Chances are, you’ve glimpsed the flavorful Japanese ingredient on restaurant menus, seen containers of it at the grocery store, or even cooked with it yourself, but what exactly is miso?

Takahiro Terada, head chef at Tsuta, a ramen restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Infusing miso into baked goods sounds strange but creates complex flavors. Just a teaspoon of white or yellow miso in cookie ...

If you've ever been to Japan or even so much as sat down for a meal at a Japanese restaurant, then you have almost certainly been encouraged to try miso soup. This savory, umami-loaded soup is ...

Nutty white miso and a medley of wild mushrooms pack this simple pasta with mouthwatering umami. Anna Theoktisto is a recipe tester and developer. Anna has been working in Dotdash Meredith test ...

In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we combine miso, soy sauce and honey to make a savory-sweet, umami-rich marinade for ...

Get the recipe: Linguine With Miso Butter, Shiitakes and Spinach That’s because the definition of comfort food is specific to each individual and can evolve over time with changes in locations ...

If you enjoy Japanese cuisine, you've probably had your fair share of miso, likely in the form of soup. The thick paste is distinctively complex, as it manages to taste sweet, salty, nutty ...