Substitute for Miso

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know if I can sub. miso in a recipe with something else, like braggs? I want to make a soup recipe tonight that calls for only a teaspoon of miso and I typically do not use miso, and hate to buy some just for a teaspoon. Any help would be appreciated!

 

Nancy....who has everything to make Golden Vegetable Noodle Soup except miso!

[Guest guest]

I really resisted buying Miso for my first few vegetarian years and thought I was making a good substitution when I used Braggs. Then I relented and bought some Miso and realized that the depth of flavour and quality of finished product is so much superior with Miso. Once you've tasted the difference, it will be hard to substitute. Ignorance is bliss.

 

Linda (Ontario)

[Guest guest]

Hi Nancy - I don't use miso either, so I really don't know what to suggest as a

substitute. But I would think that something quite *strong* in flavour is called

for. My understanding is that it is a paste about the texture of a nut butter

and

therefore the substitute would have to be more than a teaspoon of the liquid

such as Braggs in order to get the intensity of flavour. Do you see what I

mean? have a look at this link for an idea of what it is that you're missing and

what miso usually substitutes *for* (as in the other way around ;=)). Bear in

mind, please, that this isn't a vegetarian site, okay?

 

http://www.foodsubs.com/CondimntAsia.html

 

Do you have any other sort of beanpaste that you could use? It wouldn't taste

the same, of course, but . . . Or you could use a veg stock cube. I wouldn't

hassle it too much - and I'm sure you haven't *lol*

 

Good luck - and let us know how it turned out, okay?

 

Best,

 

Pat ;=)

 

, " Nancy Kohn " <nkohn@c...>

wrote:

> Does anyone know if I can sub. miso in a recipe with something else, like

braggs? I want to make a soup recipe tonight that calls for only a teaspoon of

miso and I typically do not use miso, and hate to buy some just for a teaspoon.

Any help would be appreciated!

>

> Nancy....who has everything to make Golden Vegetable Noodle Soup

except miso!

[Guest guest]

my only resistance to buying it is that I'm not sure i would use it before it goes bad...does it last a while Linda?

 

BTW..love the blissful posting!!

Nancy

 

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lindiny

Saturday, June 26, 2004 5:48 PM

Re: Re: Substitute for Miso

I really resisted buying Miso for my first few vegetarian years and thought I was making a good substitution when I used Braggs. Then I relented and bought some Miso and realized that the depth of flavour and quality of finished product is so much superior with Miso. Once you've tasted the difference, it will be hard to substitute. Ignorance is bliss.Linda (Ontario)

[Guest guest]

Miso lasts a couple of months once opened in the refrigerator.

 

Linda, blissful in Ontario

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeanne,

Maybe garbanzo beans/chickpeas mashed to a paste without any added

liquid? Would that be thick enough, do you think? You might lose a

little of the salty miso taste but maybe could get that back with some

liquid aminos or soy sauce?

 

These do sound good; I want to try them too.

 

Peace,

Diane

 

 

, BJ <pinemeadows wrote:

>

> I have wanted to ask this question forever....what would be a good

> substitute for miso???

>

> These burgers, for example, sound so good to me, but I get violently

ill

> from whatever is in miso and tempeh. The last time I tried tempeh

scared

> me enough that I won't try it again.

>

> Thanks for any ideas...

>

> Jeanne

>