Hanamaruki Shio Koji (塩こうじ) 200g — rice koji and salt matured slowly together and then packed while the koji's own enzymes are still active. Hanamaruki describes the result as having both that live enzyme action and a refined koji sweetness, and positions it as an all-purpose seasoning that suits Western cooking as readily as Japanese. The pouch has a screw cap, and the maker's three suggested uses are pickling, dressing and general seasoning.
About Hanamaruki
Hanamaruki Co., Ltd. (ハナマルキ株式会社) is a Nagano miso brewer founded in 1918 and incorporated in 1946, based at Ina in the Nagano highlands with a second plant at Otone in Gunma. Alongside miso it makes a full range of koji seasonings, including the liquid shio koji it developed and patented.
What is shio koji
Shio koji (塩こうじ) is a Japanese fermented seasoning made from just rice koji — steamed rice cultured with Aspergillus oryzae — and salt. Its enzymes break protein down into amino acids and starch into natural sweetness, so it seasons and adds savoury depth at the same time rather than simply making food salty.
How to use & enjoy
Shio koji is used above all as a marinade for meat and fish, where its enzymes tenderise and deepen savoury flavour before cooking. It also turns raw vegetables into Japanese-style pickles. More broadly it can stand in for salt in dressings, marinades and everyday savoury cooking.
Ingredients
Rice koji (produced in Japan), salt, ethyl alcohol.
Allergens
Hanamaruki declares none of Japan's 28 designated allergen ingredients for this product.
Nutrition information
Per 100 g (manufacturer's estimated values)
- Energy: 728 kJ (174 kcal) per 100 g
- Protein: 3.0 g per 100 g
- Fat, total: 0.7 g per 100 g
- Carbohydrate: 38.9 g per 100 g
- Sodium: 5,118 mg per 100 g
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All-purpose fermented rice-koji seasoning · 塩こうじ · Hanamaruki koji range.
