How miso soup is the secret to Japanese gut health

ROOTS & TRADITIONS

Originally, miso was used as a salary for high-level bureaucrats. It was seen as a valuable commodity or luxurious item. Rather than being used as a seasoning, as it is today, it was eaten straight. It wasn’t until Buddhist monks brought suribachis mortars from China that miso was applied to the soup. Mortars were used to grind grain and allowed miso to be…