It is Miso....
You can buy miso paste to make miso soup at WEGMANS.
I think the answer could be MISO - check it in Wikipedia.
Miso paste
does all miso come from Japan, or is there a American alternative
"Traditional" Miso Soup that you would probably order in a restaurant is NOT actually vegan, because one of the ingredients is "dashi", which is made from fish. However, Miso Soup can easily be made to be vegan.
miso
no it is not. Miso is a veggi from the miso plant and tofu is soy bean paste made in to cube form. You may think that miso is from tofu because almost all miso soups are made with miso and tofu
There are 5 grams in one teaspoon of miso paste. There are 25 grams in 5 teaspoons and 50 grams in 10 teaspoons.
Soy Beans. Its a fermented paste made from soybeans. :]
Miso is an aged fermented soybean paste which may also have wheat, rice or barley. It contains no pork. Some pork dishes do have miso as a flavoring agent or broth base.
Soybean paste is used in a variety of dishes, but is most notably found in Asian cooking. It is also known in Japan as Miso paste.