noun
salty miso; high-salt miso
Miso with a high salt content, often contrasted with 甘味噌 (sweet miso).
See also: 甘味噌
この地域では辛味噌を使った料理が多い。
In this region, there are many dishes that use salty miso.
noun
spicy miso
Miso with added chili or other spices, giving it a hot flavor.
Spicy miso ramen is characterized by its sharp heat.
甘味噌 is sweet miso with lower salt content, while 辛味噌 is salty or spicy miso.
Compound of 辛 (から, 'salty, spicy') and 味噌 (みそ, 'miso').