THE MAKING follows the process of fabricating everyday products from raw materials. No.324 illustrates the preparation of Mirin (sweet rice wine used in cooking).
Hon-Mirin (authentic Mirin) is made from glutinous rice, rice koji (Koji mold [certain Aspergillus spp.] grown on steamed rice; fermentation starter), and shochu (Japanese spirits). Steamed glutinous rice is mixed with rice koji and shochu to make "Moromi (fermentation mash)," which is then placed in a preparation tank. The moromi is allowed to sit in the tank for about 2 months, during which the sweetness and flavor are created by a process called "saccharification and maturation." The liquid squeezed out of the moromi is then matured in storage tanks for about 1 year to produce Hon-Mirin.
Video length: 14 minutes. Year of Production: 2022
Performers/cooperating organizations:
Kokonoe Mirin Co.,Ltd. (Shooting location: Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture)
Original video was produced by the Science Portal.