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Rice koji amazake

Introduction to rice koji amazake for beginners

Recently, amazake, which has been drunk for a long time in Japan, has attracted attention and is often found in familiar stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores. Amazake, also known as "drinking drip," is a drink that is drawing attention to prevent heat fatigue.Maybe amazake a day […]
Malted rice

Recommended for Amazake

Benefits of Jiuqu Bacteria Also called "drinking drip" or "drinking beauty essence", amazake is a topic that has the effect of relieving fatigue and beautifying the skin.Amazake made from Jiuqu contains more than 100 kinds of enzymes in addition to vitamins and amino acids, and is a very nourishing food.Jiuqu is a mold called Jiuqu that is steamed […]
Japanese Aspergillus

What is koji, the source of the power of amazake?

Jiuqu is an indispensable part of the Japanese food culture.In brewing, it has been designated as a "national fungus", and much research has progressed, and its nutritional and health effects have become widely known.Jiuqu is steamed rice cultivated with Aspergillus oryzae, and the rice jiuqu and water (if […]]
Shintoism

Amazake and Shinto

According to "Nihon Shoki", the first sake in Japan is called "Amanotamusake".The first person to make Tenjinshu was a goddess named "Konohanasakuyahime".According to the Nihon Shoki, one day in the place where Konohanasakuya princess lives, Hirokubukison (ni […]]

Sake lees and a sustainable lifestyle

Sake lees have been indispensable for Japanese culture and eating habits since ancient times.Due to its health and beauty benefits, it has been attracting attention in recent years.Sake lees have been used for amazake, kasuzuke, and narazuke to build a traditional food culture.Recently, it has been combined with various genres of food other than Japanese food […]

What is shochu made from sake lees?

Shochu is distilled liquor, and sake is brewed liquor made from rice.There is a full-scale shochu that combines the features of these two types of sake.It is "Kasutori Shochu" made from sake lees.Mr. Mori's thoughts that it is regrettable to throw away the last remaining sake lees in sake brewing […]