I recommend. This is so much better than the red miso! So good with soup!!

Taste so good I ordered another tube.

A very good product. Easy to use packaging.
You don't get much in a package. I use this for single recipes.

Love having it on demand whenever I want. Long shelf life.

I lived in Nagasaki prefecture on Kyushu Island, Japan, for almost four years. I learned to love authentic miso during that time. After moving back to America I found it difficult to find miso that tasted authentic let alone miso that didn't have a bunch of junk on the ingredient list. This miso is very authentic and is not chalked full of trash ingredients just: Water, Rice, Whole Soybeans, Sea Salt, Sweet Potato Syrup and Sugar Cane Alcohol.

This miso is very warm with that textbook "umami" flavor. It is a little sweet, but the sweetness does not harm the warm flavor.

The packaging was very solid. I bought it for a Japanese meal on camping trip and it endured several miles on water, on trails and general rough treatment.

I combined this with some dried shiitake mushroom, dried wakame sea veggies, ahi tuna pouches, rice noodles and some bonito fish flakes and the dish was amazing as a camp meal!

I hope this helps you make an informed decision!

~Mahalo

My only gripe is a minor one because I am a cheapskate... The price per ounce is a little high for my blood. I would only get this on a special occasions.