Koji

[beforewisdom]

I just read this interesting article about a company in California using Koji ( a fungus eaten in Japan ) for mock meats, particularly bacon.

Plant-Based Meat and Seafood Is Made from Koji, an Umami-Packed Fungus

Prime Roots is a California company making faux meat alternatives from koji, a cultured fungus that offers identical texture to meat and seafood.

www.treehugger.com

Is koji a traditional Japanese food?

What does it taste like in its regular form, not made to be a mock meat?

Discuss!

 

[Lou]

I read about this last month.
Supposedly the bacon is pretty good.
I'll be looking for it.

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