Menpachi ʻUlu Miso Soup
Miso Soup is a comfort food for many in Hawaiʻi. Chef Brian's mom would make this soup for him whenever he wasn't feeling well, and would often add menpachi.
This soup is made with miso from fermented ʻulu vs fermented soybeans, and is topped with abalone.
Abalone is sustainably farmed on the Kona coast and is considered a highly sought after seafood around the world. This wonderful ingredient is so coveted, that wild stock in many places is now scarce and needs to be heavily regulated.
Big Island Abalone, which supplies the abalone we use, chose to operate their 10-acre aquafarm on the Kona Coast due to the abundance of sunlight. This sunlight is integral in growing the kelp that the abalone feed on.
The Kona Coast also allows the farm access to cold, nutrient-rich seawater, pumped from 3000 feet.
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