Red Yeast (Resembles broken rice, brownish-red)
【Name】
【Source】
Yin Shan Zheng Yao (Proper and Essential Ways of Diet)
【Common Use Level】
E
【Botanical Source】
It is Red Yeast Rice formed by the parasitic growth of the fungus Monascus purpureus Went (family Monascaceae) on Japonica rice.
【Characteristics】
It consists of irregularly shaped grains, resembling broken rice. It is brownish-red in appearance, brittle in texture, pinkish-red on the cut surface, with a slightly sour odor and a bland taste.
【Identification】
The best quality is thoroughly red, crisp in texture, and aged for a long time.
【Category】
Other