Taros have a characteristic slimy texture. The substance for this texture is water-soluble dietary fiber. Taros are friendly to the body and full of nutrition. They are super vegetables, and people want to eat them very much in winter. Miso soups of taros warms you up from the inside. Since taros have very low calories among the tubers and roots, they are also good for those on diet.

Onions can be obtained year-round in Japan and be stored at room temperatures for a long time. They are thus indispensable not only for miso soup but also for various homemade dishes. They add a mild sweetness to miso soup.
Since onions can be cooked with various ingredients, such as other vegetables, Vienna sausage and shellfish, you can easily make tasty miso soups by using them together with any foods found in your refrigerator. They are a good ingredient when you want to add a mild sweetness to miso soup.
If you simmer onions until they become pulpy, you get a miso soup full of sweetness. If you combine onions with milk, you get a unique and tasty miso soup.

You can obtain maitake mushrooms easily at supermarkets year-round. They have low calories but contain plenty of vitamin Bs and dietary fiber. Since they are full of dietary fiber, they are suitable ingredients for those conscious of health and beauty and those on diet. You can easily make a healthy, nourishing soup by using them in miso soup.