ベニコウジ

noun

Monascus purpureus; red yeast mold; ang-khak

A species of mold used in fermentation, especially for making red yeast rice and traditional Asian foods. The term is technical but may appear in food contexts.

See also: ベニコウジカビ

• ベニコウジは紅べに麹こうじ菌きんとも呼よばれ、発はっ酵こう食しょく品ひんに使つかわれる。

  Monascus purpureus, also called benikōji-kin, is used in fermented foods.

• このサプリメントにはベニコウジが含ふくまれている。

  This supplement contains red yeast mold.