Saikyo Miso "Takumi"

Overview Details Shipping & Delivery Historically Prized and Valuable Miso from Kyoto Saikyo Miso, an elegantly pale, mild, and highly versatile ingredient from Kyoto, has been used in a variety of both sweet and savory dishes in the Kyoto-style cuisine for centuries. It is mild and sweet, with less sodium than typical miso. Saikyo Miso can be used across a variety of dishes: on its own as a dip for vegetable crudités, in miso soup, or as a fish or meat marinade (commonly known as Saikyo-yaki). It's also one of the ingredients Naoko (a.k.a. Mrs. Donabe) uses frequently in her cooking. One of her favorite dishes, Kyoto-Style Saikyo Miso Hot Pot, is introduced in her DONABE Cookbook. During the 1,000-year period when Kyoto was Japan’s capital city, Saikyo Miso was a special ingredient in imperial palace ceremonial feasts, as well as Zen Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, which became an integral part of Kyoto cuisine through the present day. Unlike typical miso which uses a higher rat