# Tell me about miso soup **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928 "2007-08-08T22:06:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/21 "2007-08-09T16:13:23Z")
Miso soup is also a wonderful thing to eat when you have a cold or are feeling a bit under the weather. It’s very mild and soothing. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/22 "2007-08-09T16:28:01Z")
[QUOTE=TokyoPlayer] Here in Japan miso soup is a standard dish for most families. You can add a lot of different types of veggies, and mothers usually have their own distictive taste. [/QUOTE] Now I’m left wondering what these various mothers tastes like, **TP**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/23 "2007-08-09T16:42:02Z")
[QUOTE=cher3] Miso soup is also a wonderful thing to eat when you have a cold or are feeling a bit under the weather. It’s very mild and soothing. [/QUOTe] I was about to say. It lets you get some protein in your system without taxing it too much. Plus hot and SOUP! I keep a few packets in the fridge for such occasions, when I want the SOUP! but don’t have the wherewithal to make it. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/24 "2007-08-09T17:10:06Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] It’s called Tepanyaki, and sadly, it’s not in Houston (it’s in Utah). [/QUOTE] Of _course_ your favorite hibachi place is in Utah! Why, Utah is known for its Japanese food… ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/25 "2007-08-09T17:12:49Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] Of _course_ your favorite hibachi place is in Utah! Why, Utah is known for its Japanese food… [/QUOTE] I know, it sounds ridiculous. I guess it’s run by a Japanese family who first lived in San Francisco, then set up shop in Utah in the 80s. The restaurant really is fantastic, though. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/26 "2007-08-09T18:23:46Z")
Get a tub of red miso paste and smear some on your corn-on-the-cob in place of butter. Just…trust me on this. You can thank me later. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928/27 "2007-08-10T00:50:08Z")
[QUOTE=cbawlmer] Of _course_ your favorite hibachi place is in Utah! Why, Utah is known for its Japanese food… [/QUOTE] Actually, there are (or were, I haven’t eaten Japanese food there for years) some really good Japanese restaurants in Salt Lake. One place called Koyo and another (which I can’t remember the name) were really good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-miso-soup/414928.md?page=1)