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Rice koji
Rice koji is steamed white rice through which koji mold has grown. It carries the enzymes that turn rice starch into sugar, and it is the starting point of sake, sweet miso, amazake and shio koji.
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Rice koji is steamed white rice through which koji mold has grown. It carries the enzymes that turn rice starch into sugar, and it is the starting point of sake, sweet miso, amazake and shio koji.

Chinese sweet fermented glutinous rice: steamed rice and a mixed jiuqu starter, where mould enzymes release sugar and yeast makes a little alcohol, eaten with its sweet liquid.