White Miso Paste (Shiro) Umami filled Soup base. Vegan, Kosher & Gluten Free 170g | With Resealable cap

Miso is an ingredient that I've heard about for many years and always wanted to try, but never remembered whenever I went to the store. I finally decided to just order some to try, and I am so glad I did. The flavor in this miso is wonderfully deep. It is extremely salty, but I am a sodium fanatic, so it's perfect for me. I also love the almost bitter note around the edges that give this paste an interesting complexity. I love boosting my fried rice, ramen, soups, etc. with this stuff. I feel like this could be a good substitute for a bouillon cube, as well. I've also tried it on buttered toast, similar to how you would eat Vegemite (which I also love), to great success. Fully recommend!

I'm on a Doctor-ordered low-sodium diet and it is hard to find ingredients that have good flavors. This is a delicious miso that will help you add umami without a lot of salt. I have made a couple different soups and it added a nice base. I especially liked it in the Chickpea coconut soup recipe. It really grounded the flavor.

Good product. Stored in fridge after opening but it discolored. Discoloration does not seem to impact flavor.

It's mild and flavorful. Very tasty.

This is a good ingredient in my recipes and easy to use

My white miso paste was very dark brown, almost black. I spoke with amazon chat and requested a refund. I am not sure why there are so many people who received the black paste (I can see from reviews and questions that several people received the black paste) but from everything I have researched fresh, unopened packages of white miso should never be darker than a light brown or a yellow color seen in the picture. This is either a different type of paste or the paste was not stored/packaged correctly. Even the description says that this color is not correct. I also notice that the price has gone up, indicating that the black batch was a reduced price. This all seems very odd to me like they made a bad batch and tried to unload it anyway.

A good product and love it's addition to my kitchen..! Thanks..!

UPDATE: This seller proactively reached out to me after reading my review and offered a full refund. I am VERY IMPRESSED with their customer service and would try again with this seller especially after being informed that "if the product you receive is too dark or too light for your liking please message the seller and they will exchange or refund your order." Original Review ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is my first time cooking with White Miso so I didn't know what it was supposed to look like or smell like. I did think it was strange that it wasn't anything close to the color white. I tried it once and did not care for the pungent smell or extremely overpowering taste. It wasn't until I was at TJs and saw white miso there that I realized what it was actually supposed to look like new and that the reason mine smelled so bad is because it was bad. Unfortunately this product is non refundable so I can't even get my money back for something I have to throw away.