Tofu in miso broth with green onions, mushrooms and ginger

Japan must surely lead the way when it comes to purity of flavour. After the complexity of flavours and multi-dimensional nature of so much of the food available in Australia, it is with occasional relief that we turn to the clean flavours and the aesthetics of Japanese-inspired dishes. As I learned when working in Tokyo recently, the varieties of miso and tofu available are fantastic, each offering a different flavour and result and each used for a different purpose. Shiromiso or white mis