‖ miso
(ˈmiso)
[Jap.]
A paste, made from soya beans and barley or rice malt, used by the Japanese in preparing various foods.
| 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. i. ix. 121 Of the Meal of these Beans is made what they call Midsu, a mealy Pap, which they dress their Victuals withal. 1905 Chambers's Jrnl. 25 Mar. 270/2 Soya beans..from which miso, soya and tofu are made. 1930 Economist 4 Jan. 24/1 The higher Japanese price-level is accounted for largely by such ‘sheltered’ goods as red beans, miso, dried bonito, [etc.]. 1966 P. S. Buck People of Japan (1968) xiv. 167 Chicken with miso paste and raw vegetables. 1970 J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 104 A red lacquer bowl of rich miso soy (bean paste) soup. |