Red Yeast Rice Powder 食用红曲米粉

Description

Product: Red Yeast Rice Powder

Red yeast rice (红曲米), red fermented rice, red kojic rice, is a bright reddish purple fermented rice, which acquires its color from being cultivated with the mold Monascus purpureus.

Red yeast rice continues to be a dietary staple in China, Japan, and Asian communities in the United States, with an estimated average consumption of 14 to 55 grams of red yeast rice per day per person.

Uses
Culinary: Red yeast rice is used to color a wide variety of food products, including pickled tofu, red rice vinegar, char siu, Peking Duck, and Chinese pastries that require red food coloring.