Popular Science | How to get a 45-day-aged steak in only 48 hours: Cooking with koji (and science!) @popularscience | Uploaded June 2018 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Koji is a fungus that ferments food. Its spores grow on cooked rice. When applied to steak, its powerful enzymes slowly tenderize the meat. Because of this, now you can get a 45 day aged steak in just 48 hours-for a rich steakhouse flavor in your own kitchen.
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Video by Popular Science
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Koji is a fungus that ferments food. Its spores grow on cooked rice. When applied to steak, its powerful enzymes slowly tenderize the meat. Because of this, now you can get a 45 day aged steak in just 48 hours-for a rich steakhouse flavor in your own kitchen.
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Video by Popular Science
For more food science and cool fungi, go to popsci.com