白味噌(しろみそ)

しろみそ
noun
white miso
1. white miso (light-colored, sweet miso)
Light-colored, mildly sweet miso made with a high ratio of rice koji and a short fermentation period. Associated with Kyoto and Western Japan; the standard miso for ozōni in those regions.
白味噌(しろみそ)の味噌汁(みそしる)は甘(あま)い。
Miso soup made with white miso is sweet.
京都(きょうと)の雑煮(ぞうに)は白味噌(しろみそ)仕立(じた)てが基本(きほん)だ。
Kyoto-style ozoni is basically made with white miso.
白味噌(しろみそ)は熟成期間(じゅくせいきかん)が短(みじか)いので保存(ほぞん)があまり利(き)かない。
Because white miso has a short fermentation period, it doesn't keep very well.

Compound of 白(しろ) (white) + 味噌(みそ) (miso). Contrasts with 赤味噌(あかみそ) (red miso) and 合(あ)わせ味噌(みそ) (mixed miso).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 白味噌(しろみそ)仕立(じた)て: prepared with white miso (esp. of soup)
  • 白味噌(しろみそ)の味噌汁(みそしる): miso soup with white miso
  • 京(きょう)白味噌(しろみそ): Kyoto white miso
  • 白味噌(しろみそ)雑煮(ぞうに): white-miso ozoni (New Year's soup)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 赤味噌(あかみそ): red miso — darker, saltier, longer fermentation
  • 合(あ)わせ味噌(みそ): blended miso — mix of white and red
  • 麦(むぎ)味噌(みそ): barley miso — common in Kyushu
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