Miso Soup (Japan) (4 servings) 3 cups water 1/2 cake tofu - cut into 1/2 inch cubes 2 Tablespoons miso 2 green onions - finely minced 2 or 3 fresh mushrooms - thinly sliced 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil In a small pot over medium-high heat, warm the sesame oil. Add green onion and cook for about a minute - stirring often. Add 2 and 1/2 cups of the water and stir. Separately, dissolve miso in 1/2 cup water. Add this mixture to the pot. Bring entire mixture to a boil for about a minute. Lower heat to simmer and add mushrooms and tofu. Serve warm. Miso is a paste made from soybeans. This soup is common for breakfast in Japan. Mr Breakfast would like to thank chinho for this recipe. Recipe number 1622. Submitted 1/10/2006.