Making Glutinous Rice Wine at Home - Day 0, Preparations - Red Yeast Rice

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Red Yeast Rice

Besides the yeast balls, this is the only other ingredient used that makes the wine the reddish orange color. You can get this from most Chinese medicine halls. 

For each Kg of rice, use ~10 gram of red yeast rice, or roughly scooped a handful.

*Side note: 
Red Yeast Rice is frequently used in Chinese cooking or in preparations of various food that is red in color. 'Charsiew' is among the most notable one. 

Also, red yeast rice contains natural occurring Statin, the key ingredient in the cholesterol lowering drugs in the market. So, you can find Red Yeast Rice Extracts in capsule form sold in some Chinese medicine halls as well.

Drink more or eat more of the rice residue (called lees - will show those later). 

Photo: Day 0 零天:- Preperations 准备 - Red Yeast Rice 红谷米 /红蘜
Besides the yeast bslls, this is the only other ingredient used that makes the wine the reddish orange color. 除了酵母,红谷是唯一添加材料,它会让酿出来的酒呈现橘红色。

I did not measure by weight but roughly scooped a handful for each kilo of rice. 我不曾真正的测量它的重量,我的比例是每公斤的糯米;就用上一个巴掌的红谷米。

*Side note 另注 : 
Red Yeast Rice is frequently used in Chinese cooking or in preparations of various food that is red in color. 'Charsiew' is among the most notable one. 红谷米是中餐里常用的材料,最耳熟能详的像差烧,厨师们就是用红谷将肉类腌制。

Also, red yeast rice contains natural occurring Statin, the key compound in all cholesterol lowering drugs in the market. Hence you can find Red Yeast Rice Extracts in capsule form sold in some Chinese medicine halls. 另外,红谷米也是所有控制胆固醇药物主要原料。在中药店,你也可以买到入了胶囊方便服食的粉状红谷米。

Drink more or eat more of the residue of the remaining rice mesh called lees- (will show those later). 剩下的酒糟,也可食/ 饮用 - (在将来我们将会与大家分享)。


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