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Dairy Free

Dairy Free

Egg Free

Egg Free

Sugar Free

Sugar Free

Vegan

Vegan

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

100% Wholefood Source

100% Wholefood Source

Artificial Colour Free

Artificial Colour Free

Artificial Flavour Free

Artificial Flavour Free

Artificial Sweetener Free

Artificial Sweetener Free

Filler Free

Filler Free

Fragrance Free

Fragrance Free

GMO Free

GMO Free

Organic Ingredients

Organic Ingredients

Palm Oil Free

Palm Oil Free

Raw

Raw

New Zealand Manufactured

New Zealand Manufactured

Urban Hippie

Miso Paste

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Miso Paste

Urban Hippie

Miso Paste
350gm
Qty: 1
$18.00
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Free NZ Delivery over $79

4.9 star rating from 8000+ reviews
Highlights

  • Made in Nelson New Zealand 
  • Gluten free 
  • GMO and MSG free

Description

Urban Hippie Miso is hand crafted in sunny Nelson and uses quality ingredients: New Zealand grown organic soy beans, natural sea salt from Blenheim, Koji (a type of culture for making Sake), and rice.

Miso is one of Japan’s traditional fermented foods.

Urban Hippie Miso is then fermented for more than 6 months. Miso is a versatile condiment that you can use for soups, stir fries, marinades, dips, and dressings.

This product is a naturally fermented food that been processed to ensure the healthy cultures remain active. This means they can occasionally blow their lid when opened or leak. But don’t worry it’s still fine to eat – it’s actually a good sign the cultures are active and have continued to do their job of fermenting.

This product should be refrigerated - Worried about ordering online? No need - Read our Heat Sensitive Product Policy here.

Ingredients

Soy beans (60%)
Rice (27%)
Sea Salt (11%)
Alcohol (2%)
Koji (Aspergillus Oryzae)
Sodium Alginate

MSG free, GMO free, Unpasteurised and Gluten free

Directions

Miso is a versatile condiment that you can use for soups, stir fries, marinades, dips, and dressings.

Best stored under 10 degrees Celsius.

Shipping & returns

We offer free delivery within New Zealand on all orders over $79 NZD. For orders under this amount, postage is just $7.90 NZD.

Delivery to Australia is free on all orders over $99 AUD. For orders under $99 AUD, delivery is available from $9.90 AUD.

You'll see your delivery options at checkout based on your order. More information is available here.

We dispatch Monday-Friday, closed on public holidays and anniversary dates.

Product attributes

Dairy Free

Dairy Free

Egg Free

Egg Free

Sugar Free

Sugar Free

Vegan

Vegan

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

100% Wholefood Source

100% Wholefood Source

Artificial Colour Free

Artificial Colour Free

Artificial Flavour Free

Artificial Flavour Free

Artificial Sweetener Free

Artificial Sweetener Free

Filler Free

Filler Free

Fragrance Free

Fragrance Free

GMO Free

GMO Free

Organic Ingredients

Organic Ingredients

Palm Oil Free

Palm Oil Free

Raw

Raw

New Zealand Manufactured

New Zealand Manufactured

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About Urban Hippie

Urban Miso brings traditional Japanese fermentation to New Zealand kitchens with hand-crafted miso. Founded by chef Takehito Maeda, the range combines quality, locally grown soybeans from Motueka with time-honoured techniques. Each batch is carefully made in sunny Nelson to deliver rich, authentic flavour that honours Japanese culinary traditions.

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Overall rating: 4.8653846 / 5 from 52 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Urban Hippie Miso is a hand-crafted, naturally fermented condiment made with New Zealand organic soy beans, natural sea salt, and Koji. It is fermented for over 6 months and can be used in various dishes. Customers praise its authentic taste and health benefits, though it may occasionally leak due to active cultures.

Summary topics

  • Flavor (14%): Customers raved about the mild and beautiful mild miso sauce, which adds a lovely umami flavor to dishes.
  • Authenticity (53%): Many customers pointed out that this miso is authentic and highly recommended, highly recommending it.

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Review highlights

  • "Local, tasty and ads such a beautiful mild flavour to all dishes" — Ruby
  • "Authentic real Miso paste!!!" — Tomo T.
  • "This is the most authentic Miso made outside Japan available." — Tomo T.

Reviews

Best Miso paste, locally made

"Best Miso paste, locally made in Nelson. I buy this paste since many years."

— Sabine B. (5/5)

Value for Money

"I like that this is proper fermented miso and really good got gut health. Does have a slight chunky texture to be aware of if you’re making it into a miso drink. Very tasty & Better for you than the supermarket options."

— Kim M. (5/5)

Yum yum

"Sooooo good . . . almost home made !!! Thankyou for creating this goodness . . ."

— Christina O. (5/5)

Repeat purchase for me!

"Repeat purchase for me!"

— Melanie B. (5/5)

Miso paste.

"I enjoy having a mug of this Miso, as soup at 4 oclock, as it's a better 'pick me up' than something sweet. It's made here in Marlborough which is a plus for me. Great taste."

— Barbara T. (5/5)

Good stuff!

"As far as good & healthy Miso goes, it doesn't get much better than this."

— M T. (5/5)

lovely mild taste

"This miso paste is a great umami addition to soups"

— Virginia G. (5/5)

Tastes good

"Good quality miso"

— Joanne T. (5/5)

Delicious

"Yummy product and nice texture."

— Christine L. (5/5)

Ex ellent Miso

"I use this tasty Miso paste mainly on Sandwiches and every now and then in soup and. I like that it is made in new Zealand by a Japanese. I can recommend this Miso, it's the only one I use since many years."

— Tara (5/5)

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