The color difference of miso is caused by different fermentation time. Red miso is generally "spicy miso" and white miso is "sweet miso". The former refers to salty miso, while the latter refers to sweet and light miso. So red miso is suitable for soup and white miso is suitable for noodles.
The position of miso in Japan;
Miso is a very popular sauce in Japan. Whether cooking soup, stir-frying or making hot pot soup base, as long as miso is added, it will have the icing on the cake effect.
Weizeng soup is mainly light, but rich and delicious. Because of the flavor enhancement, the soup is milky white and yellowish. Japanese mother is very clever and invented many enhanced versions of miso soup. According to different seasons, the added ingredients are different and not so fixed.
For example, fresh vegetables such as Chinese cabbage will be added in spring, appetizers such as tomatoes and plums will be added in summer, and chicken balls will be added in winter. Especially in the cold weather in Japan, drinking a bowl of steaming miso soup will warm you up instantly.
Miso soup is really important in Japan. Even the man's proposal line has such a sentence: "From now on, would you like to make me miso soup every day?" It is conceivable how high the status of Weizeng Decoction is.