RECIPE
Hiyajiru is a cold Japanese miso soup that's a popular summertime meal in Miyazaki, Japan.
- 400 grams Japanese cucumber - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 30 grams toasted sesame seeds - 1 tablespoon sugar - 1/3 cup yellow miso - 2 cups dashi - 4 servings cooked short-grain rice - 5 leaves green shiso (optional) - 1 myoga (optional) - Shichimi togarashi (optional)
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Add 1/4 of the dashi and mix together with the miso mixture until smooth. Then add the remaining dashi and combine.
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Massage the cucumbers with your hand to coax out water from them until they turn translucent. Then use your hands to squeeze out excess water.
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Plate the squeezed cucumber and top with the soup. Add a few ice cubes to chill the soup and garnish with shiso and myoga.
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Rinse freshly cooked rice in cold water to chill and wash off the extra starch. Drain and serve by pouring the hiyajiru on top of the rice.