Originally Posted by
magiciansampras
Yep, I believe we're thinking of the same place. Small and lots of Japanese green tea drinks in the fridge?
Yep.
Originally Posted by
magiciansampras
I'm not sure I'm buying this whole "you probably just don't like the way it is prepared in Boston" hooey. I've had miso soup all over the US, Europe and Asia (I love sushi).
Isn't it possible, just maybe, that I don't, gasp, like the taste?
Sure it's possible that you simply don't like the taste
s of any miso soups. But if you only know one taste, then I think it's likely that you've had multiple servings of the same kind of below-par "old-sock" miso soup.
All over the US and Europe and much of Asia you're quite likely to get served instant miso soup - either powdered or in a paste form. In good restaurants in North Asia you'll find more artisanally produced miso soups.
Of course, it's entirely possible that you don't like any kind of miso soup. That's why I recommend that you stop drinking miso soup until you visit some place that really makes an excellent miso soup. (And Boston most definitely ain't it -- neither are most places I can think of in Europe).