How cooking miso helped this Japanese woman build a new life in Australia

Yoko Nakazawa has transformed her traditional Japanese cooking skills into thriving miso business, Umami Koji.

Yoko Nakazawa uses a traditional Japanese method to create her miso. — "ฉันใช้วิธีแบบต้นตำรับของญี่ปุ่น ซึ่งบริษัทผลิตมิโซะขนาดใหญ่หลายแห่งไม่ใช้กันแล้ว" Source: Supplied

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Published 11 October 2018 12:54pm

Updated 12 October 2018 11:43am

By Sarah Dowling

Presented by Tinrawat Banyat

Source: SBS Small Business Secrets

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Australian tourists are traveling to Japan in record numbers, creating a growing appetite for authentic Japanese cuisine here at home. Yoko Nakazawa is experiencing the surge first hand, regularly selling out of her miso paste at markets around Melbourne.

How cooking miso helped this Japanese woman build a new life in Australia

Yoko Nakazawa has transformed her traditional Japanese cooking skills into thriving miso business, Umami Koji.

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