Koji Taniguchi

Koji Taniguchi

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The microbiology of East Asian fermentation

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The microbiology of East Asian fermentation -- koji rice mold (Aspergillus oryzae) in cedar trays, red and white miso aging in ceramic kame crocks, tempeh wrapped in banana leaves showing white myceli

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Koji Rice Mold — Early Spore Bloom in Cedar Tray
Shio Koji Paste Spread on Cedar Board
Kombucha SCOBY Pellicle Suspended in Glass Jar
Moromi Soy Sauce Mash — CO2 Bubbles Rising
Red and White Miso in Ceramic Kame — Overhead Contrast
Amazake Rice Porridge in Lacquer Bowl — Grain Texture
Gochujang Aging in Cloth-Covered Onggi Pots
Tamari Pooling in Moromi Mash — Chopstick Probe
White Miso Salt Crust — Concentric Rings in Ceramic Kame
Tempeh Cross-Section — White Mycelium Binding Soybeans
SCOBY Pellicle Held to Window Light — Translucent Layers
Banana Leaf-Wrapped Tempeh Stack — Mycelium at Folds
90-Day Black Garlic — Amber Translucent Cross-Section
Koji-Kin Spore Powder on Black Slate — Macro Mound
Mirin Lees Sediment in Backlit Glass Jar
Thermometer in Rice Bed — Koji Temperature Control
Natto Strands — Mucilaginous Threads Between Bamboo Picks
Black Garlic — Symmetric 90-Day Cross-Section on Stone
Gochujang — Oxidized Crust Cracking to Brick-Red Paste
Koji Spores on Steamed Rice — 1:1 Macro on Dark Stone
Koji Rice Mold — Early Spore Bloom in Cedar Tray
Kombucha SCOBY Pellicle Suspended in Glass Jar
Red and White Miso in Ceramic Kame — Overhead Contrast
Gochujang Aging in Cloth-Covered Onggi Pots
White Miso Salt Crust — Concentric Rings in Ceramic Kame
SCOBY Pellicle Held to Window Light — Translucent Layers
90-Day Black Garlic — Amber Translucent Cross-Section
Mirin Lees Sediment in Backlit Glass Jar
Black Garlic — Symmetric 90-Day Cross-Section on Stone
Koji Spores on Steamed Rice — 1:1 Macro on Dark Stone
Shio Koji Paste Spread on Cedar Board
Moromi Soy Sauce Mash — CO2 Bubbles Rising
Amazake Rice Porridge in Lacquer Bowl — Grain Texture
Tamari Pooling in Moromi Mash — Chopstick Probe
Tempeh Cross-Section — White Mycelium Binding Soybeans
Banana Leaf-Wrapped Tempeh Stack — Mycelium at Folds
Koji-Kin Spore Powder on Black Slate — Macro Mound
Thermometer in Rice Bed — Koji Temperature Control
Natto Strands — Mucilaginous Threads Between Bamboo Picks
Gochujang — Oxidized Crust Cracking to Brick-Red Paste

Koji Taniguchi's top subjects

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