Create flavorful marinades for meat, seafood, or vegetables by mixing miso with other ingredients like soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and honey. Marinate for a few hours before cooking.

Blend miso with ingredients like vinegar, oil, and honey or citrus for a delicious salad dressing. You can adjust the consistency and flavor to your liking.

Mix miso into a pot of drained pasta with some butter or olive oil. The starchy pasta water will thicken with the miso and create an instant sauce.

Miso makes an excellent glaze for roasted or grilled dishes. Mix it with some mirin, sugar, and other seasonings, then brush it over chicken, fish, or vegetables before cooking.

Mix miso into a pan while your ingredients like mushrooms or vegetables are cooking. It will instantly give you a delicious sauce.

Mix miso with softened butter to create a flavorful spread for bread or as a topping for grilled corn on the cob.

The most common use of miso is in making miso soup. Simply dissolve a spoonful of miso paste in hot water, add ingredients like tofu, seaweed, and green onions, and you have a quick and nutritious soup.

Bake with Miso in bread or cookies, or anything that has butter in it. Add some miso prior to baking to add an extra layer of flavor.