miso
noun
mi·so ˈmē-(ˌ)sō 
: a high-protein fermented food paste consisting chiefly of soybeans, salt, and usually grain (such as barley or rice) and ranging in taste from very salty to very sweet
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Yiu recommends miso soup as a healthy appetizer or side. 
Emily Laurence, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Hokkaido's miso ramen is often paired with wavy ramen noodles. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 This is that cookie, bolstered with the salty umami of miso and misugaru, a Korean grain powder commonly mixed with water or milk to make a drink. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 White miso adds depth to savory oats, a shortcut version of the rice porridge jook that her mother taught her to make as a teenager. Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021 Black cod with miso improves on Nobu’s famous dish by mellowing the sweetness. Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021 On summer nights, the energy is outside in the haute-minimalist courtyard, where patrons order chicken meatball skewers, miso veggies, Japanese omelettes and ice cream with almond soy brittle. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022 Dishes like shrimp and crab campechana, duck mole rojo and smoked chicken enchiladas show Mexican influences, while sweet-and-spicy miso wings and the Viet-Cajun sandwich are a nod to Asian fusion in the city. Emma Balter, Chron, 15 July 2022 Beyond serving beautiful pastries like black sesame mochi cake bars, miso-garu cookies and ssuk marble pound cake, Jang is creating a new bun for Chimmelier’s fried chicken sandwich. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 11 July 2022 See More
Emily Laurence, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 Hokkaido's miso ramen is often paired with wavy ramen noodles. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022 This is that cookie, bolstered with the salty umami of miso and misugaru, a Korean grain powder commonly mixed with water or milk to make a drink. Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 White miso adds depth to savory oats, a shortcut version of the rice porridge jook that her mother taught her to make as a teenager. Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021 Black cod with miso improves on Nobu’s famous dish by mellowing the sweetness. Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2021 On summer nights, the energy is outside in the haute-minimalist courtyard, where patrons order chicken meatball skewers, miso veggies, Japanese omelettes and ice cream with almond soy brittle. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022 Dishes like shrimp and crab campechana, duck mole rojo and smoked chicken enchiladas show Mexican influences, while sweet-and-spicy miso wings and the Viet-Cajun sandwich are a nod to Asian fusion in the city. Emma Balter, Chron, 15 July 2022 Beyond serving beautiful pastries like black sesame mochi cake bars, miso-garu cookies and ssuk marble pound cake, Jang is creating a new bun for Chimmelier’s fried chicken sandwich. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 11 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Japanese
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above