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Inside You'll Find
An array of different types of koji spores.
Photo by Peter Larson.
Koji-cultured beet charcuterie.
Photo by Peter Larson.
Umami chili oil using sunflower barley douchi as a base.
Photo by Andrew Wang
You'll Also Find Step-by-Step Instructions like "Making Basic Rice Koji the Traditional Way"
Step 1: Source the proper rice.
" . . . We love the koji we obtain from jasmine rice. This isn’t to say that you should only use jasmine rice; it’s just what we generally prefer. You may also have a preference for organic versus non-organic rice. Simply put, choose your rice based on what’s important to you and the results you want to achieve. . . . "
About This Book
"Koji Alchemy is a comprehensive primer for anyone who wants to understand the fundamentals of koji: how to make it and how to use it in a whole host of applications, ranging from savory to sweet. Our intention is for you to use this book as the sounding board for your most imaginative gastronomic innovations. We want you to take all that is in these pages and expound upon it, transform it, turn it into your own. Our endeavors with koji started with our own investigations and led us here. We can only begin to imagine what fantastical workings and explorations you will discover with this book at your side."