Lima shiro miso 300g miso is a fermented soya paste sometimes combined with grains which has been known in the far east for 1300 years because of its culinary qualities and its beneficial effect on health marakura shiro miso shiro miso is a young miso characterised by a very mild almost sweet taste to obtain this result additives such as sugar artificial sweeteners and whitening agents are often used in industrial production usage miso is used like a stock cube in all kinds of dishes