Amazake
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Amazake is a traditional sweet, low-alcohol or non-alcoholic Japanese drink made from fermented rice. Amazake dates from the Kofun period, and it is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki. It is part of the fam
A cup of amazake
Several types of amazake from a supermarket
Kōji (food)
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Kōji is a filamentous fungus, most commonly Aspergillus oryzae, which is traditionally used in Japanese cuisine for the fermentation of food, or a mixture of such a culture with wheat and soybean meal
Amazake
…rice. Amazake dates from the Kofun period, and it is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki. It is part of the family of traditional Japanese foods made using the koji mold Aspergillus oryzae (麹, kōji), which also includes miso, soy sauce, and sake. There are several recipes for amazake that have been used for hundreds of…
Koji grown on rice
Aspergillus sojae on soybeans and wheat