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Pickled Daikon Radish
Pickled daikon radish is a common and easy-to-make dish in Japan. Pickled Daikon Radish (photo from Chef JA Cooks) Ingredients: Daikon Radish 400g Vinegar (apple cider or rice vinegar) 2 tbsp Shio Koji 1 tbsp Sugar 3 tbsp Steps: 1. Prepare Daikon: Peel and cut the daikon radish into slices 2. Prepare Brine: mix Shio koji, rice vinegar, and sugar together 3. Pickling: put brine and daikon radish in a container with a lid, put it in the fridge for 2-3 days 4. Enjoy


Types of Miso
Miso categorizing is sometimes confusing. They are labeled by different features, like color, taste and origin. However, the ingredients is the key to understand them. Miso is made from koji, soy bean, salt and water. Among them, Koji is the key ingredient that affects the color and taste of miso. Traditionally, there are 3 koji options: rice koji, barley koji or soybean koji. Correspondingly, there are 3 basic types of miso: rice koji miso which tends to be light and sweet,


Making ShioKoji
Shiokoji means salted koji. It's salty, sweet and umami and used as a versatile seasoning. In Japan, you can find it in many dishes: such as chicken, salmon and pickles. It's also a meat tenderizer and flavor enhance Ingredients: Rice Koji 3½ oz (dried rice koji from us or fresh rice koji by yourself) Sea Salt 3/4 oz Water 5⅓ oz You may also need: a jar with lid (glass or plastic) Steps: 1. mix rice koji 3½ oz with 3/4 oz sea salt in a jar; 2. add 5⅓ clean water and mix aga


Making Amazake
Amazake means sweet sake, although it contains no alcohol. It is a traditional sweet treat thanks to koji enzymes which turn rice starch into sugar. It's also probiotics! Sweet and Probiotic Treat Ingredients: Rice Koji 4 oz Cooked Rice 8 oz (short or medium grain rice) Water 2 oz You may also need: a warm water bath (like Instant Pot), a jar with lid Steps: 1. mix 4 oz dried rice koji and 8 oz cooked rice in a jar; 2. add 2 oz clean water and mix again; 3. inc


Making Rice Koji
Rice Koji is malted rice inoculated with Aspergillus Oryzae (koji kin). It's the first step towards making amazake, shiokoji, miso, shoyu, sake and more. Therefore, the quality of downstream products heavily relies on the quality of your rice koji. It looks puffy and plump and have a sweet smell. Our dried rice koji are freshly made in US. Ingredients: Koji Kin 4 g (try our #1 selling item) Rice 1000 g (short or medium grain rice) You may also need: a steamer, a tr
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