I enjoy Japanese food, but don’t know much about cooking it and it takes a bit of a drive to get to the nearest restaurant. I was sent San-J Miso and Wakame soups to enjoy the taste of restaurant-quality Japanese soups in my home.
First off, I love how easy it is to enjoy San-J soups. Simply add the contents of the envelope to 8 oz. of boiling water. Stir well and that’s it! White Miso and Wakame soups have no wheat content and are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization.
The White Miso soup can be eaten with any meal. It is creamy with scallions and tofu. Nutritionally, it has 25 calories, 0 mg cholesterol, 0.5 mg total fat, 2 grams protein, and 3 g for total carbs. The sodium is up there at 520 mg per serving. This product contains fish and soy ingredients.
Wakame soup is vegan. It has tender pieces of ocean seaweed, shiitake mushrooms, sesame seeds, and is seasoned with black pepper. This is more of a brothy soup, but still very satisfying. I thought I had stirred my cup well before enjoying the soup, but there were grainy bits in the bottom. I’m not sure if it was bits of mushrooms or what, but it made the last few drops a little odd in texture. The Wakame soup has 50 calories, 0 g fat and cholesterol, 1 gram protein, and 11 g total carbs (1 gram sugar). The sodium is a hefty 950 mg per serving! This product contains soy ingredients.
I think San-J soups are filling. I enjoyed the White Miso in flavor more than the Wakame soup. Since heart disease runs in my family, I would only use it as a treat for the sodium content is like most soups commercial soups with occupying a large part of the daily sodium allowance. Prep work to enjoy a hot and steamy cup of White Miso and Wakame soup is a breeze with San-J.
To learn more about San-J and where to buy their products, please visit http://www.san-j.com/
Disclosure: I received samples of San-J soups to try. No other compensation was received. The thoughts and feelings expressed are my own.
