Dam Square. Dam Square. Dam Square is Amsterdamâs beating heart. Nowadays Dam Square In contrast with the old days it is now a very peaceful square which is home to scores of pigeons and street performers.
Shiso is a perennial plant that may be cultivated as an annual in temperate climates, and occurs in both red- (or purple-) leaved and green forms. There are also frilly, ruffled-leaved forms called chirimen-jiso and forms that are red only on top, called katamen-jiso.
Miso soup (å³åæ±, misoshiru) is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a stock called  dashi  into which softened miso paste is mixed.Many ingredients are added depending on regional and seasonal recipes, and personal preference.early any Japanese ingredient is added to some type of misoshiru. However, misoshiru does not typically contain many ingredients beyond the stock and miso. If pork is added to miso soup, it is called tonjiru, meaning pork soup.