麦むぎ麹こうじ

noun

barley kōji

Kōji mold (Aspergillus oryzae) grown on steamed barley, used as a starter for fermented foods such as miso and shōchū.

See also: 麹

• 麦むぎ麹こうじを使つかって麦むぎ味み噌そを仕し込こむ。

  I make barley miso using barley kōji.

• この焼しょう酎ちゅうは麦むぎ麹こうじで仕し込こまれている。

  This shōchū is brewed with barley kōji.