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The Secrets of Fermentation

Episode 7

Let’s prepare a batch

Is it hard? Do I need special equipment?

Mugi stands before soybeans, rice koji, salt and a container laid out in the kitchen, about to start preparing her miso.
MugiDo I need lots of equipment?
Hakkoh-chanA big bowl and a container are enough.
MugiWill all of this become miso today?
Hakkoh-chanToday is the day you make the beginning.
Mugi mixes mashed soybeans, rice koji and salt while Hakkoh-chan watches from the other side of the bowl.
MugiSo I mash the soybeans and mix them in.
Hakkoh-chanLet them cool before you add the koji.
MugiIt’s no good while it’s hot?
Hakkoh-chanThe shape of the enzymes breaks.
MugiDoes all the salt go in here too?
Hakkoh-chanYes. Keep to the amount you decided.
MugiDo I add the water a little at a time?
Hakkoh-chanThat’s it. Watching how soft it gets.
Mugi packs the miso base into the container leaving no gaps, smooths the surface and is about to close the lid.
MugiPack it so that no gaps are left.
Hakkoh-chanYou’re leaving less room for air.
MugiOnce the lid is on, is that the end?
Hakkoh-chanIt is. This is as far as a person goes.
MugiI decided the temperature, the salt and the water.
Hakkoh-chanNow let’s hand it over to time.
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