color: White Miso vs Red Miso vs Light Colored Misoĭepending on the color of the finished product, miso is grouped into red miso, white miso, and light-colored miso. In Japan, miso itself can be categorized according to a few attributes: color, koji, flavor, method of fermentation, texture, and others such as prefecture of origin and price range. With 1300 years of history, no wonder miso has been developed in so many ways that so many varieties of miso can be found all over Japan. How To Make Miso How to Make Miso Paste by Kawashimaya Do you know that you can make homemade miso from scratch with only 3 ingredients and a bit… The Types of Miso Red and white miso
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