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Red yeast rice
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红曲

紅麴
hóngqū
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 red yeast rice
  2. 2 red koji (Monascus mold)

About the ingredient

调料 Seasonings

Rice fermented with a red mould that turns the grains a deep purplish red, sold whole or ground. It is used mainly for colour, giving char siu, red fermented tofu and red rice wine their red.

Also called  红曲米

Examples

HSK 6
红曲能把食物染成漂亮的红色。
Hóngqū néng bǎ shíwù rǎnchéng piàoliang de hóngsè.
Red yeast rice can dye food a lovely red.
HSK 7-9
福建人常用红曲酿酒、做菜。
Fújiàn rén cháng yòng hóngqū niàngjiǔ, zuòcài.
People in Fujian often use red yeast rice to brew wine and to cook.

Tips

usage
Also called 红曲米. It is what turns 红方 (red fermented tofu) red, and it colours some 叉烧 (char siu) too. 曲 here is qū 'ferment starter', not qǔ 'song'.

Stroke Order

红 hóng
曲 qǔ