A rare Trader Joe's fail!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (203666)
Walnut Creek, California
February 15, 2019 4:37pm CST
I'm a big fan of miso soup, and I'm a big fan of Trader Joe's.
The other day I decided to try Trader Joe's miso soup for when I needed a dose but didn't want to go out to my local (excellent) Japanese restaurant.
The stuff didn't taste bad, but it tasted nothing like miso soup, and there were noodles inside, but no chunks of tofu, as I'm used to.
My search continues.
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16 responses
@much2say (53650)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Feb 19
We make the real deal miso soup at home, and I sure know the difference between real ramen and the instant types - I tend not to buy these products. Miso ramen doesn't necessarily taste like the soup - it has a miso flavoring along with the traditional ramen broth (which is a chicken or pork kind of broth). Miso soup doesn't have this meat broth, so it is different. I suppose you could add tofu if you wanted to, but there's usually no tofu in miso ramen.
My daughter likes the regular brand cup o' noodles, but she didn't care for the TJ one (I think it's chicken flavored?). They also carry a miso ginger broth in the box - that wasn't great either.
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@much2say (53650)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 19
@TheHorse Miso is a paste - fermented soy beans with lots of salt. There is such a thing as miso ramen, but it's not like miso soup. I should buy one of these TJ miso ramen cups just to try it. Miso soup is actually very easy to make . . . and you can adjust the taste as you want it (more miso, more tofu). Actually mom used to toss in leftover "somen" noodles in miso soup sometimes . . . we've even put in clams or various Asian mushrooms (like enoki).
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 19
Thanks for the info. Yes, miso is veggie--I didn't check the ingredients of the stuff I bought. If it TASTED like miso as I know it (pretty similar at most restaurants I go to), I could tolerate noodles instead of tofu. I just want "that" flavor. Let me know if you find a good one. Just writing this makes me want some miso soup right now!
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@xander6464 (40696)
• Wapello, Iowa
15 Feb 19
Don't be too disappointed in Trader Joe's. Even Babe Ruth struck out once in a while.
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@xander6464 (40696)
• Wapello, Iowa
16 Feb 19
@TheHorse That's why everyone comes to me for sage advice...Or a little more accurately, it's why they should come to me. Most don't for some reason.
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 19
@xander6464 I can relate. Um, aren't you best with advice about corn, soy, and hog? And I-80? That's an Iowa reference, in case you missed it.
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@Marilynda1225 (79212)
• United States
15 Feb 19
That's one type of soup I've never had. Sorry you were disappointed
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
15 Feb 19
Haven't heard of this soup at all and I have never tried Japanese cuisine
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@GardenGerty (157027)
• United States
16 Feb 19
I am not a fan. Hubby likes it but does not want the tofu. He scoops it out. I tried a packet of miso soup from Dillons (kroger) that tasted okay. You have to add your own tofu.
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@much2say (53650)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Feb 19
@LadyDuck Miso ingredient can be used different ways, but the soup is definitely it's own thing. I saw a weird miso soup recipe online that used no broth (just water?), miso, and soy sauce. That wouldn't taste like miso soup either.
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@JohnRoberts (109865)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Feb 19
Oh well, win some lose some.
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@thislittlepennyearns (57983)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Feb 19
I have never had a good instant miso soup.
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@thislittlepennyearns (57983)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 Feb 19
@TheHorse Dollar Tree carried some for a while that were a okay, but not great.
@jvicentevalera (13678)
• Santiago, Chile
16 Feb 19
Looking for new dishes and food to recommend to mylot community. I'll stay tune for more.
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@jvicentevalera (13678)
• Santiago, Chile
16 Feb 19
@TheHorse I would not have enough time to name them all. I just happen to like almost all kinds of food. :( I should be obese you know, thank God I workout otherwise I would look like a basketball ball. :(
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@TheHorse (203666)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Feb 19
@jvicentevalera Heh. Me too. I love Japanese, Thai, Mexican, Indian, steak and potatoes, etc.
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@RasmaSandra (72494)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 19
Hope you find what you are looking for. There is Kikomann Tofu miso soup on Amazon.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
16 Feb 19
I can't take soup in a cup I have to have it in a bowl and eat it with a spoon. My colleagues think it is hilarious! It makes me gag to try it in a cup!
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