2 hatcho Recipes

broken pieces whole wheat bread, water or 1/2 cup broth, tahini sesame butter or 1/4 cup almond butter or 1/4 cup smooth cashew butter, red miso or 1 1/2 tbsp barley miso or 1 1/2 tbsp hatcho miso, onion, sesame oil, garlic, crushed, minced parsley, dried thyme, rosemary, sage

water added to large soup pot and brought to a boil, soft or firm tofu (organic is best) cut into small cubes, fresh shiitake mushrooms sliced in slivers, fresh green onions sliced very thin, carrot, peeled and shaved with potato peeler, leaves of spinach , swiss chard or other leafy green vegetable. stack the leaves and roll into a cigar shape then slice. the result will be thin leafy green strips, generous tsp of shiro (white ) miso or more to taste or use part shiro and part hatcho or yaemon miso. the last two are unpasteurized and have digestive enzymes that are beneficial. hatcho is the lowest in salt for those concerned about salt intake., kombu (seaweed)