
Shio-koji
Shio-koji is a Japanese seasoning of rice koji, salt and water, left at room temperature until the grains soften and turn sweet and the mixture thickens.
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Fermented, enzyme-ripened and mixed seasonings328
Fruit preserves10
Legume, seed and plant-protein ferments10
Garum and fish sauces8
Adjacent and excluded7
Koji, mold starters and mold-ripened ferments4
Acid and oil pickles3
Fermented fruit and fruit-derived foods3
Vegetable lactic3
Dairy ferments2
Smoked salted and dried foods2
Cheese1
Not yet classified1
Fermented, enzyme-ripened and mixed seasonings328
Fruit preserves10
Legume, seed and plant-protein ferments10
Garum and fish sauces8
Adjacent and excluded7
Koji, mold starters and mold-ripened ferments4
Acid and oil pickles3
Fermented fruit and fruit-derived foods3
Vegetable lactic3
Dairy ferments2
Smoked salted and dried foods2
Cheese1
Not yet classified1
Shio-koji is a Japanese seasoning of rice koji, salt and water, left at room temperature until the grains soften and turn sweet and the mixture thickens.

A thick, naturally sweet rice-and-koji preparation used to add body and sweetness to marinades, dressings and sauces. This method follows a published Marukome home recipe and is an enzyme-conversion hold, not a way to grow koji mould.

Sufu, or furu, is Chinese fermented tofu: bean curd is salted and ripened, often after a mould stage, into a soft, creamy, intensely savoury condiment.

A Japanese seasoning of rice koji, salt and water, left at room temperature until the koji's enzymes and its microbes turn it into a savoury, salty paste for marinades and dressings.