KISUKE KOJI POWER - Koji Powder with Salt and Pepper All-purpose Fermented Umami Seasoning, Tenderizer, Sweetener, Umami-booster, Meat-Cure, Easy-To-Use for any dish and drink, 110g / 3.8oz

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I know the owner of this company who makes this product in Japan, I was very excited when this product became available on Amazon. Koji is packed with good nutrients and you can flavor dishes without over salting them. This adds deep flavor and very healthy for you! Highly recommend it.

Pure homemade koji is a really strong and unique flavor - so I was excited to try this out. That said it's mostly just a fine grain salt with some pepper flakes and a bit of a koji funk on the back end. Not much interesting flavor. For my next cooking project I might use the entire rest of the bag to make a brine for a turkey breast of something. Could just be that you need to use a lot more than I sprinkle on my foods using it as a seasoning.

I like trying different seasonings and when they are available on Vine I am happy to choose something new. The ingredients in this are salt, black pepper and koji, which is aspergillus oryzae. Still not sure what that was so I researched it and found out that it's a mold made from fermented rice. A few years back that would be enough to put me off of it, but I have broadened my horizons and try things I wouldn't have previously. If you think about it, mushrooms are a fungus...The taste of this seasoning is a spicy black pepper taste. It has more of a bite than standard ground black pepper. There is salt and even though it's the first ingredient it doesn't taste especially salty. I am not sure if it's the black pepper or the koji that gives it the bite, but there's definitely a bite which I quite like.I received this free to try, but if I had paid full price I would have been annoyed by the fact that the best by date is June 2023. Received April 2023. I realized that a Best by date is not an Expiration date, and many food items are perfectly fine well past the date, but just wanted to make you aware that the product that I received has a very short date.I haven't tried this on meat yet but apparently it's supposed to be a tenderizer as well as a seasoning. I'd give it a five star if it weren't for the short date. Made in Japan.

So glad to find Kisuke's Koji powder in the US market. It is so handy to use! I even brought it to my vacation with me.

I was out of my black pepper and salt (with MSG) and thought it would be nice to try something new. I hadn't used koji specifically (or knowingly) in my food before. The flavor is similar, and the fermentation process for koji results in glutamate which is the "G" in MSG. (Glutamate can be naturally present, like in parmesean cheese.) Fermentation is fascinating to me. I think I'd be a better cook and more imaginative with flavor pairings if I understood it more.I have been using the koji mix on everything from noodles to eggs to veggies. It's even good on bread and butter! Use sparingly as a little goes a long way. It dissolves easily into soup, and it doesn't taste chalky. The black pepper is more coarse than the salt and koji powder. (I don't mind this.)Value-wise, it is difficult for me to justify a second order at this price point. To be fair, when I poured the koji mix into my empty shaker, there was still about half left (see pictures) that I will save for another round of filling. The black pepper and salt mix that I usually use is from a local grocery store, and it is under $5 for 65 grams (or 2.3 ounces). This koji mix is $25 USD for 110 grams (or about 3.88 ounces).In addition to removing a star for the price, I am removing another due to the expiry date. This package expires 2 months after receipt. While very tasty, there is NO way I can use this much seasoning in that short period of time.

KISUKE KOJI POWER - Koji Powder All-purpose Fermented Umami Seasoning, Tenderizer, Sweetener, Umami-booster, Meat-Cure, Easy-To-Use for any dish and drinks, 70g / 2.4ozFirst impressions: Hm. A white powder in a sealed ziplock. Good thing I know what I ordered lolInstallation/setup: Not much information on the site so I do some investigating...Ok. Google is your friend lol. I get some decent rib steaks out of the freezer and let them defrost. I sprinkle on the white powder and rub it in. I leave the steaks in the refrigerator overnight, covered lightly with a plastic wrap. Next day I fire up the propane barbeque to 350 degrees F, salt and pepper the steaks and cook normally.Final thoughts: Absolutely delicious steaks. I tasted the difference, it adds a distinct seasoning without being overpowering. My family didn’t notice or comment on anything being different, other than the many compliments I got on such a delicious meal. They are getting used to me trying many different things lol. I will be trying this on many other things, I am especially curious about added flavor to drinks.⭐️1 star - I don't recommend it at all, poor quality.⭐️⭐️ 2 stars - I don't recommend it, it has multiple faults, or a very high price.⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars - It's passable, It has some faults but the quality is ok for what it is.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 stars - Product quite acceptable, it does what it promises.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars - Product that I totally recommend.

I have never heard to koji powder before so this is my first time using it. The powder comes in the form of fine powder stored in a few layers of zip lock bag. It's a small bag so it doesn't look like there is a lot of it; however, you only need to use a very small amount. I used it as a meat tenderizer, I used 1/2 teaspoon of the koji powder with about 5lb of pork chop to make grilled pork. The pork came out very tender just like what how it tastes like at the restaurant. I've always wonder how restaurants can make the pork so tender while it's always dry and hard when I make it at home, I'm glad to have finally found such an easy way to make the pork so tender.I've looked up koji powder briefly and it seems to have a lot more uses than just a meat tender. It can also be used to marinate meat, added to drinks and even make beverages. I'll definitely try out other uses to make the most out of the powder.