swap_horiz Amazake Alternatives

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Miso

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae), o...

Japanese Probiotic Umami Soy

9.2 Excellent

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Sake

Sake is a Japanese rice wine fermented using Aspergillus oryzae mold in a process called multiple parallel fermentation,...

Traditional Japanese Rice Wine Beverage

9.1 Excellent

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Katsuobushi

Katsuobushi is a traditional Japanese food product made from skipjack tuna, specifically *Katsuwonus pelamis*, which is...

Japanese Umami Fish Dashi

9.1 Excellent

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Hatcho miso

Hatcho miso is a dense, dark soybean paste that originates from Okazaki in Japan's Aichi Prefecture. It is a traditional...

Japanese Dark Savory Aged

8.5 Great

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Tamari

Tamari is a type of Japanese soy sauce that is traditionally made as a byproduct of the miso fermentation process. Unlik...

Japanese Gluten Free Umami Condiment

8.5 Great

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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 Great

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Aka miso

Aka miso, or red miso, is a Japanese fermented soybean paste distinguished by its darker color and stronger flavor compa...

Japanese Savory Aged Red

8.3 Great

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Shio koji

Shio koji is a Japanese seasoning and marinade made from a mixture of koji (cooked rice inoculated with the mold Aspergi...

Japanese Umami Grain Marinade

8.3 Great

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Mirin

Mirin is a traditional Japanese condiment made from glutinous rice, rice mold (koji), and a distilled spirit such as sho...

Japanese Sweet Cooking Condiment

8.3 Great

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Makgeolli

Makgeolli is a traditional Korean alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice, water, and nuruk, a Korean fermentation s...

Korean Traditional Rice Wine Beverage

8.2 Great

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Nukaduke

Nukaduke is a traditional Japanese pickling method where vegetables are fermented in a living bed of rice bran known as...

Japanese Umami Vegetable Lacto Fermented

8.1 Great

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Umeboshi

Umeboshi are Japanese salt-pickled ume fruits (Prunus mume) that have been a staple of Japanese cuisine since at least t...

Traditional Japanese Vegetable Pickled Plum

8.1 Great

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Hoisin sauce

Hoisin sauce is a thick, dark, and fragrant condiment widely used in Chinese cuisine, particularly in Cantonese cooking....

Chinese Sweet Umami Condiment

8.1 Great

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Takuan

Takuan is a traditional Japanese fermented food made from pickled daikon radish. The radishes are traditionally dried in...

Japanese Vegetable Pickled Fermented Daikon

8.0 Great

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Awamori

Awamori is an alcoholic beverage native to Okinawa, Japan. It is a distilled spirit made from long-grain indica rice, wh...

Alcoholic Distilled Okinawan Koji

8.0 Great

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Kasuzuke

Kasuzuke is a Japanese pickling method in which vegetables, fish, or meat are cured in sake lees (kasu), the residual ma...

Japanese Fermented Sweet Vegetable

7.7 Good

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Tejuino

Tejuino is a traditional Mexican cold beverage originating from the state of Jalisco. It is made from fermented corn dou...

Cold Drink Beverage Mexican Fermented Corn

7.5 Good

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Chicha

Chicha is a traditional fermented beverage indigenous to the Andes region of South America. It is historically prepared...

Traditional Andean Beverage Fermented Corn

7.3 Good

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Calpico

Calpico is the international brand name for a Japanese cultured milk drink sold in Japan as Calpis. It is produced by fe...

Japanese Beverage Sweet Concentrate

6.9 Fair

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Yakult

Yakult is a sweetened fermented milk drink first produced in Fukuoka, Japan, in 1935 by physician and microbiologist Min...

Japanese Beverage Probiotic Sweetened

6.4 Fair