Miso

[coccinelle]

I have a vegan recipe with miso in it but can't get hold of it and don't really know if I'd like it if I could!! what could I use instead?

[tamborine]

miso = misery (only joking)!

miso is a smelly fish paste. Try bombay duck instead - similar.

[woozer]

Hi - they sell miso in Sainsburys and Tescos round here

[pastafreak]

A lot of healtfood shops also stock it......it is like a Japanese version of Marmite in that it is quite salty.

[coccinelle]

tamborine i know what it is I'd like to know what I can substitute it with, so pastafreak it would be a kind of marmite taste? Woozer, no Sainsbury's or Tescos near here. francheska; you're pulling my leg with that recipe surely?

[Kim A]

Miso is a sort of femented soyabean paste, salty-ish, used to give a deep savoury flavour to Japanese stocks, soups and broths. It's a textured paste, so when you dissolve it in hot water it does have little bits of the fermented beans in. I love it - it makes a delicious soup. Try looking on the Clearspring website or, if you have a local Sainsbury's near you, you can usually find it in their 'Special Selection'. It's not cheap, but a little goes a long way. If you can't source Miso and your recipe uses it as the basis for a stock, you could substitute Marmite or Vegemite, but sparingly.

[coccinelle]

thanks kim.