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Kasu
Kasu, or sake kasu, consists of the solid lees remaining after sake has been pressed from the fermenting mash during Japanese sake production. It contains residual yeast, rice solids, and enzymes, and is used in Japanese cuisine as a marinade for pickling vegetables and fish in a technique known as kasuzuke. Kasu is also used as an ingredient in soups, sauces, and amazake, a traditional sweet non-...
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Miso
Fermenting soybeans with salt and koji produces miso, a Japanese seasoning paste with a deeply savory taste. Koji commonly uses Aspergillus oryzae grown on rice or barley, while some styles use soybean koji. Ingredients and fermentation time create substantial differences in color and texture. Written references to miso's predecessors appear in Japan's Nara period, following a longer East Asian hi...
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