Book of Miso by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi

I have merely scratched the surface of this fat little book and already I am a believer. Actually, I've spent most of my time rereading the same pages, the ones that describe the different types of miso that you can buy in North America so I can make informed, low sodium purchases. What I am trying to do is to replace coffee drinking with a daily cup of miso instead - this will provide me with a protein boost at the same time as giving me a healthy dose of natural digestive enzymes (ew! ick!). There are many other perks too - I can cut back on my salt intake by using miso for seasoning instead; more vitamin B12; keeps my diet alkaline; and helps clean toxics from air pollution out of my system.

Well, in the years since this book was first published some of those claims have been debated, but what I do know is that I love the flavour and my digestive system has improved enormously since I started my miso regime.

Now eventually I could decide to create a wee miso factory in our basement, using the instructions provided in the book, a project that intrigues me. I guess I could try some of the recipes but it is easy enough to just substitute miso for salt, and bouillon cubes whenever possible. Even my kitten gets a drop of miso in the morning and he loves it - so much tastier than meat by-products!

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