Japanese fermented soybeans paste, Miso. (Image via Pinterest)

Miso Business is Profitable in Indonesia, As Its Soybeans Are Good for Japanese Miso—Professional Maker Says

Kinanty Nadia Putri
Market & Investment
Indonesia Market
Jul 11, 2019
1841
With such a nice mild climate and high-quality soybeans, which known globally as tempeh, Indonesia is considered a decent place to make Japanese miso. A professional miso maker Masahiro Tsujita told Tribunnews.com reporter in an interview on Monday (7/8) in Tokyo.

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning paste which produced from the combination of fermented soybeans, koji, and salt. Koji (Aspergillus oryzae) that determines the taste of miso, usually made from rice and barley. Today, miso paste is widely used in both traditional and modern Japanese cooking, especially to serve as misoshiru or miso soup in English, which is one of the nation’s staple culinary.

The colors of miso can be yellowish, light brown, dark brown or blackish, while the taste is usually savory. However, all the taste, color, and aroma differences depend on the ingredients, recipes, and length of the fermentation process.
It is also healthy with a protein source, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin E, and isoflavones.

Tsujita said if a miso is made in Indonesia inside an air-conditioned room where the humidity is maintained properly, he believes that the darkening process will be quicker and the taste will be greatly delectable.

As there are currently 600 different Japanese restaurants which are spreading rampantly in Indonesia, miso business will be a huge profit for makers in the country, Tsujita added.

Masahiro Tsujita is the 7th generation who owns Kojiya Saburo Uemon, miso manufacture in Tokyo. He already devoted himself in miso-making business for 30 years. To date, Kojiya Saburo Uemon is still using the same ancient crockery with perpetuated manufacturing process from more than 100 years ago to maintain its great specialty taste.

Source: https://www.tribunnews.com/internasional/2019/07/11/kedelai-dengan-iklim-di-indonesia-dinilai-bagus-untuk-membuat-miso-jepang

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