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miso

On-Yomi: ソウ

Koohii stories:

1) [billyclyde] 31-10-2007(39): Miso is full of active microbial cultures, so when you put it in your MOUTH, those bacteria just INCREASE and INCREASE until your mouth is overflowing with miso!

2) [oregum] 10-6-2010(24): The みそ汁 in your MOUTH was FORMERLY soy beans.

3) [theasianpleaser] 25-1-2009(8): My hunger increases as the miso gets closer to my mouth.

4) [peacemik] 27-4-2010(5): Miso increases the tastiness of the foods that you put in your mouth (e.g., grilled pork marinated in miso). 味噌漬け (みそづけ): meat, fish, or vegetables preserved in miso 味噌汁 (みそしる): miso soup 糠味噌 (ぬかみそ): salted rice-bran paste for pickling 糠味噌臭い (ぬかみそくさい): having an air of domesticity 手前味噌 (てまえみそ): self-flattery; singing one's own praises.

5) [astridtops] 11-2-2007(5): Prince opens his mouth to drink miso soup when he's in Japan.

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