{"product_id":"premium-polished-sweet-rice-koji-1-kg","title":"Premium Polished Sweet Rice Koji (1 KG)","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eProduct Info:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis premium rice koji is made using heirloom spores—prized for their enzymatic strength and transformative power—from Higuchi Matsunosuke Shoten in Osaka, Japan, and carefully cultivated on polished Calrose rice from southern California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll koji is made by hand at Virginia’s first and only sake brewery - North American Sake - in Charlottesville, VA.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 82, 54); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore New Flavors and Techniques\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe designed this rice koji specifically to help you:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrew your best \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 82, 54);\"\u003esake \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e mirin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFerment one-of-a-kind \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 82, 54);\"\u003eamazakes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperiment with \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 82, 54);\"\u003esakadane, amakoji, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(184, 82, 54);\"\u003e What does \"polished\" mean? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn sake brewing, rice is \u003cem\u003epolished\u003c\/em\u003e to remove the outer layers of the grain that can produce bitter flavors. This process is measured by the Rice Polishing Ratio (RPR) — the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003elower\u003c\/span\u003e the RPR, the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ehigher\u003c\/span\u003e the sake quality. While most sake uses 70–90% RPR, the rice used to make this koji is \u003cem\u003e50%\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eRPR,\u003c\/em\u003e and is the same used to brew junmai daiginjo sake — the highest quality of sake. \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 82, 54);\"\u003eThis process yields a koji that brings the \u003cem\u003epurest\u003c\/em\u003e sweetness to any recipe.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe believe that well-made koji isn’t just an ingredient. It’s a \u003cem\u003etool\u003c\/em\u003e for flavor innovation and a \u003cem\u003eportal \u003c\/em\u003eto both the deep past and culinary future. Trusted by fermentation wizards, home cooks, and Michelin-star chefs alike, koji is the backbone of Japanese fermentation—and this one’s made to be \u003cem\u003eyours\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAspergillus oryzae: \u003c\/em\u003eHi-G koji kin (Osaka, Japan), 50% polished short grain Calrose rice (California, US)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll koji is frozen immediately, then dried in small batches to ensure freshness and maximum enzymatic potency.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Koji House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50022905184504,"sku":"KJ03","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/5741\/1320\/files\/13.png?v=1784490708","url":"https:\/\/chanelsallforus.com\/products\/premium-polished-sweet-rice-koji-1-kg","provider":"bys-store-2902711-417211","version":"1.0","type":"link"}