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Kinema
Kinema is a traditional fermented soybean food associated with communities in the eastern Himalayan foothills, including parts of Nepal, Sikkim, and Darjeeling. It is produced by fermenting cooked soybeans with Bacillus subtilis, resulting in a product with a distinctive ammonia-like aroma and viscous texture. Kinema is typically cooked into curries or stews.
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Meju
Meju is a traditional Korean food product consisting of dried, fermented blocks of cooked soybeans. The blocks are naturally inoculated with wild molds and bacteria, such as Aspergillus oryzae, during an outdoor drying process. Serving as the essential starter culture for many Korean staples, meju is fermented in brine to produce doenjang (soybean paste) and ganjang (soy sauce). It forms the found...
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