Chef Saito's authentic recipes: (1) White Miso Ozoni (2) Isobeyaki with Sweet and Savory Butter Sauce. 1. Boil the spinach in salted water. Plunge it into ice water. Bind it and roll in a makisu ...
Sweet white miso (usually sold as shiro miso) is sweeter and lighter in taste, colour and texture. It's always smooth in texture and is more suited to use in salad dressings, spreads and marinades.
In Kyoto, rice miso is the standard, while white miso, which evolved within dynastic culture 1,000 years ago, is still used in day-to-day cooking, New Year's dishes, and by local restaurants.
White miso has the versatility of butter and mustard combined and I use it to help emulsify other ingredients, add delicious umami flavours to endless marinades and, of course, it's the hero ...