Hi,

As the tittle says can you freeze Miso paste ?

I have a whole chunk that i won't be using but seems to have an expiry
date of tomorrow and I was wondering how and if I could store it.

Unfortunately all the packaging is in Japanese.

Thanks

Jason

Jason wrote on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:50:49 -0700:

J> As the tittle says can you freeze Miso paste ?

J> I have a whole chunk that i won't be using but seems to have
J> an expiry date of tomorrow and I was wondering how and if I
J> could store it.

J> Unfortunately all the packaging is in Japanese.

J> Thanks

It seems to usually keep for months in a lidded container in
the regular fridge. I'd only chuck it if it grew any sort of
mold.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In article <uAbli.2049$YH3.541@trnddc08>,
says...
> It seems to usually keep for months in a lidded container in
> the regular fridge. I'd only chuck it if it grew any sort of
> mold.
>
>

That's my experience - miso paste keeps for at least 500 years in the
fridge (OK, I am being silly, but I have kept if for a year without
problem). After all it is already "spoiled."

--
Peter Aitken

On 2007-07-11, Jason > wrote:

> As the tittle says can you freeze Miso paste ?
>
> I have a whole chunk that i won't be using but seems to have an expiry
> date of tomorrow and I was wondering how and if I could store it.
>
> Unfortunately all the packaging is in Japanese.

Store miso tightly sealed in the refrigerator, where it will keep for
several months. It is not advisable to freeze miso.

- Reference: Soy Foods Association of North America
http://tinyurl.com/27awmh

--
Clay Irving >
Do not iron clothes on body.
- Found on packaging for a clothes iron

Jason wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As the tittle says can you freeze Miso paste ?
>
> I have a whole chunk that i won't be using but seems to have an expiry
> date of tomorrow and I was wondering how and if I could store it.
>
> Unfortunately all the packaging is in Japanese.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason
>
It will keep in the fridge for many more months. Just make sure it is
well wrapped.

On Jul 11, 1:50 pm, Jason > wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As the tittle says can you freeze Miso paste ?
>
> I have a whole chunk that i won't be using but seems to have an expiry
> date of tomorrow and I was wondering how and if I could store it.
>
> Unfortunately all the packaging is in Japanese.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason

There's yeast in the miso. It's used to ferment the miso and they're
alive, which is party why miso keeps for so long (it's technically
already rotten to begin with). If you freeze the miso, you'll kill all
the friendly bacteria. It probably won't keep as long after freezing.

In article om>,
says...
> There's yeast in the miso. It's used to ferment the miso and they're
> alive, which is party why miso keeps for so long (it's technically
> already rotten to begin with). If you freeze the miso, you'll kill all
> the friendly bacteria. It probably won't keep as long after freezing.
>

Freezing dies not kill yeast, however I agree that freezing is not
needed with miso.

--
Peter Aitken

Jason wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> As the tittle says can you freeze Miso paste ?
>
> I have a whole chunk that i won't be using but seems to have an expiry
> date of tomorrow and I was wondering how and if I could store it.
>
> Unfortunately all the packaging is in Japanese.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jason

If the expiry date is tomorrow than toss it and buy fresh. It does
freeze well (in an airtight container) but the purists will say the
'live' enyzmes won't survive freezing. But that isn't why I buy it
anyway.