{ "id": 28857, "date": "2026-11-02T15:33:05", "date_gmt": "2026-11-02T07:33:05", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/kefir.link\/zh-tw\/soy-kefir-pumpkin-potage\/" }, "modified": "2026-11-02T15:33:05", "modified_gmt": "2026-11-02T07:33:05", "slug": "soy-kefir-pumpkin-potage", "status": "publish", "type": "post", "link": "https:\/\/kefir.link\/en\/soy-kefir-pumpkin-potage\/", "title": { "rendered": "Pumpkin soy-kefir soup" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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\"\"By Nik<\/strong><\/a>, founder of \u6771\u6b50\u56b4\u9078\uff5ckefir.link and former chef \u00b7 Updated 2 November 2026<\/p>\n

Kabocha\u2019s sweet, starchy flesh blends with soy milk into a thick, velvety soup, and soy kefir adds a gentle tang. Pumpkin potage belongs to yoshoku, Japan\u2019s Western-style cooking, and is a modern favourite with toast at breakfast. The soup needs no cream, and shio-koji gives it a rounded, savoury depth.<\/p>\n

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Prep time<\/span>10 min<\/strong><\/div>\n
Total time<\/span>30 min<\/strong><\/div>\n
Makes<\/span>4 servings<\/strong><\/div>\nJump to the recipe \u2193<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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A breakfast soup, hot or cold<\/h2>\n

In Japan, a thick pumpkin potage is often eaten with toast in the morning, and a bagel works just as well. It is not only a winter dish: a soy-milk version is just as good served cold on a summer morning. Fresh or frozen kabocha both work. If the soup is too thick, a little water loosens it, and without a blender you can mash cooked pumpkin and stir it smooth by hand.<\/p>\n

Stop the soy milk short of a boil<\/h2>\n

Soy milk on its own only forms a skin when it boils, but heat together with salt and acid makes its protein clump, much as nigari sets soy milk into tofu. This soup carries both, in the shio-koji and the kefir, so a hard boil can turn it grainy. Unsweetened soy milk with a high soy content separates more easily than lighter soy milk. That is why the soup is warmed over low heat and taken off just before it boils.<\/p>\n

What shio-koji brings<\/h2>\n

Shio-koji is a seasoning made from rice koji and salt, and it gives the soup sweetness and savoury depth rather than plain saltiness. Heat stops shio-koji from tenderising meat or fish, but its sweetness and savoury flavour stay in a hot soup. If you have no shio-koji, a little salt can season the soup instead.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/trp-tag><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pumpkin soy-kefir soup<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Prep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time <\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
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Servings <\/span>4<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ingredients<\/h3>