Miso and Soybean Paste

Korean bean paste is similar to Japanese miso, which is a fermented food that represents both Korea and Japan, but they are actually different. Recently, 'fermented food' has become one of the food trends around the world, and there is a growing interest in Japanese miso and Korean bean paste. Both miso and Korean bean paste were made by fermenting soybeans, but there is a difference between the two. Miso is one of the essential fermented foods for Koreans. Soybean Fermented Soybean Paste is different from smile except that only pure soybeans are fermented. Unlike miso in Korea, Japanese miso is made by mixing yeast with soybeans. The name of miso changes depending on the ingredients of the yeast that is put into the beans. Japanese miso made by putting rice flour on soybeans is known as 'Kome miso', and miso made with barley yeast on soybeans is called 'mamemiso'.