{"id":21548,"date":"2021-06-07T00:24:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T07:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=21548"},"modified":"2021-06-07T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:41:09","slug":"shio-koji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/shio-koji\/","title":{"rendered":"Shio Koji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was looking for natto and ended up finding a new ingredient.<\/p>\n<p>Shio koji \u00a0(??, ??) is a natural seasoning used to marinate, tenderize, and enhance the umami, or richness (one of the five basic tastes) in foods. It\u2019s made of just a few simple ingredients: salt, water, and rice koji. &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justonecookbook.com\/how-to-make-shio-koji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/aedansf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aedan<\/a> for introducing this to me!<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for recipes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21551\" src=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/shio_koji-1024x577.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was looking for natto and ended up finding a new ingredient. Shio koji \u00a0(??, ??) is a natural seasoning used to marinate, tenderize, and enhance the umami, or richness (one of the five basic tastes) in foods. It\u2019s made of just a few simple ingredients: salt, water, and rice koji. &#8211;JOC Special thanks to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4565],"class_list":{"0":"post-21548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"tag-seasonings"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shio Koji &#8226; Edel Alon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello, we have well thought out reading topics on technology, leadership, project management, food, weddings, and tools to help your daily life. Need some Excel tips or wedding planning advice? 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