The dried tofu could be better, but everything else about this soup is great. A good source of protein, with the lower sodium, this is a great snack or addition to a light meal.

I love miso soup, but don't eat it that often because of the sodium content which is usually through the roof! This miso is very, very good and only has 280 mg sodium per serving. So easy to make, too, by just adding boiling water. I invert a plate over the bowl while the vegetables hydrate, which takes about 3 minutes. It is delicious, and very filling. I highly recommend it.

I received this miso sampler for Christmas, and was quite pleased. I'm not sure why another reviewer said it was "bland"... perhaps they didn't use enough of the tube of miso, or "sauce packet" as the product info calls it? My soup turned out salty and delicious, just like miso should be!

Everything is color coordinated, so it's pretty hard to screw things up. Kanji or no kanji. One square packet of X color goes with one rectangular tube of X color - it's that simple! First pour the contents of the square packet into a bowl, then pour in 6oz or so of boiling water. (I stirred it a little and let it sit a moment.) Then, open your miso paste tube and squeeze it in to taste. I like salty flavor, so I used the whole tube. Now stir again to combine, let sit another minute to allow the flavors to marry, and then consume! Just don't add more than about 1 cup (8oz) of water. These are single serving packets, after all. Depending on how salty you like your miso soup, you could probably get away with about 10oz as long as you use the whole tube of miso paste and don't want the full force miso flavor.

All in all, a nice assortment for a decent price.

This isn't a bad product for the price, there are more cost effective miso samplers and such out there but this is the real deal. This was imported from Japan and I'd recommend if you are a real "otaku" of Japan. But it took me about four attempts of bland soup to get the mix of miso and water just right, since there were no picture instructions, just kanji. I think I will try another type of miso before I get this one again. 3 stars because the product isn't _bad_ it is just not the miso packet for me.

I took a gamble and bought food over the internet, and it tastes great.