Sendai miso
E913633
Sendai miso is a traditional, dark, and richly flavored fermented soybean paste from Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, widely used in Japanese cuisine for soups, marinades, and seasonings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sendai miso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11245764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sendai miso Context triple: [Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, famousFood, Sendai miso]
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Mirin
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Dashi
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Wanko Soba
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Soba
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Nori
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sendai miso Target entity description: Sendai miso is a traditional, dark, and richly flavored fermented soybean paste from Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, widely used in Japanese cuisine for soups, marinades, and seasonings.
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A.
Mirin
Mirin is a masculine given name of Irish origin, notably borne by Saint Mirin, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary.
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B.
Dashi
Dashi is a metro station on Guangzhou's Line 7 serving the Panyu District area of Guangzhou, China.
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C.
Wanko Soba
Wanko Soba is a style of Japanese soba dining where diners rapidly eat many small bowls of noodles, often as a competitive or celebratory challenge.
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D.
Soba
Soba was the medieval capital city of the Nubian kingdom of Alodia, a major Christian state in what is now Sudan.
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E.
Nori
Nori is a Dwarf of Durin's Folk and a member of Thorin Oakenshield's company who survived the Quest of Erebor in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese condiment
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fermented food ⓘ miso ⓘ |
| commonlySoldAs |
plastic pouches
ⓘ
tubs ⓘ |
| contains |
B vitamins
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dietary fiber ⓘ probiotic microorganisms ⓘ protein ⓘ salt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| fermentationProcess |
lactic acid fermentation
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yeast fermentation ⓘ |
| hasColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| hasFlavor |
rich
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salty ⓘ umami ⓘ |
| hasTexture |
coarse
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thick paste ⓘ |
| hasType | red miso ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Date clan
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Sendai Domain ⓘ |
| isVariationOf | rice miso ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Miyagi Prefecture
ⓘ
Tohoku region ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
|
| mainIngredient |
rice koji
ⓘ
salt ⓘ soybeans ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sendai ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Sendai ⓘ |
| regionalSpecialtyOf |
Miyagi Prefecture
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Sendai ⓘ |
| saltinessComparedToWhiteMiso | higher ⓘ |
| shelfLife | several months when refrigerated ⓘ |
| storageRequirement | refrigeration after opening ⓘ |
| typicalFermentationTime | about 6 months or longer ⓘ |
| typicalUseContext |
home cooking
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restaurant cooking ⓘ |
| umamiComparedToWhiteMiso | stronger ⓘ |
| usedAs |
base for soup broth
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flavoring for hot pots ⓘ glaze for grilled dishes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grilled fish marinades
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marinades ⓘ miso soup ⓘ pickling vegetables ⓘ seasoning for stews ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | Japanese cuisine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sendai miso Description of subject: Sendai miso is a traditional, dark, and richly flavored fermented soybean paste from Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, widely used in Japanese cuisine for soups, marinades, and seasonings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.