If you have ever been to a Japanese restaurant, you have probably heard about miso soup or have seen it on the menu. This soup is known for its taste that is both salty and savory. It also has many health benefits, so it could be a good thing to eat. Whether you have ordered out or made it yourself, it is possible that you have more miso soup that you can eat. If you want to make it last longer, you could try freezing your miso soup.
You can freeze miso soup. You will need to put the soup in an airtight container before placing it in the freezer, and you want to ensure that the container is freezer safe. It is possible to also freeze the soup in ice cube trays before you place the soup in the container. When left in the freezer, the miso soup can stay frozen for approximately six months before it can no longer be edible.
Continue reading to learn more about miso soup. Also, continue reading to learn more about freezing your miso soup in order to make the soup last longer as well as if freezing your miso soup can cause the health benefits of the soup to be compromised.
What is Miso Soup?
Miso soup is made using dashi stock and softened miso paste. It is a traditional soup in Japanese food culture. While in the United States we have a particular image that we think of when we think of Miso soup, the term “miso soup” is used to represent various soup dishes that are served with rice in Japanese food culture.
Miso soup is known to have a taste that is salty, but it also can have a taste that has a strong umami presence. It can also have a sweeter or more savory taste depending on what is in the soup.
Freezing Miso Soup
Depending on how soon you wish to eat your leftover miso soup, you may not want to immediately put it in the freezer. You may also want to consider not freezing your miso soup if you are only saving a small portion of the soup.
When kept in the refrigerator, miso soup can stay fresh for approximately three days before it should be thrown away. This is a good amount of time if you plan on eating the soup soon or are just saving a small portion to eat in the near future. This time frame works well for both of these reasons.
If you plan on keeping the miso soup in the refrigerator, you want to keep it in an airtight container. This will prevent any cross-contamination with any other foods that are already kept in the refrigerator. This also ensures that the soup can continue to stay fresh.
You can also keep the soup out for approximately two hours before it can go bad. This is good if you plan on eating the soup a little while after you have prepared the soup.
If this time frame does not work for you, you can consider freezing your miso soup.
How to Freeze Miso Soup
There are a few steps that you want to follow when it comes to freezing your miso soup. These steps allow for the soup to freeze properly, and they allow for you to have an easier time when you plan on taking the soup out of the freezer in order to thaw it and eat it.
Before putting your miso soup in the freezer, you want to let the soup cool to room temperature. The best way to do this is to leave the soup out on the counter for approximately one hour; you want to keep track of how long you keep the soup out, however, since miso soup can only sit out for two hours before it starts to spoil.
Once the soup has cooled, you can then begin preparing it for storage in the freezer. The best way to go about freezing miso soup is to use an ice cube tray. You can pour the soup into the tray and place the tray in the freezer. Once the cubes have frozen, you can take them and place them in an airtight container that is freezer safe or a freezer bag.
Once you have transferred the soup to a container or freezer bag, you want to put the date on the bag. This can be used in order to determine if the soup is still good when you plan on using the miso soup or eating it.
Before using or eating the frozen miso soup, you want to ensure that it is properly thawed and reheated.
How Long Can You Freeze Miso Soup?
Despite properly freezing the miso soup, the quality of the soup will decrease over time. Miso soup typically lasts for approximately six months when kept frozen in the freezer. While it is possible to continue keeping the miso soup in the freezer after this period of time has passed, the soup may not be as fresh or delicious.
You may notice that if you keep your miso soup frozen in the freezer for a period longer than six months that the taste and texture of the soup may be different. While this does not make you sick, it can change the enjoyment you may have when it comes to eating the soup.
It is best to dispose of the soup after the six month period. This is to ensure that you do not keep the soup in the freezer for too long to the point where the soup is no longer edible.
Does Freezing Miso Kill the Probiotics
Eating miso soup can provide you with many health benefits. Some of these benefits involve certain probiotics that can be found in the soup.
While some studies have found that freezing probiotics can kill the probiotics, this is not the case when it comes to miso soup. This is due to the probiotics/bacteria in the miso soup being able to withstand the freezing process as well as the thawing process.
Therefore, freezing miso soup will not kill the probiotics in the soup. This means that you can still receive the health benefits from eating miso soup even when you freeze the soup.
Conclusion
Miso soup is a dish that is rooted in Japanese cuisine tradition. The soup is often found on the menus at Japanese restaurants. Whether you have ordered the soup from a restaurant or have made the soup yourself, it is possible that you have more than you will eat.
While miso soup can stay fresh in the refrigerator for approximately three days, it can last in the freezer for around six months. When freezing miso soup, you may want to first freeze the soup into cubes using an ice cube tray and transfer these cubes to a freezer safe container or bag once the cubes have frozen.
Miso soup can have many health benefits. These benefits can help you improve your overall health as well as maintain your health. While many worry that freezing miso soup can kill the probiotics in the soup, the probiotics will not be affected when freezing the soup, so you can continue to receive the health benefits by eating the soup.
