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

You can also read the full version of this story on SBS Small Business Secret here.

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.


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By Sarah Dowling
Presented by Tinrawat Banyat
Source: SBS Small Business Secrets

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