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.  

The menpachi (aka Soldierfish, or ʻū ʻū in Hawaiian) is a relatively small, nocturnal predatory schooling fish has a fine grain and a mild, delicate flavor.  

This soup is made with miso from fermented ʻulu vs fermented soybeans.  


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