Make Your Own Miso: Japanese Handmade Miso Workshop & 3-Miso Tasting

Learn how to make traditional Japanese miso from scratch in this hands-on fermentation workshop in Lake Forest.

Move beyond buying miso at the store and learn how this traditional Japanese fermented food is made—and how you can successfully ferment and age your own at home.

What You'll Experience

🫘 Make Your Own Miso

During this 90-minute workshop, each participant will prepare approximately 1.5 kg of handmade miso using four simple ingredients:

• Soybeans
• Rice koji
• Salt
• Water

🍵 Three-Miso Tasting Experience

Taste three different handcrafted misos and explore how their ingredients, beans, and aging periods influence their color, aroma, flavor, and umami. Enjoy them with freshly prepared homemade Japanese dashi and fresh vegetable sticks.

🇯🇵 Discover Traditional Japanese Fermentation

Learn about traditional miso-making methods and the characteristics of naturally fermented, long-aged miso, drawing from the instructor's visits to traditional miso breweries throughout Japan.

🤩 An Optional Miso Reunion

In 5–6 months, participants will have the opportunity to reunite, open their homemade miso together, compare their results, and enjoy a fun group cooking session featuring delicious miso recipes.

Who Should Join?

Whether you're new to Japanese cooking, interested in fermentation, or simply love miso, this workshop is a fun way to learn something new and connect with others who share your interests.

Families with children are welcome with parent/guardian participation. The miso-making portion is naturally vegan, and a vegan tasting option is available with advance notice.

📍 Taste Eatery
25722 Commercentre Dr.
Lake Forest, CA 92630

📅 Saturday, December 12, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
💰 $89 per person

Class Policy: A minimum of 6 participants is required. If the minimum is not met, the class will be canceled 48 hours in advance, with a full refund.

Allergies: Please contact the organizer before booking if you have food allergies or dietary concerns.

Come explore Japanese fermentation culture and make something delicious that will continue developing long after the workshop!

🎟️ Tickets & details: https://www.kojiandmore.com/service-page/handmade-miso-workshop-3-miso-tasting