Angkak

Beni-koji; Hong Qu; Hung-chu; Monascus; Red Koji; Red Leaven; Red Rice; Red Yeast Rice; Xue Zhi Kang; Zhitai

Dried powdered red yeast rice Red yeast rice (Chinese: 紅麴米, 红曲米; pinyin: hóng; lit. "red yeast rice"), red fermented rice, red kojic rice, red koji rice, or ang-kak, is a bright reddish purple fermented rice, which acquires its colour from being cultivated with the mold Monascus purpureus. In Japan, it is known as beni-koji (べにこうじ, lit. "red koji") or akakoji (あかこぎ, also meaning "red koji"). Red yeast rice is sold in jars at Asian markets as a pasteurized ...