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Miso soup with broccoli and sesame seeds
In preparing this soup, the sesame seeds are ground in a suribachi, a traditional ribbed mortar, used in conjunction with a surikoji, or wooden pestle.
Roasted sesame seeds are often used as a garnish in macrobiotic cooking, and the roasted seeds are ground with sea salt to make the popular macrobiotic condiment, gomasio.
![The miso is puréed with the sesame seeds and a quarter cup of the soup broth](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17a7b93902521fb847b497454a4442bb638f77a8d58c686c3e1326e4ff7484f7/DSCN5112-1-.jpg)
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