307145 Thu Jul 06 03:05:59 -0700 2006 8 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1728670 are there any existent in the us? or miso for that matter Thu Jul 06 03:05:59 -0700 2006 14086 kare_raisu 1 1728833 Sure. Two that I like very much are Jack in the Beanstalk in Salinas, CA and Sogo Tofu in San Jose, CA. Thu Jul 06 05:22:16 -0700 2006 1728670 10039 Melanie Wong 1 1728841 Add, in the Bay Area (notice a trend?) Hodo Soy Beanery. www.basicsoy.com I make my own. Tofu only. Hodo Soy was my inspiration, never having paid attention to the 15 cent commercial tofu I bought precisely because it was 15 cents. I did some research when I started my quest and found some restaurants that make it, but don't recall if there were commercial vendors. Never checked into Miso. Thu Jul 06 05:36:10 -0700 2006 1728670 10909 SteveT 2 1728870 There's also the venerable San Jose Tofu. I think the Basic Soy folks are the next generation of the people who run Sogo Tofu. The kids have taken the product outside the ethnic Chinese community. Thu Jul 06 06:26:51 -0700 2006 1728841 10039 Melanie Wong 1 1729226 South River Miso is awesome - artisanal, fire-roasted. They alsom make a wonderful, lush tamari from the dregs you can find them online and I believe the products are carried at Whole Foods. Thu Jul 06 15:06:26 -0700 2006 1728670 15542 chitta chef 1 1729337 San Jose Tofu in Japantown. Southern California has a designer miso producer, if I remember, (and no one else posts) I will post the name of the miso shop tonight. Thu Jul 06 15:47:15 -0700 2006 1728670 13661 Alan408 2 1730862 The Southern California Miso was imported from Japan. Fri Jul 07 03:47:25 -0700 2006 1729337 13661 Alan408 1 1729339 Some Japanese restaurants claime to make their own tofu; post on your home board to find them. I can think of Musha in Torrance/Santa Monica and Medicine Eatstation in San Francisco. Thu Jul 06 15:48:18 -0700 2006 1728670 11577 Pei 2 1729900 And of course there are the Korean restaurants specializing ins soondofu stews with freshy made tofu, but I assume the OP is looking for artisanal tofu to buy and eat at home. Thu Jul 06 19:43:25 -0700 2006 1729339 10074 Caitlin McGrath