Mellow Misos

Short-Term Misos, often called Mellow misos, contain less salt and soybeans and more rice or barley koji than our traditional misos. Since salt retards bacterial action, reducing salt content in these misos speeds up fermentation, allowing the aspergillus mold to move quickly through the abundant starches in rice or barley transforming them into simple sugars. When the aspergillus mold and the lactobacillus bacteria act on the grain, more starch turns to sugars in a much shorter time, creating a milder miso just right for lighter soups, sauces, and dressings. THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE in artisanal organic miso-making produces the finest miso in the world.