If we mention about miso or soybean paste, many people think of miso-soup. Many people maybe don’t know about Nagano prefecture and Matsumoto is the top producer of miso in Japan. When I know that Matsumoto is source of miso production, I search information from website and found that Ishii miso factory also have miso soft-serve. I have interested in miso soft-serve because it can not be bought in another shop. Ishii Miso Factory was founded in 1868 and still production miso by traditional method. From JR Matsumoto station go straight on the way to Matsumoto City Museum of Art and turn right at Bijutsukan-nishi Intersection and go straight in small road about 200 M. When arrived in the factory I saw the ancient building it very charming.



In normally I have eaten soft-serve Ice cream in any taste but I never eat miso taste. When I arrived at here I buy miso soft -serve and eat it first. The taste of miso soft-serve as slightly salty, a little bit of soy bean flavored. Taste is strange but different from another that I have eaten. I feel surprised because in normally miso is used for miso soup and use as food ingredients but when use for making ice cream it very mellow and appropriate. In normally I don't like to eat a food that has miso ingredients but in this time I have eaten 2 of miso soft-serve. It is novelty but tasty.



Near ice-cream counter and a souvenir counter such as pickled vegetable and a lot of food made from miso. After eaten miso soft-serve I saw a big wooden barrels for ferment miso in another building. Factory staff look very kind he explain about method for how to making miso and guide me to see in factory.



Point of Ishii miso factory is ferment miso over three years. Factory staff said three years miso has strong taste more than one year miso. And color of miso will change depended of years of ferment. After I saw in factory he suggest me to try miso soup for free. I was impressed here. Not only miso soft-serve and miso soup but staff very kind, warm welcome and hospitality.





Store name : Ishii miso
Address : 1-8-1 Uzuhashi, Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan
Phone : 0263-32-0534
Hours : 08:00-17:00
Holiday : no regular holiday
Average budget : lunch: ¥1,000 -¥1,999
Miso soft-serve : ¥300
Free of charge for look around factory
URL : http://ishiimiso.com