PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SOYBEAN PASTE, AND SOYBEAN PASTE

摘要

[Problem] To provide: a process for manufacturing a soybean paste which has little green smell and little astringency and which has characteristic flavor and sweetness of soybeans; and a soybean paste. [Solution] This process comprises: immersing raw soybeans in water at ordinary temperature to prepare swollen soybeans having a swelling ratio [(weight of swollen soybeans) / (weight of raw soybeans)] of 1.7 or more; immersing the swollen soybeans in a hot water at a temperature of 80 to less than 90ºC for 13 to 30 minutes to prepare heated soybeans; and wet-milling the heated soybeans into a soybean paste. According to the present invention, a soybean paste having a good taste can be stably obtained with simple facilities.