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Japanese–Italian Fusion

Miso orzo and miso butter pasta bring a Japanese fermented ingredient into Italian pasta formats. The recipes focus on how the sauce and accompanying ingredients change a familiar bowl of pasta.

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  • Miso Orzo with Crispy Shiitakes

    Miso Orzo with Crispy Shiitakes

    This rich, silky pasta combines browned butter, sweet white miso, earthy shiitake mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese into a luxuriously creamy sauce that coats every piece of orzo. Inspired…

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  • Silky Miso Butter Pasta

    This rich, savory miso butter pasta takes its cues from the simplicity of Italian cacio e pepe while adding the deep, earthy complexity of Japanese miso. Parmesan cheese,…

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  • Creamy Miso Butter Pasta

    Creamy Miso Butter Pasta

    If You’re Making Miso Butter Pasta, a Few Tips Cook the pasta less than the package instructions. Because the pasta gets finished in the sauce, you’ll want to keep…

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