A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Whole or broken fermented rice grains, dark red to purplish red outside with a brittle texture. This is a rice ingredient, not a bottled pigment or supplement.
In the kitchen
Provides red color in Wuxi ribs and in a Qinghai kunkuo bread workshop.
For Wuxi ribs, the grains are put in a spice bag. Red yeast rice also colors Qinghai kunkuo bread.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有红曲米吗？
Does this dish contain Red yeast rice?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
