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Soup

September 10, 2009 by Ainsley H

Soup is an important part of most Japanese meals.Clear soup (osumashi) is usually served at the beginning of a meal. This delicately flavored soup can be varied by the addition of many different kinds of garnishes. The slightly thicker, sweeter soups flavored with red or white soybean paste (misoshiru) are generally served toward the end of a formal Japanese meal. Both kinds of soups can be made with dashinomoto, a powdered soup base available at specialty grocery stores.

Basic clear soup (left).eggdrop soup(top).bean paste soup(right)accompany many Japanese meals.