Miso soup is a wonderful and healthy soup that is high in protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins. Miso paste is made from a mixture of many things including rice, barley, soybeans, water, salt and yeast. Believe it or not, this mixture will be placed into wooden barrels for as long as 3 years for the aging process.

Miso soup is usually served as breakfast but you can serve it as a stand-alone soup course or an appetizer if you want to. This nourishing Japanese soup takes only a few minutes to prepare. You just basically cook the vegetables in dashi, which is a stock made with seaweed and dried sardines and then add in the fried tofu cubes and miso paste. There is also the instant miso soup but they are not really that delicious.

The flavor of miso soup varies depending on the type of miso, soup stock, and ingredients. It’s best to choose your favorite type of miso and ingredients. In fact, several different kinds of miso soup is served daily in Japanese homes. Most miso pastes can be categorized into red, white or black, with darker pastes having a heartier, saltier flavor.

Since most Japanese people usually eat at least a bowl of miso soup every day, they have a lower risk of getting breast cancer. This is all thanks to the fermented soy paste used in the soup. Indeed, miso soup is quite useful for preventing tumors to develop through the regulation of the hormone estrogens in women.

There are many experiments that have been conducted on miso soup and scientists belive that it can help prevent breast cancer in women. It is believe that the isoflavones which is high in miso soup can help block out cells that can become cancerous. In order to fully reap the benefits of isoflavones, you will need to drink at least three bowls of miso soup every week.